Author's Opinion
Which of these statements states an author's opinion?
a. The sky is blue.
b. I think the picture is pretty.
c. Ice is cold.
b. I think the picture is pretty
The Blue Jay
The blue jay is a blue bird that lives in North America. It sings a sweet song and flies all around the town.
Blue Jays are great animals.
What is the topic of this paragragh?
a. flying
b. the town
c. blue jays
c. blue jays
The suffix -est means...
a. without
b. more
c. most
c. most
The trucks plowed the snow off the street.
What does the word plowed mean?
a. moved
b. painted
c. froze
a. moved
Which word belongs in the series?
small, medium, ______, huge
a. some
b. few
c. large
c. large
Which of these statements states an author's opinion?
a. The cookie is tasty.
b. The bird is flying.
c. The beach has sand.
a. The cookie is tasty.
Where can you find the topic of a story?
a. The title of the story
b. The end of the story
c. by looking at the author's name
a. the title of the story
The suffix -ful means...
a. past
b. full of
c. more
b. full of
“For me, a snowless town is not any fun.”
What does snowless mean?
a. full of snow
b. more snow
c. without snow
c. without snow
I went to the store to buy some milk.
Which word from the sentence names a place?
a. milk
b. buy
c. store
c. store
Which of the following does NOT have an author's opinion?
a. I think the game was fun.
a. Purple is the best color.
c. Rain falls from clouds.
c. Rain falls from clouds.
Summertime
I love the summertime! The weather is warm, the breeze is cool, and there is no school! In the summer, I can play with my friends all day and I don't have a bedtime! Summertime is the best!
What is the topic of this sentence?
a. friends
b. no school
c. summertime
C. summertime
The suffix -less means...
a. without
b. full of
c. able
a. without
The jay sat quietly in her nest before flying away.
What is a jay?
a. A bird
b. a plant
c. A plane
a. a bird
walk, jog, ________________, race
Which word belongs in the blank?
a. sit
b. run
b. run
Summertime
I love the summertime! The weather is warm, the breeze is cool, and there is no school! In the summer, I can play with my friends all day and I don't have a bedtime! Summertime is the best!
Which statement is the author's opinion?
a. the weather is warm
b. summertime is the best!
c. there is no school.
b. summertime is the best!
Which is a place in a story to find the topic?
a. The illustrator's name
b. the pictures in the story
c. the back of the book
b. the pictures in the story
The suffix -able means...
a. able to
b. place of work
c. a little
a. able to
When I looked in the bag, I saw plenty of cookies.
What does the word plenty mean?
a. No more of something
b. A lot of something
c. Very little of something
b. a lot of something
My favorite animals are _________________.
Which words belong in the sentence?
a. cats dogs sloths
b. cats. dogs. sloths