Grammar
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Mr. Morton wrote Pearl a poem.
Mr. Morton
State two grammar rules that tell us why it is incorrect to start a sentence with "Me and my sister..."
1. Me is an object pronoun. It cannot be used as the subject of a sentence. Use I instead.
2. It is good manners to put the other person first: "My sister and I..."
If you are reading a text and words such as because, as a result, so, consequently, and therefore are frequently used, what is most likely the text structure?
cause and effect
What city and state does Salva live in when he arrives in the United States?
Rochester, NY
In Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, what is the name of the bossy girl in Peter and Jimmy's class?
(Daily Double if you can remember both first and last name.)
Shiela Tubman
Conjugate to bring into its principle parts:
Today I ____________ (present)
Yesterday I ___________ (past)
In the past I have ____________ (past participle)
Today I bring (present)
Yesterday I brought (past)
In the past I have brought (past participle)
What is an antecedent?
The noun that gets replaced by a pronoun later in a sentence or paragraph.
What figure of speech is defined as an exaggeration?
A hyperbole
In Frindle, when did Mrs. Granger determine that the "game" between Nick and her had ended?
When the word frindle was added to the dictionary
Figurative Language!
In Turtle in Paradise, the phrase "lucky as an orphan" is an example of a ___________________.
Simile
What is the subject complement of the sentence?
My favorite birthday gift was a shiny new car.
My favorite birthday gift was a shiny new car.
(was is the linking verb that links gift = car)
Find the direct object in the following sentence:
Mr. Morton grew flowers for Pearl.
flowers
(grew what?)
Analogies!
A paragraph is to an essay as a ____________ is to a poem.
stanza
What team beat the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 15, 2025?
The Pittsburgh Steelers
(Duh.)
In An Elephant in the Garden, what answer do Mutti and Lizzie give Karli when his constant questioning about the world around him ("why? why?") become tiresome?
"For a blue reason"
Does this sentence need a comma? If so, where?
When the pioneers settled in the American West they exposed Native Americans to many diseases.
When the pioneers settled in the American West, they exposed Native Americans to many diseases.
What is the plural possessive form of the noun sheep?
sheep's
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem excerpt below?
I'll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet--
And you know what I tell you is true.
He loved to watch his TV set
Almost as much as you.
A B A B
What literary device is used to narrate An Elephant in the Garden, moving readers back and forth between two time settings?
flashback
Name one external conflict and one internal conflict Salva faces in A Long Walk to Water.
external examples: the war, the extreme climates, crocodiles, etc.
internal examples: crippling fear after Marial died, longing for his family, realization that his family was dead, wondering why he was still alive, etc.
Choose the correct verb:
The entire team of basketball players (is/are) over six feet tall.
is
(team is a collective noun. Collective nouns get singular verbs.)
Conjugate the verb to sleep into the first person present progressive tense
am sleeping
What is an allegory?
A story in which characters, events, or settings represent deeper meanings beyond the literal story itself.
In Esperanza Rising, what does the crocheted blanket symbolize?
It symbolizes Esperanza's journey, with the peaks representing the good times and the valleys representing hardship.
Name one way the citizens of Denmark resist the Nazis without engaging in battles in Number the Stars.
Examples: The king sinks his own Navy... They smuggle Jews to Sweden in ships... They hide Jews in their homes... etc.