What is the correct way to write the date in this sentence?
On______, the Titanic struck an iceberg on its first voyage.
a. april 12, 1914
b. april, 12, 1914
c. April 12, 1914
d. April, 12 1914
What is c. April 12, 1914?
100
What two words make up this contraction would've?
What is would have?
100
Which antonym should be used for the word profitable in this sentence?
Rob thought the yard sale would be profitable, but he made only $15.
a. costly
b. fruitful
c. difficult
d.helpful
What is a. costly?
100
Polar bears hunt tasty seals.
The word tasty is a(n):
a. noun
b. verb
c. adjective
d. adverb
What is an adjective?
100
Sue is writing a report about the foods penguins eat.
The source that will provide Sue with the most reliable facts is a
a. story about a penguin mother feeding her baby.
b. website about penguins feeding in their natural habitat.
c. newspaper article about a new penguin zoo exhibit.
d. book of photographs showing penguins.
What is b. website about penguins feeding in their natural habitat?
200
Amelia Earhart (is, was) born in 1897.
What is was?
200
"it's" is a contraction or is a possessive pronoun?
What is a contraction?
200
Analogy: Complete the analogy in the word pair.
cake : sweet
a. cookie : chocolate
b. lemon : sour
c. bread : peanut butter
d. lime : juice
What is b. lemon : sour?
200
The fisherman caught a shark yesterday.
What part of speech is the word yesterday in this sentence?
a. noun
b. verb
c. adjective
d. adverb
What is an adverb?
200
Find the error in this sentence:
People are buying aggressive dogs more than never before.
What is never should be ever?
300
The predicate of this sentence:
Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu.
What is discovered Machu Picchu?
300
The subject of this sentence is:
Places, temples, and small homes make up Machu Picchu.
What is Places, temples, and small homes?
300
Subject-Verb Agreement:
You____ to be home by five o'clock.
a. has
b. have
What is have?
300
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The fox jumped over the fence into the neighbor's yard.
What is over?
300
Is this a sentence or a not a sentence?
New cage for our hamster.
What is not a sentence?
400
What does the prefix re- mean? (example retake)
What is again?
400
Which is a synonym for difficult in this sentence:
Last night's homework was difficult?
a. hard
b. long
c. easy
d. wrong
What is hard?
400
A simile uses the words ________ or _______ to compare two things.
What is like or as?
400
Which sentence contains an opinion?
a. In fact, the North Pole has no land at all!
b. By summer, sunlight shines all the time, day and night!
c. The narwhal's tusk is a long tooth.
d. The Arctic region is a beautiful place.
What is d. The Arctic region is a beautiful place?
400
What is the correct sequence of these sentences?
1. The President is inaugurated.
2. The parties choose a candidate to be President of the U.S.
3. The election is held in November.
4. The candidate chooses a vice-president candidate.
5. The President and his family move into the White House.
What is 2, 4, 3, 1, 5?
500
A doctor ___________ medical books
a. read
b. reads
c. reed
d. red
What is b. reads?
500
Subject-Verb Agreement
I am in 4th grade. I go to school each day. I study hard, and I listen to my teacher. I (sat, sit) in my seat and listen carefully to everything the teacher says. I am a good student.
What is sit?
500
Mike "could not never stop talking" about the movie.
Which is the correct way to write "could never stop talking"?
a. could never stop not talking
b. could not stop talking never
c. could never not stop talking
d. could never stop talking
What is d. could never stop talking?
500
Blowing, billowing, and brushing are an example of
a. alliteration.
b. repetition.
c. rhyme.
d. simile.
What is alliteration?
500
Vocabulary in context.
His unusual behavior was perplexing. Perplexing means?
a. harmful
b. confusing
c. funny
d proud