Reading
Name the character trait:
My mother tucks me in every night and kisses me on the forehead.
What is loving or caring?
Name two things that Ms. Cairo cares about when looking at your writing:
What is capitalization and punctuation?
Tell me the mistake in this sentence:
They told me i could walk by the time i was 1 years old.
What is "i" not being capitalized?
Odd or Even:
8,374
What is even?
Ms. Cairo's dog's name.
Who is Dezzy?
(Or Desmond)
Fiction or Nonfiction:
A story about George Washington, our first president.
What is nonfiction?
This goes at the END of your paragraph:
Topic Sentence or Concluding Sentence
What is a concluding sentence?
Common or Proper Noun:
School
What is a common noun?
Name the number in the ten-thousands place:
123,456
What is 2?
Ms. Cairo's favorite books.
What is Harry Potter?
Name the Point of View:
Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.
What is 1st person point of view?
This is an opinion or a fact:
Sunday is the best day of the week.
What is an opinion?
Identify the verb in the sentence below:
Our teacher gave us homework.
What is gave?
Round to the nearest hundred:
455
What is 500?
The musical instrument that Ms. Cairo can play.
What is the piano?
Identify the EFFECT of this sentence:
Tim forgot his math book, so he was unable to complete his homework.
What is Tim is unable to complete his homework?
Choose the supporting detail that does NOT support the topic sentence.
TOPIC SENTENCE: It was a very exciting weekend.
A. On Saturday we all went rock-climbing.
B. Saturday night we attended a party on a yacht.
C. Our trash gets picked up every Friday afternoon.
D. Sunday we took a long hike through the woods.
What is answer C?
Michael came from Georgia.
What is from?
It is 1:35 right now. Tell me what time it will be in 45 minutes.
What is 2:20?
The month Ms. Cairo gets married.
What is June?
Identify the main idea:
Not only are whales the biggest creatures on earth, they also are some of the smartest. They live in family groups. They communicate with each other, and hunt for food in groups. Mother whales keep their babies close by, and give them gentle taps to guide them in the right direction. Sometimes a whale will lift its head out of the water just to take a look around.
What is whales are some of the smartest creatures on earth?
Choose the best topic sentence for the paragraph below:
One man invented a way to send messages by using dashes and dots. Some people use sign language. Sailors use different colored flags. Today you use a computer to send e-mail.
A. E-mail is the best way to send a message.
B. There are many ways to send messages.
C. Sending messages is hard to do.
What is answer B?
Identify the three nouns in the sentence:
Grandma loves to watch the ducks by her house.
What are grandma, ducks, and house?
I went to the store with $10.00. I spent $3.50 on candy and $4.75 on a large soda. The amount of money I have left over is ...
What is $1.75?
The person in Ms. Cairo's family that has a disability.
Extra 100 points if anyone remembers the name of the disability.
Who is Ms. Cairo's uncle?
Down Syndrome