Target Words
Grammer
Mechanics
Word Challenge
Story elements
100
What is Fuel?
something that can be burned or produce energy
100
Is this sentence present tense or past tense: The ice cream truck passed by.
Past-tense
100
Is this a question or a statement? "I will go to the movies today."
Statement
100
What is a suffix?
A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word.
100
What is the theme or Bud's Breakfast?
When times are tough, people are mean and others are kind.
200
What is region?
A section, city, or country
200
What makes up a complete sentence?
Subject and predicate (or verb)
200
Is this correct or incorrect? " Kids parents and teachers all want bullying to end."
Incorrect
200
What is an antonym?
pairs of words that have opposite meanings.
200
What is informational text?
Non-fiction that includes facts about a topic
300
What is the definition of expert
Someone with special knowledge or skills
300
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence
300
Is this true or false: "Proper nouns do not begin with capital letters"
False
300
Give me an example of a word family
Ex: normal normally abnormal
300
What is sequence of events?
the order in which events happen.
400
What is approach?
To move nearer
400
What is a run on sentence
Made up of two complete thoughts that are incorrectly joined together.
400
What's wrong with this sentence? "The guard asked virpal to stop."
Virpal is not capitalized
400
What is a homophone and provide an example
Words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. Ex: by, bye, buy
400
What are the four story elements? What are the definitions for EACH
Plot- sequence of events in a story (problem) Theme- important message about life that author wants readers to understand. Setting- When and where a story takes place Characters: people in the story
500
What is condition?
A general state of a person, place, animal, or thing
500
What is missing from a sentence fragment?
Subject OR predicate
500
What is a compound word? give me an example
A word made up of two smaller words ex: homework
500
What are context clues used for?
To help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
500
What is a novel?
A story about made up characters and events
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