Cause and effect
Read: "Maria stayed inside because it rained all afternoon." What is the effect?
Maria stayed inside.
Which word fits: "I want to ____ a letter."
write
Rewrite in present progressive: "She eats her lunch."
She is eating her lunch.
Read: "Sam had wet shoes and carried an umbrella." What can you infer about the weather?
It was raining.
Use context clues to define the underlined word: "The tiny kitten was fragile, so we handled it gently." What does fragile mean?
easily broken or delicate
Read: "The alarm clock rang loudly, so Ben woke up early." What is the cause?
Cause: The alarm clock rang loudly
Choose the correct homophone: "Please close the ____ when you leave."
Door
Which progressive tense is used: "They were walking to school."
Past progressive
Read: "The lights were off and the house was quiet." What can you infer about the people in the house?
The people might be away or asleep.
Use the sentence to find the meaning: "The ancient vase was fragile; it broke when it fell." Which word gives the clue to fragile's meaning?
Identify the cause in this sentence: "The cake burned because the oven temperature was too high."
Cause: Oven temperature was too high
Fill in the blank: "She could not ____ the heavy box by herself."
Change to future progressive: "He paints the fence."
He will be painting the fence.
Short passage: "Lori studied all night and wore pajamas to class. She kept rubbing her eyes." What can you infer about Lori?
Lori was likely tired or sleepy.
Define the bold word using context: "He trudged up the hill, exhausted from the long hike." What does trudged mean?
to walk slowly and heavily, often with a lot of effort
Explain the effect: "Because the school canceled the field trip, the students stayed in class and completed group projects."
Effect: Students stayed in class and completed group projects.
Choose the correct homophone: "He will ____ for the team tomorrow."
play
Correct the sentence if needed and explain tense: "We is running to the bus."
We are running to the bus.
Read the sentence: "When Maya opened the mailbox, she smiled and jumped up and down." What can you infer about the mail she received? Give evidence from the sentence.
She got good news or a present (evidence: she smiled and jumped up and down)
Pick the meaning of the bolded word from the sentence: "The detective examined the clue that might explain the missing keys." (a) a secret (b) a hint (c) an object used to clean — choose and explain which context clue shows it
(b) a hint. Clue: "explain the missing keys" and "examined the clue" indicate it's a hint
Read the short passage: "The river overflowed after three days of heavy rain. Many roads were flooded, and families had to move to higher ground." List the cause and two effects.
Cause: Three days of heavy rain. Effects: River overflowed; many roads flooded; families moved to higher ground.
Give the correct homophone and definition for each blank: "I want to ____ (to record letters) / The wind blew the clothes on the ____ (used for drying clothes)."
write, line
Provide an example sentence in past progressive and then explain what it shows about time and action.
Tasch will judge.
Passage: "The popcorn bowl sat untouched as the movie credits rolled. Everyone was talking excitedly about what had just happened on screen." What can you infer about the ending of the movie? Support your inference with two details from the passage.
The movie had an exciting or surprising ending (evidence: everyone talking excitedly, popcorn untouched).
Read the short paragraph: "The explorers were wary as they entered the cave. The dim light made it hard to see, and they moved cautiously to avoid any hidden holes." Use context clues to define wary and cautiously, and explain which words in the paragraph helped you decide.
— wary = careful or cautious; cautiously = carefully. Clues: "dim light," "moved cautiously," and "avoid any hidden holes" indicate caution