Capitalization
Plural vs. Possessive Nouns
Subject Verb Agreement
Membean
Reading Trivia
100
What words should be capitalized?
Diwali
Monday
October
100
Correct the error:
My five sister's eyes are brown, but both of our parents' eyes are blue.
sisters'
100
Josh and Caleb play/plays football every afternoon.
play
100
Which word fits best in the sentence?
stature, formulate, versatile, malignant
The growth was _______, but surgery healed me.
malignant
100
According to studies, most teenagers read less than _________ minutes a day.
15
200
Which words need to be capitalized?
Independence
Day
Friday
July
200
Correct the errors:
Allen's
teenager's
200
Victor and Amy have/has fancy notebooks.
have
200
Which word fits best in the sentence?
chronicle, versatile, mediocre, disposition
The soup was ___________, but I wouldn't order it again.
mediocre
200
_______ minutes seems to be the “magic number” at which students start seeing substantial positive gains in reading achievement.
15
300
What words need to be capitalized?
Yesterday, mom and i went shopping in buffalo.
Mom
I
Buffalo
300
Fix the errors:
All students test scores were exceptionally high.
students'
300
Cookie Monster devoured the cookies and demolishes/demolished the cake, too.
demolished
300
Which word fits best in the sentence?
disentangle, formulate, chronicle, unquenchable
My necklace got all knotted, so I had to ______ the chain.
disentagle
300
Students who read just over _____ minutes per day see the greatest gains of all.
30
400
What words need to be capitalized?
My aunt gave me a beautiful heart necklace.
none
400
Fix the errors:
My Mickey Mouse ears are catching the crowds attention.
crowd's
400
He saw/seen a deer run across the road.
saw
400
Which word fits best in the sentence?
malice, statutory, chronicle, disposition
Jeremy was in a bad mood, but he managed to adjust his _______ before he brought his friends down, too.
disposition
400
Reading engagement is highly correlated with _______ achievement.
Which one?
literacy, college, professional
literacy
500
Which words need to be capitalized?
Our principal let all students watch the pioneer football game on the big, dell screen.
Pioneer
Dell
500
My friends mom bakes the best chocolate chip cookies.
friend's
500
Margret and I find shells on the shore and polish/polished them to sell.
polish
500
Which word fits best in the sentence?
impenetrable, unsightly, tenacious, animated
He was ______ in his resolve to conquer Mrs. Yansick's math challenge.
tenacious
500
What’s the difference between kids who read more than 30 minutes per day and those who read less than 15 minutes per day?
How many more words will they encounter?
Twelve million words.