Grammar
What 5 things make a complete sentence?
capital letter
end mark
subject
predicate
make sense
What are the 3 different types of essays?
What is a narrative, persuasive, and informative essay?
Is this an acronym or initials? What does it stand for?
PEMDAS
acronym
Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction
What is main idea?
What the story is mostly about
What are supporting details?
The main points that support the overall topic.
Correct the sentence.
miss case went to the store and got the following bacon eggs and milk
Miss Case went to the store and got the following: bacon, eggs, and milk.
What are 3 things you need in a persuasive essays introduction?
What is a hook, opinion statement, and topic sentence?
What is summarizing?
What is putting the main points of the story put together and retold in your own words?
What is an antonym for negative?
positive
Describe the difference between a prefix, suffix, and latin root.
prefix comes before a root word
suffix comes at the end of a root word
latin root has a meaning of its own and can be anywhere in the word
What is the past and present tense of will want?
past: wanted
present: want/wants
5 paragraphs
Introduction- 3 to 5 sentences
body 1, 2, & 3 -5 to 8 sentences
conclusion- 3 to 5 sentences
What is theme? Give an example of a story and its theme.
life lesson or moral of the story
In which word is the prefix un- used in the same way as unlike?
a. undo
b.under
c. until
d. union
a. undo
He was as quiet as a mouse.
Simile
What two words make the contraction "won't?"
will not
If you were to write an essay about how to make a pancake, what type of essay would it be and why?
informative.
Name 3 types of figurative language & give an example of each.
Answers vary
Name 3 genres & describe them.
Answers vary.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
Fruits
The apple is red.
The plum is blue.
The lemon is yellow.
I'll give them all to you.
ABCB
Conjugate the sentence.
The girl went to the store yesterday.
The girl went to the store yesterday.
AA S V P AA OP ADV
Do all essays have characters/plot? If not, which ones do? What is unique to each kind?
no. narratives have characters/plot. Persuasive essays have an opinion statement. Informative essays just need the topic sentence.
Describe the difference between "inferring" and "predicting."
inferring is when you have already read the story and assume what is going to happen.
predicting is when you make an educated guess on what will happen
What text structure would you use when teaching someone to bake a cake?
sequential/chronological
Name 3 different text structures and describe what they are.
options:
compare & contrast
chronological
description
cause & effect
problem & solution