Reading
When you are editing a sentence, what symbol will you write under a letter to show that it needs to be capitalized?
three lines
The person who writes a story is called the....
Author
What is an adjective? Give an example of one.
A describing word - red, big, soft, pretty, etc. (something that describes)
How do you spell the plural form of baby?
babies
Where a story takes place is called the...
Setting
Where do the quotation marks go in this sentence?
Daniel said, I really love Ms. Cummings!
Daniel said, "I really love Ms. Cummings!"
What punctuation should go at the end of this sentence?
Take the trash out please
The name of a story is called the...
Title
How do you spell the plural form of fox
foxes
The person who draws the pictures for a book is called the...
Illustrator
Identify 3 errors in this sentence:
Was Dr. silva friendly when you had to git stitches
Silva is not capitalized
"git" is spelled wrong
There should be a question mark at the end of the sentence
In the book "Cam Jansen" that we read about a girl who is a detective, what is her special ability that helps her solve mysteries? (Hint: It has something to do with her nickname)
She has a photographic memory - she can take pictures with her mind and look at them later like a book
A story that is made up (or NOT true) is called...
Fiction
How do you spell the plural form of child?
Children
Details
Which conjunction should go in the middle of this sentence? (for, or, but, so, and, yet, nor)
Sylvia didn't study for her math test ____ she failed the exam.
so
What is a pronoun? Give an example.
A word that takes the place of a noun, such as he/she, they/them, I/my, myself/herself/himself/yourself
When do we use an apostrophe? (Example: Marla's dogs love to go outside.)
When we are showing ownership of something. (The dogs belong to Marla)
How do you spell the plural form of calf? (A baby cow)
Calves
What is the space at the beginning of a paragraph called?
Is this a fact or an opinion?
Michael Jackson is the greatest male hip hop artist of all time.
Opinion
What are quotation marks used for?
To show that someone is speaking.
Where would the comma/commas go in this sentence?
I love to eat hot dogs pizza and nachos.
I love to eat hot dogs, pizza, and nachos.
How do you spell the plural form of fry?
fries
Is this a fact or an opinion?
According to Forbes Magazine, Michael Jackson has sold more hip hop albums than any other male artist.
Fact