Revising
Which transition word would be best to add before sentence 4?
1) We realized that our dog had gotten out when we saw the open gate. 2) We called and called for her, but she never came. 3) We got in the car and drove around. 4) Our little Brownie never came home.
a) Therefore,
b) However,
c) Soon,
d) Finally,
b) However,
What change needs to be made in the sentence?
My dad don't like it when we keep the fridge open.
a) Change don't to doesn't.
b) Change it to them.
c) Change the period to an exclamation point.
a) Change don't to doesn't.
What genre is this text?
Jason called his mom to let her know that he was going over to his friend's house. Mom told him that he needed to get home and complete his homework.
Fiction
True or False: The central idea can be found by first identifying the topic. Then asking yourself, "What is the author saying about the topic?"
True
What genre is this?
Children should be able to vote. We are citizens just as much as adults are. We have to follow all the rules, but we have no say in what the rules are. I say that adults should start treating children with more respect and let them vote!
Argumentative
Which sentence repeats information and should be removed?
1) We went to the beach with our cousins every summer. 2) We always had fun playing on the beach building sandcastles, jumping in the waves, and collecting shells. 3) We were always sad to leave. 4) It was so much fun.
Sentence 4 repeats information and should be removed.
What change needs to be made in the sentence?
I saw there car and knew that they were home.
a) Change there to they're.
b) Change there to their.
c) Change knew to new.
b) Change there to their.
What genre is this text?
Owls don't need eyes in the back of their heads. They can just swivel their heads all the way around. They do this because their eyes do not move.
Informational (nonfiction)
What is the theme?
The theme is the message or lesson that the author is trying to convey to the reader.
What does it mean to infer or make an inference?
To infer means to take the clues and draw a conclusion.
Example: My dad's face got red when I dropped the jar of pickles. He shouted, "Please stay out of the refrigerator!" How is Dad feeling?
Inference: Dad is angry.
What is the most effective way to combine sentence 5 and 6?
5) He had a favorite book. 6) It was Shiloh.
His favorite book was Shiloh.
What change should be made in the sentence?
I can't go to the party on Saturday because its the day I play in our championship game.
a) Change Saturday to saturday.
b) Change its to it's.
c) Change play to playing.
b) Change its to it's.
What is the genre?
Roses are red, violets are blue, you will do great on STAAR, I have full confidence in you
Read carefully, and use your strategies, I know you will answer, the questions with ease.
Be not afraid, you've got this, my friend, just do your best, all the way to the end
Cheesy Poetry :-)
Which word is a synonym for brave?
a) Heroic
b) Strong
c) Simple
a) Heroic
What is the literal meaning of this idiom?
We kept telling my sister to hurry up because she takes too long to get ready, and she replied, "Hold your horses!"
"Hold your horses" means "Wait!"
What is the most effective revision to make in this sentence?
All the while he had been thinking of a dog for a story.
a) All the while he had been thinking of a story and a dog.
b) All the while he had been thinking of a dog story.
c) All the while he had been thinking of a story about a dog.
c) All the while he had been thinking of a story about a dog.
What change is needed in the sentence?
We wanted to go inside but the house was too spooky.
a) Change go to went.
b) Change was to were.
c) Add a comma after inside.
c) Add a comma after inside.
What genre is this?
Dear Mom,
I am having fun a summer camp, but I miss you and Dad. I hope you guys are doing well. Please write me lots of letters.
Love, Jacob
Correspondence
Which word is an antonym for miniature?
a) Large
b) Huge
c) Enormous
c) Enormous
*Antonyms are OPPOSITES
What does the simile in the sentence mean?
When she heard the noise, my sister's face was white as a ghost!
The simile "white as a ghost" means that she was scared.
What is the best way to combine sentences 2 and 3?
She can't wait to play her new game. She skips the introduction and gets straight to the game.
a) She can't wait to play her new game, she skips the introduction and gets straight to the game.
b) She can't wait to play her new game because she skips the introduction and gets straight to the game.
c) She can't wait to play her new game, so she skips the introduction and gets straight to the game.
c) She can't wait to play her new game, so she skips the introduction and gets straight to the game.
What change should be made in the sentence?
My teacher always tells us that we are to loud.
a) Change tells to telling.
b) Change to to too.
c) Change loud to louder.
b) Change to to too.
What genre is this?
Harriet Tubman was born a slave in 1822. She escaped to the north in 1849. She became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and returned to the south to help other slaves escape to freedom.
Biography
Which prefix means wrong?
a) Un
b) Re
c) Mis
c) Mis
Examples: Misspell, misplace, mispronounce, misunderstand, misbehave
What is the plot of a story?