(adj.) Being the only one of its type
unique
"Good-bye, good-bye! I'm off to Mexico City to see the court of the _______!"
viceroy
When insects, leaves, and twigs die and break down in the soil, they become _____.
Humus
Use the correct form of "have" or "do":
a) I (had/has) a strange dream last nights.
b) We (do/did) lots of review last week.
c) They (have/has) many books to read.
b) did
c) have
This form of writing tells readers about the plot and characters in a book or story.
summary
This is what happens when you let something soak in water (noodles, seed coats, etc.)
soften
What makes Half Chicken so unique?
He only has half a body (one wing, one leg, one eye)
Choose one:
Desert plants have (shallow/deep) roots to catch rain water.
Shallow
Correct the verb in the sentence.
Soft green shoots grow from the tree.
When writing a summary, it is important to put events in order. What do we call this writing trait?
Organization
Synonyms: brook, creek
stream
In "The Lion and the Mouse," why does Lion let Mouse go?
He thinks the mouse is too funny!
Pollen must travel from the stamen of one flower to the _________ of another flower of the same kind in order to make new seeds.
Pistil
Fill in the blank with the correct form of "have" or "do"
"Mom, I _______ my homework to hours ago," said Harry.
did
In fables (like "The Lion and the Mouse") there is often a lesson of sorts. What special name do we give this type of lesson?
Moral
Bees, birds, and even people can do this thing that helps plants make new seeds.
Pollinate
(pollination, carry pollen, etc.)
What three friends does Half Chicken help on his way to Mexico City?
stream, fire, wind
List two ways that seeds can travel.
fall to the ground, by water, by wind, by animals, by humans
Correct the verbs in the sentence:
Yesterday, my grandpa open the door, see the ocean, and swim with sharks.
opened, saw, swam
Homophones are two words with different spellings that sound the same. In "Half Chicken," there are two homophones. First is vane, like a weather vane. The second is ___________, meaning very proud of yourself.
(Spelling counts!)
vain
Iron and calcium are two __________ we need to stay healthy.
minerals
What lesson can we learn from both stories in Lesson 7?
It is good/kind to be helpful to others. (If you help others, they will help you later).
"When the sun shines and warms the ground, the seed coat breaks open and the seed begins to grow. This is called ____________."
Germination
List three irregular action verbs that have the same spelling in present and past tense.
hurt, read, cut, shut
This word means copying someone else's words and pretending that you wrote them. It is 10 letters long and starts with p.
plagiarism