Comprehension
Genres
Vocabulary
Grammar
Spelling
100

A cause is why something happens, an effect is __________ happens.

What is what?

100

This kind of nonfiction text has text features such as headings, key words, and charts.

What is an expository text?

100

Words that have opposite meanings. 

What are antonyms?

100

A future tense verb must have this special verb in front of the action within the sentence to show the action is going to happen.

What is will?

100

List three words that have the -oi vowel team (diphthong) in them.

Answers will vary:  point, oil, coins, boil
200

Reading quickly through a text to locate main ideas.

What is skim?

200

A nonfiction text that gives facts about a topic using photos.

What is a photo essay?

200

A part of a word that have meanings of their own. Hint:  base of a word

What is a root?

200

Complete the sentence with a past tense verb:  After school, we _____________ about our homework.

talk     talked      talking     talks

What is talked?

200

Choose the word spelled incorrectly:  A. stairs   B.  pear  C. teme  D.  peer

What is teme?

Bonus!  100pts  What is the correct spelling of teme?


300
Signal words that show a cause and effect relationship in a text.

What are:  therefore, so, since, because, as a result, for this reason, if...then?

300

A nonfiction text that tells facts using organized panels and illustrations with speech bubbles, captions, and labels. 

What is a nonfiction comic?

300

Copying what someone else wrote. 

What is plagiarism? 

300

The __________ of a verb tells when the action takes place.

What is tense?

300
This prefix means before.

What is pre- ?

400

A hint give by an author to help readers understand an unfamiliar word.

What are context clues?

400

Detective Dobson on the Case is an example of this type of nonfiction text.

What is a nonfiction comic?

400

Words that have the same or similar meaning.

What are synonyms?

400

Name the action verb in the sentence below.

Tyler napped after his basketball game.

What is napped?

400
Spell the word that means to spell incorrectly.

What is misspell?

500

Choose the main idea:

Victoria likes to visit the butterfly garden.  She loves looking at all of the different butterflies.  Today she got to see two butterflies.  She told her family all about the butterfly garden at dinner.

What is:  Victoria likes to visit the butterfly garden.
500

How Dog's Talk is this type of nonfiction text.

What is an interview?

500

The root word of invention.

What is invent?

500

The abbreviation for gallon.

What is gal?

500

Spell the plural form of penny.


What is pennies?

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