Text Features
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Nouns
Adjectives
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100
Cows are mammals.
What do we learn about the bolded word (cows)?
They are mammals.
100
He sat in his hammock, a bed made of rope.
What does hammock mean?
a bed made of rope
100
What is the noun?
The cat is big.
cat
100
What is the adjective in this sentence?
She wore a large hat.
large
100
How are birds and mammals similar?
They are warm blooded.
200
What is the heading?
What is Soccer?
200
He had a very large, or ginormous, bump on his head.
What does ginormous mean?
very large
200
What are the 2 nouns?
The girl rode her bike quickly.
girl, bike
200
What are the 2 adjectives in this sentence?
She had a skinny, pink pencil.
skinny, pink
200
How are fish and reptiles different?
Fish have gills and reptiles don't.
Fish live in water and most reptiles don't.
300
What 2 text features are shown?
photograph and caption
300
She climbed to the top of the mountain, called a summit.
What is a summit?
top of a mountain
300
What is the noun?
She was filled with sadness.
sadness
300
What are the 2 adjectives in the sentence?
The soft pillow was fluffy.
soft, fluffy
300
How are dolphins and bears similar?
They are both mammals, both vertebrates, etc.
400
What does this map show you?
The provinces and territories in Canada.
400
The man was very perturbed, or nervous, after hearing the noises.
What does perturbed mean?
nervous
400
What are the 2 nouns?
Megan had a lot of success.
Megan, success
400
What are the 3 adjectives in the sentence?
Kate was excited, and jumped on her big, comfy bed.
excited, big, comfy
400
How are amphibians and birds similar?
Both are oviparous.
500
Mammals have mammary glands that are used to give milk to their babies.
What do we learn about the word "mammals"?
They have mammary glands.
500
They were sitting in a very hot room which was a sauna.
What is a sauna?
a very hot room
500
What are the 3 nouns in the sentence?
The party is going to be in one week at school.
party, week, school
500
What are the 4 adjectives in the sentence?
The dark, haunted house was creepy and scary.
dark, haunted, creepy, scary
500
How are eagles and hummingbirds different?
Eagles don't need to flap their wings as often as a hummingbird.