List three types of weather we read about in "Super Storms."
Thunderstorms, tornadoes, hailstorms, hurricanes, blizzards, etc.
100
What does the word pond mean?
A small lake.
100
What is a fact? Give an example from "Jellies."
Something you can prove. Jellyfish do not have brains.
100
Which is the correct spelling:
1) deciddeing
2) decidding
3) decideing
4) deciding
4
100
Read the sentence: her is going to the meadowbrook mall after skool
Correct my errors.
She is going to the Meadowbrook Mall after school.
200
What did the family make together at the end of "The Ugly Vegetables."
Soup.
200
Read this sentence: The baby birds used their beaks to crack their shells.
What does the word beaks mean in this sentence?
hard, pointed mouths.
200
What is an opinion? Give an example.
Something that tells your own personal thoughts or beliefs, cannot be proven as true. Fairmont is the best city in West Virginia.
200
What is the correct spelling:
1) song
2) sogn
3) sonj
4) sonn
1
200
Read my sentence: We learned new songs around the camp fire yesterday.
What tense is my verb? Change my sentence to future tense.
Past. We will learn new songs around the camp fire tomorrow.
300
Was the story "Animals Building Homes" fiction or non-fiction?
Non-fiction.
300
Use the word pounding in a sentence and explain its meaning.
i.e., He flew toward the little bird with his heart heart pounding. Meaning, beating hard.
300
Is this fact or opinion: Storms are scary.
Opinion.
300
What is the correct contraction of can not?
Can't.
300
Read the sentence: The dog jumped up and down.
What is the noun? Is it singular or plural? Change it.
Dog, singular. Plural = dogs.
400
In the story, "How Chipmunk Got His Stripes," how exactly did the chipmunk get his stripes?
When the bear scratched his back.
400
What does the word beware mean? What are some things you should beware of?
To watch out or be careful. Big dogs, harsh weather, high water, etc.
400
Is this sentence fact or opinion: Loud music can damage your hearing.
Fact.
400
What is a contraction? Give three examples.
A contraction is a shortened version of two words where some letters are replaced by an apostrophe. He's, they'll, it's.
400
Read the sentence: I think Mrs. Haugh is the best teacher ever.
What is my proper noun? Is this sentence fact or opinion?
Mrs. Haugh, opinion.
500
What is the main idea of the story "Jellies."
What is to inform, or tell us, about different kinds of jellyfish.
500
Read the sentence: A room with no windows it the safest place to be.
What does the word safest mean?
Most safe.
500
Which sentence is a fact:
1) It is not smart to go near doors and windows during storms.
2) Lightning is pulled toward tall poles and trees.
3) It is better to be bored that to risk getting hurt.
4) Reading is more fun than playing computer games.
2
500
Read the sentence: They won't be having pie for dessert.
What is the contraction and what two words make up that contraction?
Won't. Will not.
500
Which word is an example of an action verb?
1) think
2) is
3) jump
4) her
Show it in the three different verb tenses.
3.
present: jumping
past: jumped
future: will jump