Word Attack
Read the following word: creed
Why does the vowel sound that way?
Two Es together make the long vowel sound; two vowels go walking the first one does the talking
Which is the main idea?
A) I was excited when my phone alerted me of a 2 hour delay.
B) I was even more excited when I found out school was canceled.
C) Teachers also like snow days.
D)I was happy I didn't need to stay up late to create lesson plans.
C) Teachers also like snow days (from the last sentence you know the I in all the other sentences is a teacher)Bonus to another team that can tell me what type of noun teachers is: abstract, proper or plural
Is this a comparison or contrast?
The twins are named Vicky and Ricky. Vicky likes to wear pink. Ricky likes to wear blue. Vicky never wears bows but she loves to wear dresses. Ricky only likes to wear shorts.
Contrast (Bonus to another team - what clues in the story help you know this is a contrast?)
What is setting?
Time and Place (Bonus to another team that can give an example)
What is the meaning of scenic in this sentence?
The scenic, landscape, painting of Yellowstone National Park was beautiful.
A) art work
B) landscape
C) pretty
B) landscape - the commas hint that it is a definition (Bonus - landscape is a noun; what type of noun is it a common, plural, abstract)
Read the following word: became
Why do the two vowels make those sounds?
Both are long sounds because open syllable and magic e syllable; both vowels say their name - last letter in the syllable and the e tells the a to say its name
Which is the main idea?
A) Pangea is the idea that all land on Earth used to be connected.
B) Fossils of similar species have been found on multiple continents.
C) All continents look like they could fit together.
D) Similar plants are found across continents.
A - all the rest are facts about Pangea (Bonus another group tell me two proper nouns from the question)
Is this a comparison or contrast?
The streets of NYC and London were just too busy and crowded. Luckily, there was a solution - build a subway beneath the streets. Now both cities can have less traffic and people can use the train to get to work.
Comparison (Bonus to another team - what clues in the story help you know this is a comparison?)
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing or idea (Bonus to another team who can give an example)
What is the meaning of currents in this sentence?
The ocean currents carried him 1800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.
A) movements of water in a certain direction
B) flows of electricity
C) right now or at this time
A - movement of water (Bonus for another group what are the clue words)
How do you divide up the word: de/cide
A)de/ci/de
B)de/cide
C)d/ec/ide
D) de/cid/e
B) de/cide (BONUS to another team that can read the word and say WHY it is split this way or why each vowel makes the specific sound or why the other choices don't work)
Which is the main idea?
A) Most humans are omnivores, they eat both plants and meat.
B) Mountain lions are carnivores, they only eat meat.
C) Elephants are herbivores, they only eat plants.
D) In the food chain are animals that eat many different things.
D - A,B,C are examples of D. (Bonus to another group - what is the repeated verb in all sentences?)
Is this a comparison or contrast?
I love visiting the farm. There are big animals like horses and there are small animals like chickens. There are also medium sized animals like pigs. All the animals eat different foods, so taking care of them is hard work.
Contrast (Bonus to another team - what clues in the story help you know this is a contrast?)
What is the main idea?
The overall idea or what the story is mostly about (Bonus to another team who can tell me how long the main idea should be)
What is the meaning of loom in this sentence?
I crack an eyelid, scan the room - that's when I see dark shadows loom.
A)a machine to weave yarn or thread
B) appear in the dark
C) disappear in the dark
B) appear in the dark (because the character is just opening their eyes)
How do you divide up the word: continent
A)co/ntin/ent
B)con/tin/e/nt
C)con/tin/ent
D) co/nti/nent
C) con/tin/ue (BONUS to another team that can read the word and say WHY it is split this way or why each vowel makes the specific sound or why the other choices don't work)
What is the main idea?
A) Plants take in carbon dioxide.
B) Humans breath out carbon dioxide.
C) Carbon atoms are reused in the carbon cycle.
D) Plants emit oxygen.
C - the rest are examples of the carbon cycle. (carbon cycle is nature's way of reusing carbon atoms, which travel from the atmosphere into organisms in the Earth and then back into the atmosphere over and over again)
Bonus - another group use context clues/background knowledge to tell me what emit means
Create your own contrast
If possible, bonus to another team that can state any key words used to know this was a contrast
What is contrast?
The differences between to things (Bonus for any other team who can give me an example of a contrast)
What is the meaning of spreads in this sentence?
The news of a snow day spreads quicker now that there is social media.
A) put on
B) extended
C) moves
C - substitute the answers to see which fits best (BONUS - is spreads a noun or verb and explain why)
How do you divide up the word: administrate
A) admin/is/tr/ate
B) a/dmin/is/trate
C) ad/minis/trate
D) ad/min/is/trate
D) ad/min/is/trate (BONUS to another team that can read the word and say WHY it is split this way or why each vowel makes the specific sound or why the other choices don't work)
Which is the main idea?
A) Last year I traveled to Niagara Falls.
B) There are a lot of cool places to see in America.
C) Both Niagara Falls and Alaska are part of America.
D) This year I will travel to Alaska.
B - the most general idea the includes all other ideas (Bonus - another group tell me a plural noun used in this question)
Is this a comparison or contrast?
Whether going on the train north to Maine or south to South Carolina it is always fun. In both directions, I get to look out the window and see pretty scenery. Both trips take about an equal amount of time, 9-10 hours.
Comparison (Bonus to another team that can tell me the two key words that help determine that this is a comparison)
What is a verb?
An action word (Bonus to any other team who can give me an example of a verb)
What is the meaning of valedictorian in this sentence?
The valedictorian or class speaker was chosen to speak at graduation because she was a leader of the school, had great grades and was well liked by her peers.
A) class speaker
B) leader
C) great grades
A - the or is a hint clueing you to the definition (Bonus - another group tell me is valedictorian a noun or a verb and why)