How many adverbs are in this sentence? What are they?
"The student quickly and quietly ran to the secret cave."
2 Adverbs -
quickly, quietly
100
What is the FIRST thing you should after reading the directions and italics above the title?
Read the story!
100
What genre has a list of characters, different scenes and acts, and stage directions?
Dramatic literature.
100
What does genre mean?
Genre is a type of literature.
100
Sunlight can't shine through opaque objects like brick walls and wooden doors.
Using the example clue, the word opaque in this sentence means:
clear, thin, thick, transparent
thick
200
What is the subject and predicate of this sentence?
"The famous baseball player hit three homeruns in the same game."
Subject - player, Predicate - hit
200
What does TTQA stand for?
Turn The Question Around
200
FREEBIE - You earned 200 free points for your team!
Still a freebie - you still earned 200 free points for your team!
200
What does theme mean?
Theme is what a story is about, the message or lesson the story teaches the reader.
200
John was meticulous in his work as an artist. He took great pains to be detailed, precise, and thorough with all of his paintings.
Using the example clue, the word meticulous in this sentence means:
messy, sloppy, casual, careful
careful
300
Replace the proper nouns with pronouns in the following sentence.
"Ella and Kylie went to the movie theater and met Isabel there."
Ella and Kyle - They, Isabel - her
300
What's the best strategy for answering multiple choice questions?
Eliminate silly answers.
300
What are three ways poems are different than fictional stories?
Poems have stanzas, a lot more white space, are shorter, can rhyme, can have incomplete sentences, etc...
300
What are character traits?
Character traits are words that describe how a character behaves or acts.
300
A sleuth, such as Sherlock Holmes, can be very helpful in solving crimes.
Using the example clue, the word sleuth in this sentence means:
pilot, man, senior citizen, detective
detective
400
Words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings are called what? (ex. to, too, two)
Homophones
400
What should you highlight or underline?
Any details that will help you answer the multiple choice questions or open response question.
400
What are three features of a nonfiction text?
Nonfiction text has titles or headings, subtitles or subheadings, pictures, graphs, charts, captions, sidebars, table of contents, glossaries, indexes, etc...
400
What's the difference between contractions and compound words?
Contractions are made by putting two words together with an apostrophe to make a new word. A compound word is putting two REAL words together to make a new word.
400
The reporters were allowed to query the actress, such as asking her to tell us about her new movie, but they were not allowed to ask questions about her personal life.
Using the example clue, the word query in this sentence means:
question, particle, attack, slap
question
500
What is the preposition in the following sentence?
"The dog is under the boy's bed."
under
500
What is the last thing you should do?
Reread the open response question to make sure you answered the question correctly and check to make sure you answered ALL the multiple choice questions.
500
Name three different types of traditional literature.
What's the difference between homophones and homonyms?
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings (be, bee). Homonyms are words that sound the same and have the same spelling but have different meanings (left, left).
500
A lass, such as my little sister, likes to play with dolls and have tea parties.
Using the example clue, the word lass in this sentence means:
old lady, young girl, small dog, young boy