Vocabulary
Grammar Lessons
Informational Writing+1 wild card
Main Idea AND Stuff
Random
100
Facts and conditions that affect a situation & Very important and needing to be delt with immediately
What is the definition of the words: Circumstances & Urgent
100
Placed at the beginning of a word to change the definition
What is a prefix
100
Identify the role of these parts of an informational paragraph: Topic sentence and controlling idea.
Topic sentence = main idea of the paragraph & controlling idea = writer's point about the topic/thesis
100
The most important point about a topic.
What is main idea
100
The part of the sentence that tells WHAT the subject does.
What is the predicate
200
extreme and sudden & Important and meaningful
What is the definitions to the words: Drastic & Significant
200
Placed at the end of a word to change the definition and somtimes the part of speech
What is a suffix
200
Identify the role of this part of an informational paragraph: factual details
What is support the topic sentence
200
This is the role of supporting details
What is to support or explain the main idea
200
Determined to do something & very strong
What is the definition of the target words: intent & intense
300
What target word completes the sentence: I _____ to become a better student.
What is aspire
300
A prefix that means "not"
What is in- or un-
300
Which form their/there/they're goes in this sentence: We watched ________ dog.
What is their.
300
What is wrong with this sentence? Had a big house.
There is no subject.
300
What target word completes the following sentence: I am most _____ on standardized test when I have a good night's sleep and full breakfast.
What is effective
400
What target word completes the following sentence: I would feel _____ if my mom died.
What is anguish
400
Adding -ion -tion and -ation to a verb changes it into a _____.
noun
400
This is the role of the concluding sentence
What is to explain why the topic is important/wraps up the paragraph
400
Are the following sentences "important" or "unimportant" to the main idea of "Homeboy to the Rescue": Random violence was everywhere. Crime was part of life.
What is important
400
What goes at the end of this sentence: How are you doing today
What is a question mark
500
Fill in the missing word for the definition of DEVOTED: Giving your _____ to something.
What is time
500
The part of a complete sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about
What is the subject
500
This is the author's purpose in an informational paragraph
What is to inform/expain
500
Is the following detail "important" or "unimportant" to the main idea of "Juanes-Songs of Survival": Juanes's big break came in 2001.
What is unimportant
500
What goes at the end of this sentence? I hope you have a good day
What is a period
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