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The ELA
100

The main idea of a passage is: a) How the story starts b) How the story ends c) What the whole passage was mostly about d) What the first sentence is about.

What is C?

100

What point of you are the words 

Me I, My

What is First

100
When an author uses lots of words like first, then, next, finally, what structure are they using?
What is sequence?
100

Even though the classroom was noisy and chaotic, Lily remained meticulous, carefully organizing her pencils, notebooks, and books so everything was in its perfect place.

What is meticulous mean

What is careful?

100

What is my end called in a multiparagraph essay?

Conclusion

200
How many details make a strong paragraph? a) 1 b) 3 c) 8 d) 10
What is b?
200

The lesson or message of a story

What is Theme?

200
What is the text structure below? A paperback and a kindle are both ways to read a book. Paperbacks take up a lot of space on your book shelf, but one kindle can hold thousands of books in just the space of a tablet.
What is compare and contrast?
200

After running the marathon under the hot sun, Jamal felt exhausted, his legs heavy and his mouth dry, but he still smiled when crossing the finish line.
Question: What does exhausted most likely mean?

What is tired?

200

What should you always do to a passage on the ELA to help yourself answer the questions that follow? (this answer has 2 parts)

What is the underline AND restate answer?

300

What is main idea

Se otters are small animals. They live in the sea. Sea otters eat shellfish. Sea otters wash themselves after eatinf 

What is Sea Otters?

300

What part of the story introduces the characters and setting?

What is beginning 

300
What is the text structure below? When I unrolled the carpet on my living room floor, I accidentally bumped into the table. The table fell with a crash and the green potted plant on top of it tumbled onto the hardwood floor. What a mess!
What is cause and effect?
300
The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
300

I am a character who tells the story. Who am I?

Narrator.

400

What is the main idea of this paragraph? I believe that children should not have homework on the weekends. Children needs time to play. They also need to spend time with their families. Some kids have extra activities like karate or dance. Homework for children on the weekends is a bad idea.

What is children should not have homework on the weekends?

400

: A character that helps the main character

What is a minor character?

400
What kind of writing is shown below? (Hint: look at the punctuation!) "When will we eat dinner?" I asked mom. Mom said, "Soon."
What is dialogue?
400

The kitten was timid, hiding behind the sofa and peeking out cautiously whenever anyone entered the room, unsure if it was safe to come out.
Question: What does timid most likely mean?

What is shy?

400

The part of the word that comes after the base word is called a

What is a suffix?

500

How many sentences make up the first detail of this paragraph? My birthday cake was delicious and beautiful. The flavor was chocolate. It was swirled with vanilla. It tasted great with milk. The decorations included roses and my name in script writing. I loved how my cake tasted and looked.

What is 3?

500

Which is a theme: “The dog ran fast” or “Hard work pays off”

Hard work pays off
500
What is the text structure below? Sometimes, hawks and owls are badly injured by cars. These birds face a huge problem, because they can no longer hunt for food. One way to fix this is to keep the birds at special rehabilitation centers. People can visit the centers to learn more about hawks and owls.
What is problem and solution?
500

The gigantic elephant stomped through the forest,” the word gigantic means ______.

What is big or huge?

500
Describe the term "point of view."
What is the way a character tells something the way THEY see it, and this might be different from how another character sees it?