ESL
What does the idiom "raining cats & dogs" mean?
to rain a lot
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What is our school mascot?
Little Braves
What are the 5 senses?
Taste, touch, sight, smell, hearing
What does "to face the music" mean?
to deal with your problem
What is an adjective? (provide examples)
a word that descibes a noun.
big, tall, red, nice, round
what is a noun (4)?
A person, place, thing or animal
What state do we live in?
New Jersey
Name the seasons?
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
True or False: All poems have to rhyme
False- some poems do but not Free Verse
What does the idiom "don't bite off more than you can chew" mean?
to not try to do too many things
Put these 3 words in ABC order.
soup, soap, suit
soap, soup, suit
What is the principal's name?
Mrs. Baker
What does the Earth rotate around?
the Sun
Explain Main Idea and Key Details
Main idea is what the story is mostly about and the key details provide examples of the main idea.
what does the word nonfiction mean?
A genre of writing that is "not fake" real informational text
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What are Oak Knoll's colors?
blue & white
How many planets are there?
8/9 if you want to include pluto
What do you call the place a story takes place?
What is a suffix?
a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a. root (base) word
- ed
- s
What is a verb?
An action word
What does realistic fiction mean?
a story that is fake but has real things in it like people, not unicorns
What is a habitat?
What is a thrift shop?
a place with used items that you can buy for cheaper
two words put together to make 1 word,
doghouse, notebook, etc.
Put these words in ABC order.
free, farm, egg, giraffe
egg, farm, free, giraffe
What does "make a prediction" mean?
to guess what you think will happen next
What is rain? a liquid, solid, or gas?
liquid
In "Those Shoes", what happens at the end?
Antonio & Jeremy become friends b/c he gave him his shoes.