Reading
Language Arts
Grammar
GRAB BAG
100

The time and place a story takes place is called the _________

setting

100

What is a synonym and give an example of a synonym for COLD:

a word that means almost the same thing:

chilly, cool, frosty, etc...

100

Is this sentence a past, present, or future tense? what word helps you know?

We will play after school at the park before practice.

future:  WILL PLAY

100

Tables, illustrations, and time lines are all examples of ____________________

Text features

200

An AUTHOR'S PURPOSE for writing a silly story about a runaway rabbit would be :

to entertain

200

Comparing two uncommon things using like or as is a __________________________ (what type of figurative language)

simile

200

Write the verbs and adverbs in this sentence:

The baby monkey slept peacefully while his mother carefully swung through the twisting trees.

verbs:  slept    swung

adverbs: carefully     peacefully

200

This backpack weighs about a hundred pounds! 

What figurative language:

simile  hyperbole   metaphor  onomotopoeia  imagery


hyperbole


300

What genre is a true story about a person's life?

Biography or autobiography

300

Write the sentence with the correct punctuation: (5)

Lilly said I cant wait to do more math

Lilly said, "I can't wait to do more math!"

300

Fix the run-on:

I went to my friend's we played in his fort

I went to my friends, and we played in his fort.

I went to my friend's. We played in his fort.

300

Write the plural of each:

fox, leaf, child, shoe, baby

foxes, leaves, children, shoes,  babies

400

because  first   happy   and 

Which of these transition words shows ORDER

first

400

Write the words in alphabetical order:

spring  soccer   rainy   puddle   April    rainbow

April, puddle, rainbow, rainy, soccer, spring

400

What conjunction would fit in the following sentence:

I like pancakes, _____ I like french toast better.

but

400

What does the word witness mean in the story?
A. Forget
B. See
C. Hear
D. Draw

B. see

500

What point of view is the story written in?
A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person
D. Dialogue

Third person

500

Make the following verbs PAST TENSE (spelled correctly!)

run       hop        eat      make       play     

ran    hopped     ate    made    played

500


Which sentence uses the correct punctuation for a dialogue?

A.    Mom said, "It is time to go to the park."
B.    "I want a sandwich" said Tim.
C.     She asked. "Can I help you?"
D.    Dad yelled "Watch out!"


A

500

rewrite to show POSSESSIVE:

the boots belonging to Sara: ________ boots

the toys belonging to the dogs: The ________ toys


Sara's boots

The Dogs' toys