ELA Explorations
Identify the interjection in the following sentence:
Ouch, the bee stung me on my leg.
Ouch
Solve the math equation:
54 X 29 = ?
1,566
What is the name of a material that does not easily allow electricity or heat to pass through it?
an insulator
The sanitation department collects refuse, such as old furniture, empty boxes, and anything else that can’t be recycled.
Choose the correct definition of the underlined word.
a. second hand goods
b. garbage
c. leftovers
b. garbage
What type of fruit is a Honey Crisp?
an apple
Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:
Over the river, and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go.
over, through, to
Write this number in standard form:
Eight million, seven hundred twenty-three thousand, nine hundred thirty two
8,723,932
What is the name of an animal that does not have a backbone?
invertebrate
Mr. Johnson owned a haberdashery where he sold men’s suits, shirts, and
ties.
Choose the correct definition of the underlined word.
a. hat store
b. department store
c. men’s clothing store
c. men's clothing store
What ocean is off of the California coast?
The Pacific
Rewrite this sentence with the correct punctuation.
I went to the store and bought apples oranges and kiwi
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and kiwi.
Write this number in expanded form:
90,295,304
90000000 + 200000+ 90000+ 5000+ 300+4
What is the name of an animal that is a cold-blooded vertebrate that spends part of its life in water and part on land?
amphibian
Unlike her grandmother, who was very generous to her, Sarah’s parents were misers who never bought her anything.
Choose the correct definition of the underlined word.
a. people who donate money to charity
b. people who don’t spend money on anyone
c. people who don’t have very much money
b. people who don’t spend money on anyone
What type of fish is Nemo?
a clownfish
What is the relatioship between these four words?
pleasant
kind
nice
delightful
they are synonyms
7934 + 2041 - 576 = ?
10,551
the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
deposition
What is the text structure?
Hurricanes and tornadoes are both amazing yet deadly natural phenomena. Both generate deadly conditions, but in different ways. Tornadoes are likely to damage people and property with their high winds, which go up to 300 miles per hour, but hurricanes are generally more feared for their flooding. Also, hurricanes can produce tornadoes, which makes them quite dangerous indeed.
compare and contrast
What kind of animal was Abu in Aladdin?
a monkey
Rewrite the following sentence with the correct grammar.
yesterday, my cousin timothy had a birthday party at skate zone in east point, georgia.
Yesterday, my cousin Timothy had a birthday party at Skate Zone in East Point, Georgia.
Mrs. Hilt collected 1,003 nickels in a jar. She went to the bank to cash them in. How much money did the bank give Mrs. Hilt?
$50.15
burning wood, rusting iron, or baking a cake are examples of what?
chemical changes
What is the text structure?
The twist is a dance inspired by rock and roll music. To do the Twist, first stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. The torso may be squared to the knees and hips, or turned at an angle so one foot is farther forward than the other. Then, hold your arms out from your body, bent at your elbow. Next, rotate your hips, torso, and legs as a single unit with your arms staying more or less stationary. Every so often lift one leg off of the floor for styling. Now you’re doing the twist!
sequence
On a farm, what is a kid?
a baby goat