Using the words around an unknown word to find the meaning.
a. context clues
b. cause and effect
c. author's purpose
What is context clues
100
What is a verb.
an action
100
What is an irregular verb?
A verb that the whole word changes to make it past tense.
100
What are mound builders?
built mounds for temples and houses for chiefs
100
Did French children go to school?
Only the rich went to school
200
Missouri Indian men wore a headdresses made of feathers, beads and leather during celebrations. What is a headdress?
What is a fancy thing they wore on their heads.
200
What tense is "will study"
present
200
What is the past tense of eat?
ate
200
A Spanish explorer who searched for gold and thought he was in Asia.
Columbus
200
What did French women do?
cooked, cleaned, took care of children, and gardened
300
There are interlaced flavors of chocolate candy in the valentine present. What does the word "interlaced" mean?
a. mixing together
b. Establishing the truth, to certify
c. Looking back in time, to think about something
What is mixing together.
300
What is the past tense of jump?
jumped
300
What is the past tense of buy?
bought
300
French Explorers who were the first to travel the Missouri River to Missouri.
Marquette and Jolliet
300
Did the French have slaves?
Yes, some were free and others cooked an were servants.
400
My friend and I will PART company after dinner. I won't see him until he returns from vacation. What does the word part mean in this sentence?
a. separate
b. actor's role in a play
c. a line where hair is combed in different directions
What is separate
400
What is the present tense of baked
bake
400
Is the verb swim regular or irregular and why?
irregular because it turns to swam
400
Tell me about the Missouri Indians.
Lived in longhouses, traveled by horse, hunted and grew crops
400
What did the Early French Missouri Houses look Like?
Steep roofs and vertical logs
500
What is the meaning of the word subjects in the sentence below?
There are many subjects taught at school each day, such as math, reading, and science.
a. school
b. test grades
c. areas of study
What is areas of study.
500
What is the past tense of walk?
walked
500
Is the verb freeze regular or irregular and what is the past tense?
irregular, froze
500
Tell me about the Osage Indians
Lived in Wigwams, traveled by foot, grew crops
500
What was the relationship like between the french and the indians?