Synonyms & Antonyms
A synonym for the word INSIGHT is
a. ignorance
b. adventure
c. understanding
c. understanding
What does the SUBJECT of a sentence do?
a. describes the action
b. tells who or what the sentence is about
c. explains where someone is going
b. tells who or what the sentence is about
To THRIVE means to...
a. give
b. do well
c. get hurt
b. do well
TRUE or FALSE?
The purpose of poetry is to describe the events of a person's life.
FALSE
The purpose of poetry is to express ideas and feelings.
TRUE or FALSE?
Realistic Fiction has characters and events that seem real, but are not.
TRUE
An antonym for the word ICONIC is
a. unrecognizable
b. famous
c. exemplary
a. unrecognizable
Complete sentences have a________and a ________.
SUBJECT and a PREDICATE
A TRANSMITTER is equipment that _____________.
makes and sends electromagnetic waves that carry messages.
What is DIALOGUE in narrative text?
DIALOGUE is the conversation between people--the words they speak.
a. entertain
b. inform
c. persuade or convince
c. persuade or convince
What are ANTONYMS?
ANTONYMS are words with opposite meanings.
What are the singular forms of these nouns?
restaurants, teeth, cities, sheep, women
restaurant, tooth, city, sheep, woman
To COOPERATE is to ______________________.
300 BONUS points if your team can describe two ways students COOPERATE.
work together; participate in a shared activity
Why did the artist, Frida Kahlo, prefer to paint tropical plants and animals from her homeland?
She painted scenes that reminded her of her homeland--the world she dreamed of returning to.
What is a MAIN IDEA?
What are SUPPORTIG DETAILS?
A main idea is the main point about something an author makes in a text.
Supporting details provide examples, facts, and evidence or reasons that explain or prove the main idea.
Which two words are antonyms for the word GRATIFIED?
pleased, delighted, unhappy, fulfilled, depressed
unhappy, depressed
Add the following suffixes the the root word CONSERVE to change the meaning:
-ing, -ed, tion
conserving, conserved, conservation
An organism that gets nutrition from decaying matter is called _____________.
a. fungus
b. moss
c. a toad
a. fungus
As a writer, what is the NARRATOR'S job?
The NARRATOR's job is to tell about an event with his/her actions, words, thoughts, and feelings
Near the end of the selection 'from Hatchet' by Gary Paulsen, Brian thought "I have a friend now. A hungry friend, but a good one."
Name his friend and tell why he thought this
His friend was fire.
He worked very long and hard to start the fire. He thought of fire as his friend because the fire would keep anything from coming into his shelter. It made him feel safe.
Name one synonym and one antonym for the word PAINSTAKING.
Synonyms: diligent, earnest, careful, detail-oriented, conscientious
Antonyms: careless, lazy, thoughtless, negligent, unconcerned
An ADVERB tells how, when, or where something happens. Identify the adverbs in these sentences:
1. Bobby sings quietly to himself in the car.
2. She searched everywhere for her lost cat.
3. My sister always arrives on time.
1. quietly
2. everywhere
3. always
Define ECOSYSTEM.
500 BONUS points if your team can name three types of ecosystems.
An ecosystem is a community of living things and the environment it inhabits.
tropical rainforest, savanna, desert, pond, wetland, coral reef, tundra, ocean, river
What characteristics of the selection 'Picturesque Journeys' tell you it is informational text?
photographs, captions, real people, names of places, dates, maps
titles, headings, bold print, italics, photos, illustrations, charts, graphs, diagrams, captions, maps, timelines