ELA you should know
What are the people in stories referred to as?
characters
What do we call 2 words that have similar meanings.
Synonym?
What is wrong with this sentence?
I need to buy milk juice bread and eggs I also need to buy toilet paper paper towels shampoo and face wash while i am at the store If I don't I will run out next week.
Punctuation
Who is Mx Green’s favorite singer?
Beyonce
Pizza is some people's favorite food. What country did it come from originally?
Italy
What is the name of the person who writes the story?
the author
Which planet is the third from the sun?
Earth
What is dialogue in a story?
It is a conversation between two characters or when a character is speaking.
What country do we live in?
The United States
In ancient Egypt, people would wrap their dead bodies in linen. What do we call a dead person after it has been wrapped in linen and dried out?
A mummy
What is the ELA term for the lesson the author wants you to learn in a story?
The theme
This is what you call a book that talks about a person’s life from beginning to end
A Biography?
Daily Double:
This word is the name for sound words. Ex. “Bang, Boom, Crash"
Onomatopoeia
How should you line up in the hallway? (2 answers)
In a straight line and quietly
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What is the name of the words we use to describe nouns?
Adjectives
What is the main idea of a text?
It is what the text is mostly about or the main points mentioned in the text
Manyara, in Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, was selfish, arrogant, and mean. What is the ELA term we use to describe Manyara's personality?
Character traits
How often should we put our hands on other students?
Never
Who is currently the King of England?
King Charles
Non-fiction means that the story is…
The story is true
DAILY DOUBLE!! This is what you call a story you write about your own life.
What is an Autobiography
How many continents are there on Earth?
Bonus Points if you can name 4 out of the 7
7 continents
Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
Whats does the prefix UN mean?
Un means Not
What is the fastest land animal in the world
Cheetah
Fiction means that the story is…
Not real or not true
This is a literary text that is based on imaginary people, events and worlds.
Fiction
Here’s a riddle: What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp
In this game, you can build in wood, brick, or metal. You have a maximum of 100 health and 100 shield.
What is Fortnite?
This natural disaster can happen in the water if there is an earthquake
a tsunami
What type of words do we use to describe adjectives and verbs?
Adverbs
What is the predicate of the sentence?
It tells what the subject did/ part of the sentence that contains the verb.
Our country’s flag has 50 stars.
What do the stars represent?
50 stars to rep 50 states in the U.S
This anime character loves ramen.
Naruto
A dinosaur is considered what? A reptile or a mammal?
a reptile
What type of informational text informs us WHY something happened and WHAT happened?
Cause/Effect
What do we call an informational text that analyzes the similarities and differences between two topics?
Compare and Contrast
What does the acronym CUPS mean?
Capitalization, Understanding, Punctuation, Spelling
This continent is found south of North America and is connected to Mexico
What is South America?
Tacos, quesadillas, and nachos are super yummy. What country do they come from?
Mexico
What does the C in RACES mean?
Cite evidence
You have just completed your writing assignment. What should you do before handing it in?
Check your work/proofread it.
What is chronological order of events?
The order in which events occur.
Who is Harry Potter’s porky cousin who often hits him and pretends to cry when he doesn’t get his way?
Dudley Dursley
Samurai were warriors who carried swords and served the imperial court in which country?
Japan
What is the subject of a sentence?
Who or what the sentence is about
Setting tells what two things in a literary text?
Time and Place
Action verbs and state of being verbs
Reptiles are cold blooded and mammals are warm blooded. What’s another difference between these two in regard to how their young are born?
Mammals give live birth and reptiles are hatched from eggs.
This was a fighter or soldier who served the King during medieval times.
a knight