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100

What are the people in stories referred to as?

characters

100

What do we call 2 words that have similar meanings.

Synonym?

100

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

100

Who is Mx Green’s favorite singer?

Beyonce 

100

Pizza is some people's favorite food.  What country did it come from originally?

Italy

200

What is the name of the person who writes the story? 

the author

200

Which planet is the third from the sun?

Earth

200

What is dialogue in a story? 

It is a conversation between two characters or when a character is speaking.

200

What country do we live in?

The United States 

200

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

300

What is the ELA term for the lesson the author wants you to learn in a story?

The theme

300

This is what you call a book that talks about a person’s life from beginning to end

A Biography?

300

Daily Double: 

This word is the name for sound words. Ex. “Bang, Boom, Crash"

Onomatopoeia

300

How should you line up in the hallway? (2 answers)

In a straight line and quietly 

300

Who was the first president of the United States?

George Washington

401

What is the name of the words we use to describe nouns?

Adjectives 

401

What is the main idea of a text?

It is what the text is mostly about or the main points mentioned in the text

401

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 

401

How often should we put our hands on other students?

Never 

401

Who is currently the King of England?

King Charles

500

Non-fiction means that the story is…

The story is true

500

DAILY DOUBLE!! This is what you call a story you write about your own life. 

What is an Autobiography

500

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 

500

Whats does the prefix UN mean?

Un means Not 

500

What is the fastest land animal in the world

Cheetah

600

Fiction means that the story is…

Not real or not true

600

This is a literary text that is based on imaginary people, events and worlds.

Fiction

600

Here’s a riddle: What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?


A stamp

600

In this game, you can build in wood, brick, or metal. You have a maximum of 100 health and 100 shield.

What is Fortnite?

600

This natural disaster can happen in the water if there is an earthquake

a tsunami

700

What type of words do we use to describe adjectives and verbs?

Adverbs

700

What is the predicate of the sentence?

It tells what the subject did/ part of the sentence that contains the verb.

700

Our country’s flag has 50 stars.

What do the stars represent? 

50 stars to rep 50 states in the U.S

700

This anime character loves ramen.

Naruto

700

A dinosaur is considered what?  A reptile or a mammal?

a reptile

800

What type of informational text informs us WHY something happened and WHAT happened?

Cause/Effect

800

What do we call an informational text that analyzes the similarities and differences between two topics? 

Compare and Contrast 

800

What does the acronym CUPS mean?

Capitalization, Understanding, Punctuation, Spelling

800

This continent is found south of North America and is connected to Mexico

What is South America?

800

Tacos, quesadillas, and nachos are super yummy.  What country do they come from?

Mexico

900

What does the C in RACES mean?

Cite evidence 

900

You have just completed your writing assignment. What should you do before handing it in?

Check your work/proofread it.

900

What is chronological order of events?

The order in which events occur. 

900

Who is Harry Potter’s porky cousin who often hits him and pretends to cry when he doesn’t get his way?

Dudley Dursley 

900

Samurai were warriors who carried swords and served the imperial court in which country?

Japan

1000

What is the subject of a sentence? 

Who or what the sentence is about 

1000

Setting tells what two things in a literary text?

Time and Place

1000
There are two types of verbs that we discussed this year. What are those two types?

Action verbs and state of being verbs 

1000

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. 

1000

This was a fighter or soldier who served the King during medieval times.

a knight