Vocabulary
The meaning of identity is
What is who you are?
Which one is a complete sentence?
A) Danced all night long.
B) My friends danced all night long.
What is B, My friends danced all night long.
A complete sentence has two main parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject is who or what the sentence is about. The predicate tells what the subject is doing or what is being said about it.
The large fire quickly consumed the old wooden building.
What does consumed mean in this sentence?
a) to build something
b) to fix something
c) to completely destroy or eat something
What is c, to completely destroy or eat something
The following are what type of sentences?
A) Are we having a pep rally this week?
B) What time is it?
C) Will our attendance this month make us the attendance champions?
The star was invisible in the daytime sky.
How did the prefix in- change the meaning of the word?
A) It changes the word to mean "not visible."
B) It changes the word to mean "visible again."
C) It changes the word to mean "very visible."
What is A, it changes the word to mean "not visible.”
The prefix in- means "not."
This word means thatthe thought is one that is deep and meaningful
What is profound?
Which of the following is a complete sentence with correct subject-verb agreement?
A) The two students, along with their teacher, is going to the museum.
B) The two students, along with their teacher, are going to the museum.
What is B.
The subject of the sentence is "students," which is plural. Therefore, the verb must also be plural (“are”).
After many years of practice, the dancer had enough experience to teach her own class.
What does experience mean in this sentence?
a) to feel pain
b) skill or knowledge from doing something
c) to try something for the first time
What is b, skill or knowledge from doing something
Which of the four sentence types is the following sentence:
The fourth graders at Peacock Preparatory school are so excited to bring up their AR scores!
What is an exclamatory sentence.
An exclamatory sentence, expresses strong emotion, like surprise or joy, and always ends with an exclamation mark. Adding a word like "so" or "very" helps to show strong feeling, and the exclamation point at the end makes it an exclamatory sentence.
The store is waiting for a repayment on the new computer.
How does the prefix re- and the suffix -ment change the word "pay" in this sentence?
A) It changes the word to mean "the act of paying again."
B) It changes the word to mean "not paying."
C) It changes the word to mean "paying for a long time."
What is A, it changes the word to mean "the act of paying again."
The prefix re- means "again," and the suffix -ment changes a verb (an action word) into a noun (a thing or idea). "Repayment" means the action of paying something again.
Ancient means
What is something that is very very old?
Which sentence correctly uses a quotation?
A) “The dogs has to stay on their leashes,” the park ranger said.
B) The “park ranger said”, The “dogs have to stay on their leashes.”
What is A.
I inadvertently forgot to do my homework, which made me feel bad.
What does inadvertently mean in this sentence?
a) on purpose
b) by mistake
c) cautiously
What is b, by mistake?
Is the sentence, “Please follow the rules.” A imperative or declarative sentence?
What is an imperative sentence?
An imperative sentence gives a command, makes a request, or offers an instruction.
Which sentence uses the prefix im- correctly to change the word "possible"?
A) The impossible climb up the mountain took us all day.
B) The im-possible climb up the mountain took us all day.
What is A, “The impossible climb up the mountain took us all day.”
The prefix im- also means "not." It is used before words that start with the letters m, b, or p. When you add it to a word like "possible," it changes the meaning to "not possible."
Disdain is…
What is when you act as if he or she is unimportant or not as good as you are
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a quotation, is a complete sentence, and contains proper subject-verb agreement?
A) I believe the author wrote, “He needs to leave now.”
B) “He need to leave now,” the author wrote.
What is A, I believe the author wrote, “He needs to leave now.”
The subject in the quotation is "He," which is singular and requires the singular verb "needs."
I felt obliged to help my sister with her chores since she helped me with mine.
What does obliged mean in this sentence?
a) to feel like you have to do something
b) to feel happy
c) to feel lazy
What is a, to feel like you have to do something
Which sentence follows the declarative sentence rule?
• A) Look at that beautiful sunset!
• B) Please pass me the ball.
• C) The dog chased the squirrel.
What is C, The dog chased the squirrel.
Declarative sentence, simply states a fact or an idea and ends with a period.
Which sentence uses the suffix -ly correctly to change the word "quick"?
A) The rabbit ran quickly across the field.
B) The ly-quick rabbit ran across the field.
What is A, “The rabbit ran quickly across the field.”
Adding the suffix -ly to a word like "quick" changes it from an adjective (a describing word) into an adverb. An adverb describes how an action is done. "Quickly" tells us how the rabbit ran.
This is the belief and traditions passed down from the people who live before a person
What is heritage?
Which sentence contains a quotation, is a complete sentence, and demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A) My favorite poems is “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe.
B) My favorite poem is “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe.
What is B, My favorite poem is “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe.
The little boy was a witness to the crime, so he had to tell the police what he saw.
What does witness mean in this sentence?
a) someone who sees something happen
b) a person who tells jokes
c) a person who gets lost
What is a, someone who sees something happen
Which sentence correctly uses a quotation, is a complete sentence, and shows correct subject-verb agreement?
A) “The dogs has to stay on their leashes,” the park ranger said.
B) The park ranger said, “The dogs have to stay on their leashes.”
What is B, The park ranger said, “The dogs have to stay on their leashes.”
The subject in the quotation is "dogs," which is plural and requires the plural verb "have."
Which sentence correctly uses the ending -y to describe the weather?
A) The sky is looking so rain-y today.
B) It is a very shiny day outside.
C) We had a very windy day.
D) The pretty day made me happy.
What is C, “We had a very windy day.”
In this sentence, the suffix -y is correctly added to the word "wind" to change it into an adjective that describes the day. The words "shiny," "pretty," and "happy" already end in 'y' as part of their original spelling. We don't use a dash or a hyphen with a suffix.