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Grammar and Language
Writing
Text Features
Figurative Language + Vocab
Text Structure
100
Identify the noun, verb, adjective, and adverb in the following sentence: The gray squirrel scampered quickly.
Noun - squirrel, Verb - scampered, Adjective - gray, Adverb - quickly
100
What should every writer do before submitting his or her writing?
proofread (edit, check for mistakes)
100

What do we call is a picture with specific parts labeled.

A diagram.

or 

caption

A diagram.

100

Write an example of a metaphor.

Comparing two different things by saying that something IS something else.
Example: Bob's stomach is a bottomless pit.

(Bob's stomach was a bottomless pit.)

100

What text structure has lots of specific details about a topic, such as features, characteristics, or examples?

Description

OR 

Fiction texts

Description


200

What pronoun would replace the noun(s) in this sentence: Mary and her sister went to the movies.

They

200
What is the first piece needed for any essay or story?
Introduction or lead
200

How are headings helpful to the reader?

They give the main idea of each section of the text.

200
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A metaphor says something IS something else while a simile uses LIKE or AS to compare two things. (He was as tall as a giraffe.)
200

What text structure explains how things are alike and different?

Compare and contrast

or 

Sequence of Events

Compare and contrast


300
What is the correct way to punctuate this address: 500 Leitersburg St. Greencastle PA 17225
500 Leitersburg St., Greencastle, PA 17225
300
Draw a quick example of each graphic organizer you can use to plan for narrative, informational, or opinion writing.
bullet list, bubble map, beginning/middle/end boxes, one reason/another reason/finally
300
What is a caption?
The words that explain what a photograph is about.
300
What does the word SHARE mean in this sentence: Your SHARE of the pizza is 2 slices. (Multiple meaning words)
A piece or portion
300

Which text structure presents something wrong and then how it was fixed?

Problem and solution

OR 

Sequence of Events

Problem and solution


400

What is the best way to combine these two sentences? The puppy chased his ball. The puppy chewed on his bone.

What word can be added in between these sentences.

The puppy chased his ball and chewed on his bone.

400
What is the first step to preparing for writing your essay?
READ THE PROMPT!
400

In which genre of book will you mostly likely find text features?

Informational (Non-fiction)

OR 

Fiction

Informational (Non-fiction) 

400
What does the word ILLUMINATED mean in the sentence: When Jane turned on the lamp it ILLUMINATED her chair so she could read.
Lit up (Context clues)
400

Which text structure tells events in the order that they happened?

Sequence of events

or 

Cause and effect

Sequence of events


500

List at least 3 conjunctions.

Think, they connect compound sentences.

for and nor but or yet so

500
What is one way to make an introduction more interesting for your readers?
Sound effect, figurative language, dialogue, interesting detail or fact
500
Why do authors include bold words in the text?
To make them stand out, because they are important, to make you pay attention to them
500
What is a synonym you could use to replace PLUNGED in this sentence: Cameron PLUNGED quickly into the cold waves at the beach.
Dived, jumped
500

What text structure has information that is organized by connected events that explain why certain events happen? (Think: something happens SO something else happens)

Problem and solution

OR

Cause and effect.

Problem and solution