What you mean?
Who said that?
Who do you think you are?
verb usage
you gotta problem with me!
100

The mouse nibbled on the cheese.  

The word nibbled means.

a.  slowly ate

b.  ate the cheese quickly

What is slowly ate?

100

When the person telling the story is in the story, and uses I, we, me and my most of the time, the story is being told in ____________________.

What is first person point of view?

100

The girl moved quietly to the front of the class.  Her palms were sweating and she was very nervous.  She never liked talking in front of people.

What character trait would you give this girl?

What is shy?

100

drink,   drank,   drunk

think ,  thought

These are examples of ____________________ verbs.

What is irregular?

100

What are the two types of conflict?

What is external and internal?

200

Her mother's ancestors came from Ireland many years ago.

What is the meaning of ancestors?

a.  slaves

b. family memberss

What is family members?

200

When you are reading directions, or see the words, you and your, in a passage, it is being told in ______________________point of view.


What is second person point of view?

200

George Washington led the colonists to a glorious victory during the American Revolution.  George was later voted to become the first President of the United States of America.

What character trait would you give George Washington?

What is brave, loyal, or a good leader?

200

Yesterday, I ______________ to Kroger to buy some chicken for dinner.

a.  drive

b.  drove

c.  drived

What is drove?

200

Sara was secretly struggling with a problem.  Her friends thought it was alright to pick on Tommy during gym time.  Sara knew that picking on other people was a form of bullying and it was wrong.  However, Sara did not want her friends to think she was lame if she stood up for Tommy.

Sara was struggling with an __________________ conflict.

What is internal?

300

The student looked in the atlas to find Europe.

What is the meaning of  atlas in this sentence?

What is a map book?

300

Read the passage and decide from which point of view it is being told.

They were all excited to see the animals at the zoo.  The class was mostly excited to see the monkeys.  They walked most of the day and were exhausted by 2:00 in the afternoon. 

What is third person point of view?

300

Squanto helped the pilgrims when they first came to the Colonies.  He was also held as a slave and taken to Europe.  He did not give up, but learned the English language and came back to help even more.

What character trait would you give to Squanto?

What is helpful or determined to never give up?

300

The baby ________________ 4 ounces of milk this morning.

a.  drinked

b.  drunk

c.  drank

What is drank?

300

While hiking in the woods the winter of 2004, Scott Mansfield encountered a problem.  As he was walking up a steep hill into the last stretch of his hike, he heard a loud growling noise.  Scott tried to remain calm and remember his training many years ago in scout camp. Scott was very nervous as he........

Scott was experiencing a man vs. _____________ conflict.

What is nature?

400

He was sluggish, not lively and full of energy like he was before.

What is the meaning of sluggish in this sentence?

What is tired, or having no energy, or moving slowly?

400

When all the feeling of all of the characters are known to the reader, this is _________________ person point of view.  


What is third person point of view?

400

Betsy Ross was said to have created the first flag for America.  When given the idea for a six pointed star, Betsy was said to have changed it to a more practical five pointed star. Betsy was also said to be known for changing the shape of the flag from square to rectangular.  

What character trait would you give Betsy Ross?

What is creative or intuitive?

400

Tidas___________________ been in college for six years in December.

A.  will have

b.  was 

c.  would had

What is will have?

400

Bobby and Sam were constantly arguing.  Growing up in the same small room did not give them much privacy.  Sam was always taking Bobby's things and borrowing his clothes for school.  Bobby and Sam's parents did not know what to do with their two sons.

What kind of conflict are Bobby and Sam having?

What is man vs. man

500

The aroma of the candle was causing me to dream of wild flowers in a field.

What is the meaning of aroma in this sentence?

What is smell or scent?

500

When a reader knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story, this is known as _____________________________________

a.  Third person omniscient.

b. Second person omniscient.

c.  this kind of story never happens

What is third person omniscient?

500

Sharon's friend Mindy was having a hard time in the new middle school.  No one seemed to like her and she was not making friends easily.  Sharon was always involved with all the kids at school and was always invited to parties and asked to join in games.  Sharon felt bad for Mindy so she would ask her to join her at the parties and would encourage her to join in the games. 

What character trait would you give Sharon?

What is loyal?

500

I have really ____________ about that problem, and have decided that retirement will be the best solution.

a. thinked

b. thought

c. thoughted

What is thought?

500

Martin Luther King Jr.  set out to fight for equal rights for all people.  His dream was to have all children go to the same schools and to be able to be friends.  There were many people who did not agree with Martin Luther King Jr.  and ultimately one person killed MLK.

This is an example of ______________________.What kind of conflict?

What is Man vs. Society?