English
What is the plural of person?
People
A phrase whose meaning is not literal, such as "kick the bucket"
Idiom
The structure of a typical five-paragraph essay
What is an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion?
A strategy to help understand complex texts?
Annotating
I am (go/going) to America this weekend.
going
Rewording someone else's ideas or text
Paraphrasing
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
The term for a comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
The main character in a story
Protagonist
Center / Course
Which "c" makes the 'S' sound?
Center
Where do you find the main argument or point of an essay
Thesis statement
What is a noun?
Person
Place
Thing
Animal
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
Antonym
The correct form of the verb in this sentence: "He _ (go) to school every day"
goes
How many mistakes are in this sentence?
sarah Ate 3 cherry and then went, home."
5
What are five prepositions?
On, in, under, behind, in front, between, above, etc.
What is the plural of the word tooth?
teeth
To make an educated guess about what will happen next
Inference
What is the difference between a biography and autobiography?
Auto - person writes about themselves.
Bio - someone else writes a story about a person.
Rearrange the sentence:
my goes sometimes the friend to cinema
My friend sometimes goes to the cinema.
What is the plural of mouse?
Mice
What is the singular of children?
Child
What is another way to say the main idea?
The central point
Give 3 examples of a verb.
Walking, running, shopping, galloping...
What does ELA stand for?
English Language Arts
The term for the time and place in which a story occurs
Setting
The term for the use of "I" or "we" in a narrative
First person POV
What is an antonym of "safe"?
dangerous
What is the most commonly used letter in the English language?
E
It is used in 1/8 of all words!
Pizza was\were my favorite food.
was
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. What animal am I?
kangaroo
Feeling joyful or glad
Happy
How would you ask your teacher to use the toilet?
May I go to the bathroom?
Can I go to the bathroom?
The literary device is used in the phrase "the wind whispered"?
Personification
What is the "golden rule"?
Treat others as you want to be treated.