Random ELA
To tell how items are the same or different.
the purpose and point of the paragraph
What is the main idea/central idea?
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
A. I love reading; and writing too.
B. I love reading; I also enjoy writing.
C. I love reading; but I enjoy writing too.
D. I love reading I also enjoy writing;
B. I love reading; I also enjoy writing.
a comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT to most people.
What is the Horrible/ Nasty
the "paragraph" of a poem
What is a stanza?
the moral/lesson learned
What is theme?
Did yoo see the boy run He is going to the store.
Fix the sentence(s)
Did you see the boy run? He is going to the store.
giving an object human qualities
What is personification?
Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story takes place.
A conclusion reached by using details from the text and the information you already know (background knowledge).
What is an inference?
Which is the correct spelling?
A. acomplish
B. accomplish
C. accomplissh
D. acomplich
What is B. accomplish?
Tom taught Tina to play tennis.
What is alliteration?
When you read you often come to words that you don't know. One way to find out a words meanings is to look for_________________________________
What is Context Clues?
These words—such as for example, additionally, however, and as a result—help connect ideas smoothly.
Transition words
anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true
What is evidence?
The boy said i am going to the store.
Fix the sentence.
BOOM!
BAM!
Bzzzzzzz!
Ringgggg!
What is onomatopoeia?
Which word means to bring something to an end?
A. initiate
B. terminate
C. illuminate
D. vital
B. Terminate
This paragraph should summarize key points without adding new information.
What is the conclusion
Identify the text structure:
“Earthquakes and volcanoes are both natural disasters, but earthquakes occur due to shifting plates while volcanoes erupt because of melted rock rising to the surface.”
A. sequence
B. compare & contrast
C. cause & effect
D. description
Which is correct?
A. The teacher Mrs. New teaches 6th grade ELA.
B. The teacher, Mrs. New, teaches 6th grade ELA.
C. The teacher "Mrs. New" teaches 6th grade ELA.
B. The teacher, Mrs. New, teaches 6th grade ELA.
an exaggeration; For example, I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole?
The root “spect” means "to look." What does inspect mean?
A. To look closely at something
B. To look for a short moment
C. To shine light on
D. To look away from something
A. To look closely at something