Cynthia said she wanted to go to the mall with mom and ______. Which goes in the blank I or me?
me
100
What two main things do we use a dictionary for?
Spelling and definitions
100
Fill in the sentence with the correct homophones:
Please right/write me at least one time a weak/week.
write, week
100
"A leopard slinks through the tall grass. He hears exotic birds calling and sees bright colorful flowers." Where is this story set
The jungle or rainforest
100
How would you know a story is a trickster tale?
A trickster tale is when an animal tricks another animal and the tricker gets tricked in the end.
200
What is the contraction for have not?
haven't
200
If I wanted to look up a synonym for the word "hot" where should I look?
A thesaurus
200
What are prefixes? What are suffixes?
A part of a word that has a special meaning and is at the front of the word. A part of a word that has a special meaning and is at the back of the word.
200
Which genre tells us how something in nature happened in a fictional way?
pourquoi tale
200
Which word uses "pre" in the same way as "preschool?"
a. precious
b. preface
c. comprehend
d. press
b. preface
300
What is a pronoun? Give three examples of pronouns.
A word that takes the place of a noun. He, she, it, we, they, him, his, her
300
If I was writing a report on George Washington where would I look for information?
an encyclopedia
300
Which word has the same vowel sound as the word "bear?"
a. hear
b. ball
c. air
d. car
c. air
300
If you were reading a story where there is a lot of exaggeration, what kind of story would that be?
tall tale
300
Is this list to plan or choose a topic to write about:
1. the USA
2. teachers
3. bugs
4. my trip to Georgia
To choose what to write about.
400
How could you change this sentence so that the verb is more precise? The squirrel ran up the tree.
Change the verb to scampered, hopped, skittered, flew, etc.
400
If I was reading a history textbook and wanted to look up the word "culture" where would I do it? If I wanted to find a map of Mali where would I look?
glossary, atlas
400
Which word has the same beginning sound as "trap?"
a. tall
b. tar
c. cap
d. trail
d. trail
400
What is the main idea of a story? What is a trick to finding the main idea? What is the summary of a story?
The main idea is the point of the story. One trick to finding it is making sure that your main idea is throughout the story and not just in one part of the story. The summary of the story is a description of what happens in the story.
400
What is the plural of the word "goose?"
Geese
500
Which word in this sentence shows possession? How do you know it shows possession? Caleb's red shoe is laying on the floor.
Caleb, because it has an apostrophe.
500
What is the difference between a dictionary, a glossary, and an encyclopedia.
A dictionary is a stand alone book where you can find definitions. A glossary is a small part of a book where you can find definitions of words that are in that book. An encyclopedia has more information on topics than dictionaries or glossaries.
500
Which word uses the prefix "dis" the same way it is used in the word "disable?"
a. dish
b. distinct
c. disrespect
d. dismal
disrespect
500
Use context clues to figure out what the word "berate" means.
My mom "berated" me when I shoved my sister.
Berate means to scold or fuss at.
500
Compare and contrast the settings of two books: one is set in the forest, one is set in the beach.
Same: outside
Different: forest has grass, beach has sand
forest has squirrels, beach has fish