One area or part of a larger space. Hint: some plants might grow in one ______ in a large forest and other plants in another _______.
What is zone
100
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent in these sentences: Dad lives here for three months of the year. He is a biologist, a kind of scientist that studies plants and animals.
What is "dad" and "he"
100
Identify the idiom in the sentences and describe what it means: Stacy is a truly exceptional student. She is one in a million.
What is one in a million. One in a million means special, unique, exceptional, etc.
100
The difference between a fact and an opinion
What is a fact is something that can be proven. An opinion is just someone's thoughts about a particular subject or idea.
100
Writing that aims to convince someone of something specific. You want the reader to believe the same thing you do about a particular topic.
What is Persuasive Writing
200
Something attached in such a way that it hangs down. For example, a monkey could be _______ from a tree branch.
What is suspended
200
Rewrite this sentence by replacing the subjects of the sentence (Jenny and Bob) with a pronoun: Jenny and Bob like to visit the zoo.
What is "they".
200
Identify the idiom in the sentence and explain what it means: I didn't study for my test, so I'm going to have to wing it.
What is wing it. Wing it means to do something without any preparation.
200
Write whether the following statement is a fact or an opinion: Dogs are the best pet you can buy.
What is opinion.
200
predator
What is an animal that hunts and kills other animals
300
nutrients
What is anything that gives food or nourishment to living things.
300
Identify the pronoun in this sentence: Anyone who thinks dolphins are the best animal in the world is crazy.
What is "anyone".
300
An example of Onomatopoeia
What is "boom", "gulp", "quack", "Shhhhhhh", etc.
300
Write whether the following statement is a fact or an opinion: Tigers belong in the wild and should not be placed in zoos.
What is opinion.
300
Article that best completes the sentence: There is _____ ostrich staring at me over the fence.
What is "an".
400
vital
What is necessary. The term vital usually applies to life and living things. For example, Water is vital for the growth of plants.
400
Use the correct form of the adjective in parenthesis to complete this sentence: Mary is _____ than John. (old)
What is "older".
400
3 examples of onomatopoeia that deal with nature or animals.
What is "woof", "plop", "grrrrrrr", "splish", "splash", etc.
400
"Quartz is one of the hardest minerals", "Calcite is the only mineral that reacts with cold acid", "A mineral can not be broken down any further" "Rocks and minerals are interesting to study" Which is an opinion?
What is Rocks and minerals are interesting to study
400
Article that best completes the sentence: ________ president of the United State is Barack Obama.
What is "the".
500
to grow well and to be healthy
What is thrive.
500
Use the correct form of the adjective in parenthesis to complete this sentence: Max's story is the ______ story I have ever heard. (long)
What is "longest".
500
A sentence using an idiom.
What is "It's raining cats and dogs", "We're in the same boat", "I heard it straight from the horse's mouth", etc.
500
The poem "Sounds of the Rainforest" is best sung to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"
Fact or opining
What is an opinion
500
Making sure your writing sounds good when read aloud, using different sentence lengths, starting your sentences in different ways, and using connecting words to help sentences flow together are all examples of this.