Story Elements
Verbs
Nouns
Vowel Sounds
Punctuation
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Ricky studied for his Spelling test all night. Last week he failed his test and was very upset. This time he made word cards and sorted them. He even got his big brother to help him study.

What is the Main Idea of this story?

The story is about a boy who is so worried about failing his Spelling test that he does many things to prepare for the next one.

100

Which word is the verb in the sentence below?

Tracey ate more than half of the whole pizza for dinner.

ate
100

Which words are NOT Nouns?

                        box            computer      bake

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                         car             hot              stop

stop     bake       hot

100

Which word has the short /e/ sound?


                keep                       kept

kept

100

Which punctuation mark belongs at the end of this sentence:


May I borrow $5, please__

? (question mark)

200

What is this story MOSTLY about?


John-John is really scared of clowns. He screamed and hid in the corner at his own birthday party when the clown showed up. He won't even watch a movie with clowns in it!  

Someone who is afraid of clowns.

200

            Choose the word that shows action.


    I dribbled the ball down the court with one hand. 

dribbled

200

Which words are Proper Nouns?

McDonald's             dog                   playground


ball                  Broad Street                   Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith, McDonald's, Broad Street

200

What type of vowel sound do you hear in the word "boat"?

long/o/

200

Fill-in the correct punctuation mark at the the end of this sentence:


I am so excited that you are here__

a period ( . )

a comma ( , )

an exclamation point ( ! )

a question mark ( ? )

300

Jahvarez and Kwame are the fastest runners in class. Each day at recess they compete against each other and all of their classmates gather to watch. Mr. Jones has asked that they try out for the school's track team.

Who are the characters in the story? 

Jahvarez, Kwame, Mr. Jones

300

Which word is NOT a Verb?


sing         hop         spin      house      



house

300

Name ALL of the Noun types in the sentence below: 


Ms. Ford played a game with us in the library. 

game

library 

Ms. Ford

300

Which vowel would complete the word? 


             I plan to go to c_mp this summer.

a, e, i, o, u

300

Choose the correct punctuation marks for the sentence below:


Mrs Hobson wore a stunning costume to the party

a.     ?    ,

b.     .    ?

c.     .     !

400
Heavyn rode the train to Philadelphia for the Penn Relays. While visiting, she stopped by Wawa's to get a jumbo pretzel and Krimpets for a snack. She had the best time ever, watching the runners dash for the finish-line!


What is the setting of the story?


a). on the train

b). in Philadelphia

400

Fill in the blank with the correct Verb:


Mrs. Russell _________ a funny story to us during class.

a). saw     b). read      c). sang

read

400

Name each Noun in this sentence below.


I spilled the coffee all over my new dress and shoes.

dress

shoes

coffee

400

True OR False


                               The vowels are:

                               a, e, y, i, o, u, c

False


(c is NOT a vowel; y is a vowel, sometimes)

400


Which punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence:

               I've already done my homework

. (period)