Word Work
Which is a compound word?
A. summer
B. watermelon
C. beach
B. watermelon
What is the common noun?
The boy jumped excitedly.
A. excitedly
B. jumped
C. boy
C. boy
Which set are synonyms?
A. hungry/full
B. tired/energized
C. cold/chilly
C. cold/chilly
These details describe the ____________ in the story:
It was a summer morning at the beach in 2025. The sky was clear and there was a slight Cape breeze blowing on the shoreline.
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Theme
B. Setting
Which text feature helps you understand a an unfamiliar word?
A. caption
B. glossary
C. Table of Contents
B. glossary
Which is a contraction?
A. would've
B. baseball
C. cannot
A. would've
Identify the verb in the sentence.
The teacher whispered quietly.
A. whispered
B. quietly
C. teacher
A. whispered
Which word contains the prefix pre-?
A. present
B. pretest
C. pressure
B. pretest
These details describe the ________ of the story:
Pippy was an energetic girl with wild red hair. Her nose was sprinkled with faint brown freckles and she had a smile spread from ear to ear.
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Plot
A. Characters
The boy at the fair is very fair with his siblings when they play games together.
Which definition of the bolded fair is used in that sentence?
A. noun - a carnival; a public event where there are games, competitions, rides and entertainment
B. verb - treating someone right or in a way that does not favor other people
B. verb - treating someone right or in a way that does not favor other people
Which is a plural noun?
A. game
B. donut
C. girls
C. girls
Identify the adjective in this sentence.
The crazy students ran wildly.
A. wildly
B. students
C. crazy
C. crazy
Which word means full of peace?
A. peacefull
B. peaceful
C. peacful
B. peaceful
What is the sequence of events that drive the story forward?
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Plot
C. Plot
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. "I am exhausted," I whispered.
B. "I am exhausted" I whispered.
C. "I am exhausted", I whispered.
A. "I am exhausted," I whispered.
What is the proper noun in this sentence?
Tomorrow, I am going to Fenway Park.
A. Tomorrow
B. Fenway Park
C. I
C. Fenway Park
Identify the pronoun in the sentence.
The teacher gave them instructions.
A. them
B. teacher
C. instructions
A. them
What is the antonym of hero?
A. brave
B. eager
C. coward
C. coward
What is another name for the problem/struggle in the story?
A. Setting
B. Conflict
C. Theme
B. Conflict
Which is literal?
A. On rainy days, it can be relaxing to be a couch potato.
B. I like to sit on the couch and relax.
C. It was raining cats and dogs.
B. I like to sit on the couch and relax.
Which is a singular possessive noun?
A. the players' equipment
B. the team's practice
C. the dancers' costumes
B. the team's practice
Identify the adverb.
The chorus sang sweetly.
A. chorus
B. sweetly
C. sang
sweetly
Complete the sentence.
___________ excited to watch the Celtics play.
A. Their
B. There
C. They're
C. They're
The ___________ of a story is a message that the reader can connect to the world in general.
A. Conflict
B. Plot
C. Theme
C. Theme
The boy rushed when he tied his shoe which made it come undone while he was walking to class. By snack time, he was in the nurse getting a band aid for a cut on his knee from tripping!
What is the text structure of this paragraph?
A. compare/contrast
B. chronological order
C. cause/effect
C. cause/effect