Team Nicknames
Book Genres
Environments of Earth
Synonyms
Homophones
100

The Seattle Hockey team nickname.  

What is Kraken 

100

In this genre a story has imagined characters.  

What is Fiction

100

This wet environment makes up two thirds of the earth's surface.

What are the oceans

100

The yellow spotted dog was the runt of the litter.  

a) thinnest       b) tallest    

c) smallest       d) ugliest

What is smallest

100

What is the correct form of the homophone

The teachers said she wanted us to draw the yellow (flour, flower or floor) because it was beautiful.

What is flower

200

The University of Washington school nickname.  

What is Huskies 

200

This type of story is based on facts, real events, or real people and conveys information.

What is Nonfiction

200

This ecosystem consists of dense, tall trees and an abundance of plant life. 

What is a forest

200

The polar bear looked large and hungry so I ran!

a) normal   b) hungry   

c) gigantic    d) average

What is gigantic

200

What is the correct form of the homophone

My (ant, aunt, Aren't) made an apple pie for the bake sale. 

What is aunt

300

The nickname of the current NFL champions, the Los Angeles ___________.      

What is the Rams

300

This type of story is set in a scientifically advanced future and involves space or time travel.   

What is Science Fiction

300

This ecosystem is characterized by extreme heat, sand dunes and little rain.

What is a desert

300

The train from Paris to Berlin had great cuisine

a) dinner   b) cake   

c) food     d) lunch

What is food

300

What is the correct form of the homophone

We would have gotten into a crash if my mom hadn't slammed her foot on the (brake or break)

What is brake

400

The nickname of one the the Los Angeles basketball teams.  

What are (Lakers or Clippers)

400

In this genre the story revolve around magic, myths, and imaginary places and creatures like dragons.  

What is Fantasy Fiction

400

This environment is characterized by high altitudes, cold temperatures, and thin air.

What is mountain 

400

Fireflies light up the night with their beautiful and luminous tails. 

a) lite   b) silky   

c) bright   d) sunny 

What is bright

400

Many people complained that they were (bored or board, bared) by the speech.

What is bored

500

Name of both New York city professional baseball teams.

What are the Yankees & the Mets

500

This genre is a story that is written about someone's life.

 

What is a Biography

500

This ecosystem is a large, flat grassland.  The U.S. has a great one.

What are plains

500

The Congo rainforest exists in the heart of Africa.

a) lies   b) develops   c) create    d) live

What is lies

500

What is the correct form of the homophone

My teacher said we need to have the paper done (buy, bi, by, next Tuesday or we'll get a (pore, pour, or poor) grade.  

What is by and poor