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Piece of P.I.E.
Who's Your Audience?
Topic/Supporting Sentence?
Which Source?
Organizing Thoughts
100
The three letters in PIE stand for this.
What is to persuade, inform, and entertain?
100
Who a writer is speaking or writing to... A. store B. speech C. audience D. duck
What is an audience?
100
LeBron James is a fantastic basketball player. A. topic sentence. B. supporting sentence.
What is a topic sentence?
100
This can help you with parts of speech and pronunciation. A. thesaurus B. encyclopedia C. dictionary D. atlas
What is a dictionary?
100
When we walked to the giant tent, I could not stop smiling. We were about to enter a magic place known as the Big Top. Once the show started, I patiently waited for the elephants to come out. They are some of the smartest animals. They can be taught lots of tricks like picking up peanuts and sitting on stools. Which topic would not be good fora a story about this passage? A. People and Elephants B. Elephant Tricks C. My Trip to the Circus D. Vacations Out West
What is D. Vacations Out West?
200
Come and get your very own Speedy Scooter! It will make you super fast and let you have tons of fun! You should definitely buy a brand new Speedy Scooter today!
What is to persuade?
200
Hey, man, I need to borrow twenty bucks. Okay? I have to buy this stupid book for my music class. It's about lullabies or something. I can't believe a book of lullabies is so expensive. And I can't believe my instructor is making us buy this book. I know. I should've used the twenty bucks I had yesterday to buy the book, but I forgot about it, and, besides, I really wanted that new CD. So, come on, be cool and lend me the money. I'll pay you back on my next payday. What is the purpose? A. entertain B. inform C. describe D. persuade
What is to persuade?
200
The minimum number of supporting sentences a paragraph should contain. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
What is 3?
200
You can find landforms, oceans and deserts here. A. almanac B. atlas C. dictionary D. thesaurus
What is the atlas?
200
How to Make a Hot Fudge Sundae Do you like chocolate and ice cream? Then there's nothing better than a hot fudge sundae! Here's how to make one. First, lay out what you need: ice cream, hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, a cherry, an ice cream scoop, a bowl, a spoon, and a microwave. Next, spoon ¼ cup of hot fudge sauce in a microwave-safe dish. Heat it for 20 seconds in the microwave. If it's not hot, heat it for 10-20 seconds more. Scoop ice cream into the bowl. Pour the hot fudge sauce over the ice cream. (The sauce will be hot, so be careful.) Add whipped cream and a cherry. Yum-yum! What do you do just after you heat the hot fudge in the microwave? A. Pour the hot fudge sauce over the ice cream. B. First lay out what you need. C. Add whipped cream and a cherry. D. Scoop the ice cream into the bowl.
What is D. Scoop the ice cream into the bowl?
300
Do you want to be an artist? Just take our Awesome Artists class and you will be a famous artist in no time!
What is to persuade?
300
Snakes are carnivores (meat eaters). Snakes don’t have eyelids. They can’t bite food so have to swallow it whole. There are around 3000 different species of snake. The most likely audience for this paragraph is: A) babies B) students C) eagles D) football players
What are students?
300
A reason animals attack is because they are afraid. What type of sentence is this? A. topic sentence B. supporting sentence
What is supporting sentence?
300
Use this source to make your writing more exciting. Helps you use better words. Example: delightful instead of good. A. encyclopedia B. thesaurus C. dictionary D. atlas
What is a thesaurus?
300
"The Circus" I have a lot of fun at the circus. My whole family goes together. Before we find our seats, we get lots of snacks. I like to get cotton candy, but my dad gets peanuts. He always saves me some peanuts. When the elephants are performing, I imitate them. Going to the circus is one of my family's favorite trips. What is the first thing they did? A. find our seats B. get snacks C. feed the elephants D. imitate the elephants
What is B.get snacks?
400
If an author wants to give you lots of information about something, this is their purpose.
What is to inform?
400
FOR SALE: a cozy, two-bedroom, one-bath home on a quiet, tree-lined street in the new Happy Seniors Retirement Estates development. This home is perfect for the retired couple or single who wants an extra room for a visiting grandchild or for sewing and crafts. It has all the modern conveniences and no stairs to climb. This home is pleasant and affordable, even for those on a fixed income. Who is the audience? A. children B. senior citizens C. adults D. dogs
What are for senior citizens?
400
True or False: All sentences in a paragraph should be a about one topic.
What is true?
400
You can find articles about almost anything here. A. almanac B. atlas C. dictionary D. encyclopedia
What is an encyclopedia?
400
Tommy's Change Tommy the tadpole lived with his brothers and sisters in Mr. Pool's pond. He enjoyed playing and swimming all day. One day he noticed that his tail was getting longer. "This is nothing to worry about," he thought. He swished his tail and kept having fun. It wasn't very long before he saw that his brothers and sisters grew little legs. "I wonder if that is happening to me?" he whispered. Sure enough, when he saw his reflection in the water below, he had little legs. He decided not to worry and swished his short tail. He began looking for food among the plants. A few days went by, and Tommy found it hard to breathe in the water. He had the urge to move up onto land. He saw that his brothers and sisters had the same idea. They hopped onto the land and began croaking. What happened to Tommy right after his tail grew longer? A. He went up onto land. B. He grew little legs. C. He found it hard to breathe. D. He did not like it.
What is B. he grew little legs?
500
The three letters in PIE stand for this.
To make someone laugh or tell them a story, to amuse them.
500
This building will be torn down because it's falling apart, no one is using it, and a big company wants to build here. It will create hundreds of jobs for people. Please sign the petition to help us make this possible. This was written for _____________. A. t.v. B. adult C. student D. baby
What is an adult?
500
When you combine several paragraphs, what do you have? A. a sentence B. a lot of paragraphs C. an essay D. poem
What is an essay?
500
This has many charts, graphs and lists. It is the place to go for quick facts and weather facts. A. almanac B. atlas C. dictionary D. encyclopedia
What is an almanac?
500
The Farmer's Pocket The brown horse gallops to the barn. He sees the farmer who feeds him. Each day when the farmer comes at 5:00, he brings an apple in his hand. The brown horse loves apples. When the farmer opens the gate, the horse sniffs his hands. The horse nudges the farmer's hands with his nose. His hands are empty. The horse stamps his foot and shakes his mane. The farmer laughs aloud as he takes the apple from his pocket. He holds it in his hand. "Is this what you want, old boy?" he asks. The brown horse sees the shiny, red apple in the farmer's hand. The horse opens his mouth and takes the apple. He has big, strong teeth, but he is careful not to bite the farmer. The horse nods his head and shakes his mane as he crunches the apple. "You're welcome," says the farmer, and he goes out to feed the ducks. In what order did these events take place in the story? 1. The farmer goes to feed the ducks. 2. The horse sees a shiny apple in the farmer's hand. 3. The horse opens his mouth and takes the apple. 4. The farmer opens gate and takes an apple from his pocket. A. 3, 2, 1, 4 B. 2, 1, 3, 4 C. 4, 2, 3, 1 D. 4, 3, 2, 1
What is C. 4,2,3,1?