ELA Review
What is a synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
What two words does the contraction we'll make up?
We will
What type of Point of View is used when the narrator is part of the story?
First Person
What type of text involves a character, setting, and a problem?
A Fiction text
What is the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text?
Main Idea
What kind of punctuation do you use when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamation point
What are Quotation Marks used to show?
Dialogue
To show the exact words someone has spoken or written
A direct quote
What is an antonym for the word old?
What is a homophone for the word Night?
Knight.
What are the coordinating conjunctions? (Hint: There are 7)
For, An, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is a noun?
Each team member must give an example
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
What is a verb?
Each team member must give an example
A verb is an action.
What do you use apostrophes for? (Select all that apply)
a) To show when someone is speaking
b) In contractions
c) To show possession
In contractions or to show possession
can't
don't
Sofia's desk
Owen's pencil
If I am writing about how to make a cake, then what kind of writing am I doing?
1) chronological
2) cause and effect
3) compare
Chronological because it needs to be in order
Give me an antonym for horrific
Answers will vary (beautiful, nice,)
What is Theme?
Overall message
The moral of a story
A life lesson
Correct the sentence:
mrs. bohannon is hapy that its almost summer
Mrs. Bohannon is happy that it's almost summer.
Correct this sentence:
does anyone now were my coffee is
Does anyone know where my coffee is?
What type of Point of View is used when the narrator is not part of the story but knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters?
Third Person-Omniscient
What time of figurative language is being used here:
Her brain is the size of a pea.
Hyperbole
Correct the sentence:
He shouted i am afriad of spiders
He shouted, "I am afraid of spiders!"
Correct the sentence:
can we go to the beech on saturday
Can we go to the beach on Saturday?
What text structure tells us why things happen?
Cause and Effect
What is an adjective?
Each team member must give an example
A word used to describe an action, state, or an occurrence.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below:
Personification