If something is __________, it is not special or different in any way.
ordinary
100
A _________ is a structure made of wire or heavy metal bars, in which birds or animals are kept.
cage
100
Identify the subject in the following sentence: Miss Kapp ran eight miles on Saturday.
Miss Kapp
100
The Mysterious Tadpole is mostly about which character(s)? Louis's mom and dad, Louis and Alphonse, Ms. Seevers, Uncle McAllister
Louis and Alphonse
100
Which is the correct contraction for we are? were, we're, wer'e
we're
200
When someone is _________, he or she is worried or unhappy about something.
upset
200
If you __________ something, such as a machine or an activity, you affect how it works.
control
200
Parts of a sentence: Every sentence should have a ___________ and a ____________.
subject; predicate
200
Which is the setting for part of The Mysterious Tadpole? a soccer field, a pirate ship, a school, Scotland
a school
200
Which word has the same sound as "ou" in soup? soft, soap, pump, chew
chew
300
A _________ person makes good decisions based on common sense.
sensible
300
If you act or speak ____________, you look or sound as though you do not trust someone or something.
suspiciously
300
Identify the predicate in the following sentence: Louis was very excited about his present.
was very excited about his present
300
Provide the definition of setting.
The setting of a story is when and where it takes place.
300
Which is the correct contraction for you will? you'ill, you'l, you'll
you'll
400
If you feel ____________, you do not understand what is happening or what to do.
confused
400
When people or animals are in __________, they are practicing and learning a new skill.
training
400
Double Jeopardy (800 points):What is a contraction? Also, provide one example.
A contraction is a shortened form of two words written as one word in which an apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter or letters. (Example: isn't)
400
Think about The Mysterious Tadpole... How much time passes from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?
one year
400
Which word has the same sound as "ue" in blue? luck, food, burn, blow
food
500
Think back to Lesson 25... A __________ is a part of a plant that grows down into the ground.
root
500
Double Jeopardy (1,000 points):Think back to Lesson 25... A ___________ is a plant that has just begun to grow.
shoot
500
All contractions must have an ____________.
apostrophe
500
How does Alphonse help solve the problem of finding a place for him to live?
He retrieves enough gold to pay for a pool.
500
Which two words make up the following contraction? she's