Triple Jeopardy (300 points): Something that is ___________ is completely correct.
exact
100
If an animal _____________, it made deep, low noise because it was angry, afraid, or excited.
growled
100
All sentences need a _________ and a ___________.
subject; predicate
100
Which genre best describes the story, The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs?
biography
100
Which spelling pattern have we been studying this week? Also, provide two examples which follow the pattern.
Words with oo; Examples: cookie, cookbook
200
When a person is ____________, he or she is very surprised.
amazed
200
If you ____________ something from a place, you take it out or take it away.
remove
200
What is a noun? Provide the definition and three examples.
A noun is a person, place, thing, idea, or animal. Examples: dog, basketball, Harry
200
Which of the following is an opinion sentence? a). Tray was black and white. b). Tray dug for fossils. c). Tray had friendly eyes. d). Tray lived in England.
c). Tray had friendly eyes.
200
Shades of Meaning: Which word BEST completes the following sentence: Please wear a _______ sweater because it's cold outside. thick, plump, fat, chubby
thick
300
If you _____________ something, you found out something that you did not know before.
discovered
300
If someone ____________ something, he or she described it in a simple way so that others could understand.
explained
300
Identify the verb in the following sentence. Josephine reads all day long!
reads
300
What happened AFTER Mary and Tray found giant rib bones in the side of the cliff? a). A scientist told Mary they were crocodile bones. b). The people from town hid the bones. c). A rich man bought the bones for a museum.
c). A rich man bought the bones for a museum.
300
Shades of Meaning: Which word BEST completes the following sentence: To see who was fastest, Max and Thomas _________ to the end of the street. danced, walked, raced, jogged
raced
400
A ___________ is someone who carefully watches or protects something.
guard
400
____________ are things you buy or find to remind you of a place or an event.
Souvenirs
400
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence: Matilda is an intelligent child.
Subject- Matilda; Predicate- is an intelligent child
400
Which sentence about Mary is a fact? a). Mary sold fossils to tourists. b). Mary was smarter than most people in town. c). Mary's fossils were great souvenirs.
a). Mary sold fossils to tourists.
400
Which word has the same sound as oo in cookie? too, cake, coffee, hood
hood
500
Think back to Lesson 26... If you act or speak ____________, you look or sound as though you do not trust someone or something.
suspiciously
500
Think back to Lesson 26...If something is __________, it is not special or different in any way.
ordinary
500
What is an adjective? Provide the definition and three examples.
An adjective is a describing word. Examples: beautiful, lovely, handsome
500
Double Jeopardy (1,000 points): Explain the difference between a fact and an opinion.
A fact is something that can be proven true.
An opinion is someone's feelings about a particular topic.
500
Which word has the same sound as oo in look? wood, moon, luck, lock