Literacy 1
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is a verb?
A verb can be an action word or a state of being.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
Name the vowels in the alphabet.
A, E, I, O, U, and Y (when it sounds like one)
What are the four cardinal directions on a map or globe?
North, South, West, East
What is a plural noun?
More than one. Ex. cats, dogs, apples...
Put these words into ABC order:
slither, ring, piano, light
light, piano, ring, slither
What punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence:
Today is a cloudy and cold day
A period
What are the consonants in this word:
remember
r, m, m, b, r
Name the 7 continents of the world.
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
Which one is correct:
boxs
boxes
boxez
boxes
How many syllables are in this word:
together
3
Give one synonym for this word:
large
big, huge, gigantic,...
Name a literary device
What is/are...Allusion, Imagery, Repetition, etc. (answers may vary)
Does air take up space?
yes
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when a story takes place.
Spell the plural noun of person.
people
What type of sentence uses this punctuation mark
!
Exclamatory
What type of punctuation mark goes at the end of an interrogative sentence?
?
Does air have weight?
Yes
Contrast a banana and a cherry.
Answers will vary but need to explain their differences.
Compare a snake to a worm.
Answers will vary but they need to say what is similar.
Give an antonym for the word bad.
good, well, ...
Spell the month that comes after July.
August
Name all 5 categories of vertebrates.
Mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles