I am writeing a report called The Orphan Trains of New York.
What is writing.
100
A comparison using like or as.
What is simile.
100
Treaties were signed with the Indians, but Sitting Bull was skeptical and asked why the government didn't just get a scale and sell land by the pound?
What is a period at the end of the sentence.
100
I have learned that rulers in Ancient Egypt were often buried with a priceless collection of jewelry.
What is ancient Egypt.
100
"If you fly too high," he said, "the sun will ruin you're wings."
What is your.
200
Yes, Charles Brace thought that raiseing those children in better environments was important.
What is raising.
200
A comparison to something else; a _____ says one thing is another thing.
What is metaphor.
200
In the years after the Civil War gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
What is a comma after War.
200
Last week we learned about swamps in science class, and we even visited the small swamp off route 10A.
What is Route.
200
Uri and me quickly learned some background information about an unusual flood in Boston, Massachusetts.
What is I.
300
"Mrs. Jack," I said, "was the nickname of Isabella Stewart Gardner, an unusual and lovly woman.
What is lovely.
300
When a thing is given the qualities of a person.
What is personification.
300
Chief Sitting Bull said of Custer "He was a fool and rode to his own death."
What is a comma after Custer.
300
Mrs. Shapiro asked us students, "don't you ever notice the birds in parks and meadows?"
What is Don't.
300
During our last two summer holidays, I and my sister took a trip to Nova Scotia, Canada.
What is my sister and I.
400
Mr. Tongs students are studying the Amazon River; therefore, their teacher made a special raquest.
What is request.
400
Excess or anything that goes beyond normal, believable limits.
What is hyperbole.
400
Buffalo Bill Cody and others killed thousands of buffalo to feed the railroad workers who were laying tracks across the Indian's homeland.
What is an apostrophes after Indians.
400
Mr. McRory will talk to Jolene and me about Everglades national park in southern Florida.
What is National Park.
400
"A hermit crab, for example, employs an empty shell as it's home," Mr. Pitts added.
What is its.
500
One of the greatest celebritys of modern science is Marie Curie.
What is celebrities.
500
Putting together two or more words with the same sound.
What is Alliteration.
500
Our leader decided to teach us how to build a fire without using matches. There are a couple of techniques; one involves using a magnifying glass, and the other involves rubbing sticks together.
What is a colon after techniques.
500
At 2:30 p.m. we will see a film about Marco Polo, the world's most famous traveler.
What is P.M.
500
Me and Aretha use our imaginations to compare this story to "Little Red Riding Hood."