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Grammar
Context Clues
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
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What is a passage?

A story or section of a story

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Sarah tried to pick _____ apple.

a. a

b. an

b. an

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We had to dash inside when it started to rain.

dash means:

  1. walk slowly
  2. move quickly
  3. get all wet
  4. go indoors

2. move quickly

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Which of these prefixes means AGAIN?

  1. un
  2. dis
  3. im
  4. re

4. re

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The biggest mammal is a(n)                .

  1. whale
  2. giraffe
  3. elephant
  4. cheetah

1. whale

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How long should a paragraph be?

5 sentences

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What is the adverb?

The brown dog ran quickly to the door.

a. brown

b. dog

c. ran

d. quickly

d. quickly

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Jessy yanked the weeds out of the garden by hand.

What is the meaning of the word yanked?

  1. to work in a garden
  2. to be pulled with a sudden motion
  3. to plant flowers

2. to be pulled with a sudden motion

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What is the new meaning of "hope" when the suffix -less is added to create the word hopeless?

  1. one who hopes
  2. full of hope
  3. without hope
  4. in a hoping way

3. without hope

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What state do we live in?

Massachusetts

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How long should an essay be?

10 - 15 sentences

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Choose the correct pronoun.

Bryan and Anna had their first skating lesson on Tuesday.

  1. We
  2. Them
  3. They

3. They

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Jordan had a splendid idea to make slime for her cousin's birthday.

What is the meaning of the word splendid?

  1. to make slime
  2. to have a great idea
  3. very good or excellent

3. very good or excellent

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If you want to say something is not possible, you would say that it is

  1. repossible
  2. possibler
  3. impossible
  4. prepossible

3. impossible

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A butterfly emerges from a(n)                .

  1. cocoon
  2. egg
  3. chrysalis
  4. cave

1. cocoon

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What are the three purposes of an author?

To entertain

To persuade

To Inform

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A proper noun is a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized to show that they are important.

  1. True
  2. False

1. True

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As Kammi woke up, she remembered that it was the morning of her birthday. She was giddy with excitement as she thought about all the things she was going to do that day.

Using context clues to help you, what does "giddy" mean in this passage?

  1. disappointed
  2. thrilled
  3. nervous
  4. worried

2. thrilled

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What does the suffix "er" mean in the word teacher?

  1. full of
  2. without
  3. one who
  4. able to

3. one who

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The bone that protects the brain is called the             

  1. ribs
  2. collarbone
  3. skull
  4. spine or backbone

3. skull


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What is a poet?

A person who writes poetry (poems)

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Which sentence contains correct capitalization?

  1. Why don't we get together to watch the Super Bowl?
  2. why don't we get together to watch the Super Bowl?
  3. Why don't we get together to watch the super bowl?
  4. why don't we get together to watch the super bowl?

1. Why don't we get together to watch the Super Bowl?

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Kenny's older brother Jeff always makes straight A's at school. Jeff keeps his room clean, eats all of his vegetables, and does his chores without being asked. Jeff makes Kenny feel inadequate.

Using context clues to help you, what does "inadequate" mean in this passage?

  1. not good enough
  2. angry
  3. hungry
  4. good about himself

1. not good enough

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Which choice means writing about life?

  1. biography
  2. photography
  3. phonograph
  4. graphoscope

1. biography

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Animals with backbones are                .

  1. convertibles
  2. invertebrates
  3. vertebrates

3. vertebrates