Problem Solving
Inference
Grammar
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
100

You find $10 on the floor in the hallway.  What do you do?

Bring it to the main office.
100

You see a brush, large cans, and a drop cloth on the couch when you get home from school.  It smells like chemicals in your living room.  When your mom comes out of the kitchen, you can see she has white on her hands.  What might she be doing?

Painting the living room

100

Tell the two meanings for the word "monitor" 

1) computer monitor

2) monitor the hallways

3) The lunch monitor 

100

She is as fast as a cheetah.

She is very quick
100

Define the word below:
Tropical

In January, I can't wait to leave NJ and get to the warm, tropical weather in Florida. 

Warm/hot

200

A classmate is trying to cheat off of your test.  What do you do?

Cover your test and tell your teacher at the end of the class period.

200

Your neighbor is building something small in the backyard. He has wood, a hammer, nails and paint.  He finally a paints the small roof red and adds some seeds. What do you think he could be building?

A bird house 

200

Use the word neither in a sentence 

I neither want this nor that. 

200
At the end of the class, the teacher told everyone to shake a leg so we could get to recess on time.  

Hurry up

200

Define the word below:

Sly

The sly fox snuck into the chicken coop and stole three eggs without her realizing.

Sly - sneaky

300

You are sitting at lunch with a bunch of people.  People start talking about your birthday party, but you only invited a few of those people.  You feel bad that there are other people there that aren't invited.  What do you do?

Tell them to stop talking about it and tell the others that weren't invited that you were only allowed to invite a few people.  You can say sorry and say you won't talk about it again.

300

You are told to quickly pack a suitcase, but to make sure to grab a bathing suit, a towel, and clothes for 3 days.  Your parents told you they already packed sunscreen, chairs, and an umbrella.  Where might you be going for the weekend?

The beach/the lake

300

Use the word until in a sentence. 

I can't do this, until I do that. 

300

When my teacher asked for my homework, I realized I never did it and I told her "it slipped my mind last night because I was so busy doing other stuff!"

I forgot
300

Define the word below:

Conceal

The mother concealed the boy's birthday presents in a closet so he couldn't find them.

Conceal - hide

400

You want to play basketball on the court with other kids at recess.  When you ask to play, they say no.  What do you do?

Go find someone else to play with.

400

Your teacher is talking about the pyramids, pharaohs, and tombs.  She begins to tell you about Cleopatra and King Tut.  What class are you in?

Social Studies

400

Use the words in spite of in a sentence. 

Ex: 

In spite of the rain, she still rode her bike to school. 


400

At his wedding, the groom was dressed to the nines in brand new tuxedo, new shiny shoes, and new cufflinks.

Dressed very nice/fancy

400
Define the word below:

Commotion

The noisy children caused such a commotion in their classroom that even the principal came down to talk to them.  

Noisy/loud disturbance

500

You were supposed to get picked up at 3:00pm outside of the school.  Your mom/dad isn't there yet.  A person drives up and says that they are there to pick you up for your parents.  What do you do?

Don't get in the car.  Call your parents.  Go back into school.  Call the cops.

500

Your parents tell you to goto the gas station and fill the small can with gasoline for them while they sharpen the blade and check the motor.  What is your parent going to do?

Mow the lawn

500

Use the word although in a sentence. 

Any sentence using Although correctly.

Ex: Although I was late to school, I didn't get detention. 

500

After he was told to stop talking four times, the student was caught whispering while the teacher was talking.  She said to him "you know, you are really skating on thin ice right now"

About to get in trouble, getting close to being in trouble.  

500

Define the word below:
Evaluate

The teacher will evaluate her students' knowledge of Ancient Egypt by giving them a test.


Evaluate - test/see what they do and do not know/judge/gauge/assess