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Sentences
Vocabulary
Main Idea
Context Clues
Synonyms
100
A group of words that does not express a complete thought.
What is a sentence fragment.
100
A boundary that shows how land is separated.
What is a border?
100
Tells what a story is mostly about.
What is main idea?
100
We had to *vacate* the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left in side.
What is leave empty?
100
Happy
What is excited, joyous, glad?
200
Name the common nouns in the sentence: Katie, a third grader at Burwell Public Schools won the DAR poster contest at the Nationals.
What is a third grader and poster contest.
200
Chances to do things.
What are opportunities?
200
These tell more about the main idea.
What are supporting details?
200
My body was still *quivering* after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
200
Bad
What is terrible, awful, horrible, etc?
300
A sentence that asks.
What is a question.
300
Something that is real or true.
What is genuine?
300
State the main idea of the paragraph: Even money has a price tag. The price that you pay for money is called interest. When you borrow money from a bank, the bank charges you interest. You must pay back the money you borrowed plus the interest. Maybe you pay an extra 5 percent. Maybe you pay an extra 15 percent. That is how a bank makes money. It charges interest.
What is interest?
300
The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
300
Thick
What is fat, broad, wide, etc....?
400
Name the proper nouns in the sentence: Jessi Jeffres won first place in the National DAR Poetry Competition.
What is Jessi Jeffres and National DAR Poetry Competition.
400
Countries that wish to govern themselves.
What is independence?
400
State the main idea of the paragraph: Miss Maddox addressed the class. She said, "The reason it is good to sit up straight is that it helps to keep you from distractions. Slouching is not good for your back, but it also sends your mind a message. It makes the mind feel as if it is time to rest and let our mind wander. Instead, we want to make it ready to learn."
What is "Why sitting up in class is important"?
400
The student tried to *assimilate* the information so that he could understand how satellites orbit in space.
What is learn?
400
mischief
What is trouble ....?
500
A sentence that expresses two complete thoughts.
What is a compound sentence.
500
Accepted someones views.
What is convinced?
500
State the main idea of the paragraph: Consider how many activities you do outside of school. Remember that school needs to be a priority. It's great to do extra things--as long as they don't rob you of needed energy for learning. If you feel like you are too busy, ask your parents if you can cut down to one or two favorite things. You may try one activity one semester (i.e. being in a play) and something different the next (playing a sport). We often feel we have to do everything at once at once, and that can wear us out!
What is "school should be a priortiy"?
500
Where we live in Northern Maine, the winters are quite harsh. Each year we fly to a warm climate for a break from the cold weather. It feels like *utopia* every time we step off the plane at our destination.
What is dreamland?
500
fluke
What is accidental, by chance, etc....?