Writing
Name the 3 parts of a 5-paragraph essay.
What is introduction, body, and conclusion.
What part of speech describes a noun?
What is an adjective.
What is the correct spelling of "receiving a gift"?
a. except
b. accept
What is "accept"?
Which 2 vocabulary words have different pronunciations?
a. contribute
b. contract
c. compress
d. coddle
What is "contract" and "compress"?
Which famous American is associated with both Braille and sign language?
Who is Helen Keller?
What do you call a sentence that needs to be shortened?
What is a run-on?
Name the 3 adjectives in the following sentence:
The angry neighbor who lives across the busy street is my sweet Aunt Suzy.
What is "angry", "busy" , and "sweet".
What is the correct spelling of "also"?
a. to
b. two
c. too
What is c. too?
Which vocabulary word means "to jump back in fear or disgust"?
"recoil" or "hoodwink"?
What is "recoil"?
True or False:
A graphic organizer is designed to outline your essay.
What is "true"?
Which of the following is a good attention grabber?
a. a question
b. a fact
c. a quote
d. all of the above
What is "all of the above".
Where is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Would you like to look through my camera roll?
What is "would you like to look"
What is the correct spelling of the person who runs the main office of a school?
a. principle
b. principal
What is "principal"?
Which 2 vocabulary words mean "to take your time or not hurry"?
a. swagger
b. tarry
c. sluggish
d. saunter
What is "tarry" and "saunter"?
True or False:
The "Constellation" essay you wrote in December was an example of a narrative essay.
What is "false" (informative)?
True or False:
Each body paragraph should have a topic sentence.
What is "True".
Where is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
The bat frantically flew into the cave.
What is "into the cave".
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
The special (affects/effects) in the "Star War" movies are incredible.
What is "effects"?
Which 2 vocabulary words mean "to trick"?
a. bicker
b. dupe
c. hoodwink
d.gawk
What is ""dupe" and "hoodwink"?
Which historical event inspired "To Build a Fire"?
What is "the Gold Rush"?
Which of the following is a flipped sentence:
a. The precious diamond ring was stolen by the store owner.
b. The 100 year old oak tree needs to be trimmed or cut down.
What is "a".
Where should the following sentence be slashed?
The pictures on the dining room wall need new frames.
What is between wall/need?
Spell the plural form of "monkey".
What is "monkeys"?
Which 2 vocabulary words are synonyms?
a. hypocrite
b. vain
c. swagger
d. smug
What is "vain" and "smug"?
What was the topic of the collaborative group essay?
What is "disability"?