CATS
EVAN LOVES RUSSIA
SHREK BOY
COLLINS SKIPS SCHOOL
LAR-BEAR
100

The kittens surrounded Jax after lunch, and they bullied him for his snack money. 

What is the conjunction? 

AND

100

Russia's most famous animal species is the Siberian tiger. 

Which word is an ADVERB?

MOST

100

Wow! Has Shrek Boy really seen all four movies 11 times each?

Identify the adverb and the interjection. 

REALLY 

WOW

100

Collins temporarily skipped school, and he will not be allowed to pass 7th grade. 

Identify the two adverbs and the conjunction. 

TEMPORARILY 

NOT 

AND 

100

Winnie the Pooh is an extremely silly teddy bear, but the character is actually based on a black bear who lived in the London Zoo. 

Identify the conjunction. 

Identify the two adverbs, 

Identify one of the two prepositions. 

BUT

EXTREMELY

ACTUALLY 

IN/ ON

200

Jax hollered, "Stop! I don't even have money for snack; all I have is half a cup of applesauce!" 


Which word is the interjection? 

STOP

200

As the world's largest country, Russia occupies one-tenth of Earth's land. 

Name the two prepositions in the sentence. 

AS

OF 

200
Jackson whispered, "Shrek Boy, psst, come here. I have something to tell you. All the Shrek movies are fake. None of this is real!" 

Identify any interjections and any adverbs. 

(1 of each) 

Psst 


Here 

200

While he was in Ohio, Collins learned the state is vastly diverse; it is home to 160 fish species! 

Which word is the conjunction? 

Which word is the adverb?

WHILE

VASTLY 

200
True or False? 

A SPIRIT BEAR is a REAL subspecies of the American black bear that is born with white or creamy fur. 

TRUE

300

The kittens really hated applesauce, and they refused his offer.  

Identify the ADVERB and the CONJUNCTION.

REALLY

AND

300

Russia was formerly called the USSR, and the USSR actually fought on the side of the US during WWII. 


Identify the following: 

2 adverbs

3 prepositions 

FORMERLY 

ACTUALLY 

ON

OF

DURING 

300

Since Shrek Boy already knew not to trust Jackson, he did not cry or flip out. 


Identify the two conjunctions and the two adverbs.

SINCE

OR

ALREADY

NOT 

300

Collins came back from Ohio with a Mootown Creamery sweatshirt. That is all. 

Which word is the adverb? 

Which words are prepositions? 

BACK 

FROM 

WITH 

300

If a Kodiak bear lived in Alabama, it would be a big change from the Alaskan islands. Kodiak bears have been isolated from other species of bears for 12,000 years, and we do not see that changing. 

Which words are conjunctions? 


IF

AND 


400

One of the kittens had seen a bag of quarters in his backpack earlier. 

How many prepositions are in the sentence? 

3

400
Evan wants to visit Russia because he wants to see mean rulers, predatory animals, and snow. 

Identify the two conjunctions in the sentence. 

BECAUSE 

AND 

400

Phew, I am so relieved! Yesterday, Shrek Boy had a meltdown when Leslie told him the Easter Bunny is a lie. 

Identify the interjection, the two adverbs, and the conjunction. 

PHEW

YESTERDAY

SO

WHEN

400

Collins visited Hocking Hills State Park, but he accidentally thought it was HOCKEY Hills State Park. He felt silly. 

Identify the conjunction and the adverb. 

BUT

ACCIDENTALLY 

400

In 1985, the debate over classifying pandas was finally over.   Previously, it was widely believed that pandas shared more characteristics with raccoons! 

Identify the adverbs. 

finally

previously 

widely 

500

Jax was so sorry for lying to the kittens, but it was too late. 

Identify the two adverbs, and identify the two prepositions. 

SO

TOO

FOR

TO

500
Russia passionately claims to be a democracy. In 1991, Boris Yeltsin became president of the newly independent Russian state. 

Identify the two adverbs and the two prepositions. 

PASSIONATELY 

NEWLY 

OF 

IN

500
In 2001, the original Shrek movie was finally released, and Shrek Boy reminds us weekly. 

Identify the preposition, conjunction, and the two adverbs. 

IN

AND

FINALLY

WEEKLY

500

Collins has an insanely unhealthy obsession with pumpkin spice lattes, so he visited the Roosevelt Coffeehouse in Columbus, Ohio. 

Identify the adverb. 

Identify the conjunctions. 

Identify at least one of the prepositions. 

INSANELY 

SO 

IN/ WITH 

500

Was Paddington Bear based on a real bear?

Nope, Paddington Bear was originally created in 1958 after the author saw a teddy bear all alone on a department store shelf.

Which word is the interjection? 

Which word is the adverb? 

How many prepositions? 

Nope

Originally 

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