Grammar
Contractions are two words jumbled together as a shortened form. Which one of these is not a contraction?
a. couldn't
b. can't
c. his
d. it's
Fuel for your body.
What is food?
Words that mean the same as another word.
What are synonyms?
"Terrifying tigers" and "Sally sells sandals" are both examples of this literary device.
What is alliteration?
The number of D-cells needed to brightly light two bulbs.
What is two?
What is "nowhere"?
What is heat?
Words that mean the opposite of another word.
What are antonyms?
This literary device is frequently seen in comic books. Examples include "BOOM!" and "click-clack".
What is onomatopoeia?
When you have two D-cells facing each other, which configuration will conduct energy?
a) positive-positive
b) positive-negative
c) negative-negative
What is "positive-negative"?
An adjective is to a noun as a(n) ________ is to a verb.
What is an adverb?
A metal spoon is a conductor. A piece of paper is a(n)...
What is an insulator?
If the prefix "bi" means "two", the prefix "tri" means...
What is three?
If your task is to read a ten-page story and write what happened in that story in two paragraphs, your task is to _____________ the story.
What is "to summarize"?
A circuit in which every part of the circuit follows the previous part and everything is connected. Looks like a complete circle.
What is a series circuit?
The comparative adjective for "bright" is "brighter". The superlative adjective for "bright" is "brightest". What is the superlative adjective for "easy"?
What is easiest?
The observable evidence of energy seen when you have a circuit and you turn on a motor.
What is motion?
Words that are composed of more than one word, as in "runner-up" or "great-grandmother", are called...
What are compound words?
If you don't know a word while you're reading something, you could look it up in a dictionary or use ________ clues.
What are context clues?
If you use one D-cell to light two bulbs, this problem occurs.
What is "the bulbs are dim"?
The plural of the word "this" is "these". The plural of the word "that" is...
What is "those"?
What are coal, oil, and natural gas?
The suffix in the word "mannerism".
What is -ism?
When you rephrase someone else's idea in your own words.
What is paraphrasing?
A circuit base is made of this insulating material.
What is plastic?