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Children's Literature
100
This is the name given to a scientist who studies animals.
What is a zoologist?
100
In writing, we use these to organize or group our ideas.
What are paragraphs?
100
List words that rhyme with "mat" that start with the following letters: c b f
What is "cat", "bat", "fat"
100
"New York","Miguel", and "English" are all examples of what?
What are proper nouns?
100
"I do not like them in a box, I do not like them with a fox. I do not like them in a house, I do not like them with a mouse." is a part of which Dr. Seuss book?
What is Green Eggs n' Ham?
200
New York City would be considered this type of community.
What is urban?
200
An index, glossary, and table of contents are all features of this type of text.
What is non-fiction text?
200
In the following excerpt from the Cat in the Hat, which words rhyme: “And this mess is so big And so deep and so tall, We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!”
What is "tall"and "all"
200
"Ch", "th", "wh", "ck" are examples of what.
What are digraphs?
200
This is a well-known story about a pig named Wilbur who makes friends with a barn spider.
What is Charlotte's Web?
300
This type of word forms the basis for a new word.
What is a root word?
300
This text feature explains a picture or a photograph.
What is a caption?
300
Fill in the missing words to R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly": I believe I can ___ I believe I can touch the ___ I think about it every night and ___ Spread my wings and fly ___
What is: fly, sky, day, away
300
Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called this.
What are homophones?
300
In this famous book, the bedroom of a young boy named Max turns into a jungle and he ends up sailing to an island inhabited by malicious beasts known as the "Wild Things"
What is Where the Wild Things Are?
400
This is the name of a scientist who studies bugs.
What is an entomolygist?
400
This is a text structure used when events occur in order
What is chronological?
400
True or false: "laugh" and "staff" rhyme.
True
400
What is it called when an author uses "he, she, or they"
What is third person point of view?
400
The name of the giant red dog in this classic children's book series.
Who is Clifford?
500
An affix is an element added to the beginning or end of a root word or stem to change it's meaning. If the affix "dis" is added to the word "connect", what is the meaning of the resulting word?
What is to detach, to sever, to interrupt the connection
500
When writing an opinion essay, you need to support claims with this.
What is evidence/examples?
500
A word meaning "a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of outstanding achievement"; rhymes with "wise".
What is "prize"?
500
When using someone's exact words in your essay, you need to use these.
What are quotation marks?
500
In which classic book series is there a man with a yellow hat?
What is Curious George?