GENRE
WORD STUDY
MAIN IDEA
INFERENCE
Syllables
Mystery Box
100

A make believe story with characters and a plot.

What is fiction?

100

Mateo ______ (won/one) the soccer game yesterday.

What is won?

100

Leayan is a very smart dog.  She is able to follow many commands like "sit" and "stay".  She barks to warn me if someone is at the door.  Leayah also knows when to leave Mittens, the cat, alone so she won't get hurt by her claws.  

What is Leayah is a very smart dog?

100

Egypt sat with her feet in the water.  Earlier she had built a sandcastle and played in the waves.  Her dad was still out surfing.  Tell the setting of this story.

What is the beach?

100

notebook

2 syllables

100

What is the name of Mrs. Schade's hamster?

Larry

200

A newspaper article with facts and information.

What is nonfiction?

200

What is a synonym for cruel?

What is nice?

200

Valeria walked through the back door and left a track of mud in the living room.  She had been playing in the yard after the rain had stopped.  She then munched on some crackers and left crumbs all over the couch.  Finally, Valeria forgot to pick up her toys after playing with them.

What is Valeria is very messy.

200

Fozzy Bear was reading a joke book.  He tried a few new ones on Kermit but got no laughs.  Fozzy worried that his act had gone flat.  Fozzy then checked www.hahaha.com.  He found a few really good ones.  He yelled for Kermit to come over to him.  Tell what Fozzy will likely do next.

What is tell Kermit the new jokes?

200

dancing

2 syllables

200

How many legs does a lobster have?

10

300

An account of someone's life written by someone else.


What is a biography?

300

I was looking for _______(their, there, they're) shoes over ________(they're, their, there).

their, there

300

Dogs bark and cats meow when hungry.  A wolf will howl to "speak" with his pack.  Deer raise their tails to let the other deer know that an enemy is near.  

What is animals communicate in different ways?

300

Sebastian was playing in his first soccer game.  The ball was passed to him and he swung his leg hard to kick the ball.  Sebastian closed his eyes and hung his head low. His coach said that he'd get it next time.  The score remained 2 to 2.  Tell what happened when Sebastian kicked the ball. 

What is Sebastian missed the goal?

300

museum

3 syllables

300

What does Mario Jump on after completing a level?

A flagpole

400

A story of a real person's life written by that person.

What is an autobiography?

400

Pick the homophone that fits the sentence. 

Kayla bought a (new/knew) car.  


What is new?

400

Jacob's mom wasn't feeling very well.  She had a fever and stayed in bed all day.  Jacob tried to make her feel better by giving her cool drinks and sitting by her side.  He also cooked dinner and cleaned up the bathroom.  

What is Jacob tried to help his sick mother?

400

Sophia has beautiful golden hair.  She loves to play with chew toys and chase her tail.  Her yard is large enough to run, dig, and play in.  Tell what kind of pet Sophia is.

What is a dog?

400

remarkable

4 syllables

400

What weapon do Jedi knight use in Star Wars?

Light Saber

500

A fictional story with magic, events that happen in three's, good and evil, royalty, and often starts with "Once upon a time".

What is a fairy tale?

500

What is an antonym for dull?

What is interesting (exciting)?

500

Beehives have about 20,000 bees that live in them. There are three types of bees and each one has a specific job.  There is one queen, drones, and worker bees.  The bees work together to make everything work well.

What is bees have different jobs?

500

Ms. Cartagena and Ms. Garcia looked on as their students sat in a large group watching someone read to them.  In another corner of the room, a few people were studying.  Little Allison was at the check out area. Tell where this story is happening.

What is a school library?

500

discovery

4 syllables

500

What kind of dog is Snoopy

beagle

600

A story about Greek or Roman gods and goddesses.

a myth

600

What is a homophone?

A word that sounds the same but is spelled differently and may have different meanings.

600

Carl loved going to the carnival. He loved to get a big bag of blue cotton candy. He loved to play the basketball game for a prize. Only one thing scared him. The idea of being in a tiny cage and flipping over and over made his stomach queasy. 

Carl is afraid of riding the Zipper!

600

Alice ran up the steps to the school. She groaned as the last bell rang. She ran past her locker into class and sat down. She yawned a big yawn. She hated being late.

What can you infer?

You can infer that Alice stayed up late and overslept. 

600

multiplication

5 syllables

600

What state is Mount Rushmore in?

South Dakota