Commas, Please
Figurative Language
Reading + Writing
The First Ones
More Multiplication
100

Where does the comma go in this sentence?

I like apples bananas and oranges.

I like apples, bananas, and oranges. 

100

What is a metaphor?

Compares two things without using like or as
100

What is a synonym for the word "happy"

varies

100

What group of people sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620?

The Pilgrims

100

Decompose 9 x 9 to find the answer.

81. 

200

Where does the comma go in this sentence?

We went to the park and played soccer.

We went to the park, and played soccer.
200

What does the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?

It is raining very hard.

200

What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

Fiction is not real, while non fiction is informational based on facts and evidence

200

What famous event is celebrated the fourth Thursday of November and marks a feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans?

Thanksgiving
200

What is 50 x 5?

250

300

Where does the comma go in this sentence?

My sister my mom and I went shopping. 

My sister, my mom, and I went shopping.

300

What is the figurative language term for a tongue twister?

alliteration

300

Name one characteristic of a fantasy genre.

includes talking animals or animals that don't exist

300

What year did the Declaration of Independence get signed?

1776

300

What is 20 divided by 4?

5

400

Combine these sentence using a comma and a conjunction. 

I am going to the store. I need to finish my homework first.

I am going to the store, but I need to finish my homework first.

400

**** What is personification?****

Give an example.

Giving human qualities to non-human things

Varies

400

What are the "paragraphs" in poems called?

Stanzas

400

What bird is a national symbol of the United States and is known for its strength and courage?

The bald eagle

400

What is 24 x 2?

48

500

Combine these sentences using commas. 

At football practice I will throw the ball. At football practice I will catch the ball. At football practice I will pass the ball. 

At football practice I will throw, catch, and pass the ball. 

500

Name 5 onomatopoeias

varies

500

Why were the graphic features in Dear Dragon so important? How did they compare or contrast to the letters on the same page?

The pictures showed what the reader of the letter imagined was happening versus the picture on the opposite page of the reality. 

500

The Constitution states there must be a separation of power.  Therefore the federal government is divided into three branches. What are they?

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

500

What is 152 x 3?

456