Spring Break!!! Reading/Women's History/St. Patrick's Day

Vocabulary

100

Synonyms

$100: A synonym for 'happy'.

200

Antonyms

$200: The antonym of 'happy.'

300

Homophones

$300: Sounds like 'blue' and is past tense of 'blow.'

(words that sound the same but have different meanings and are often spelled differently)

Blew

400

Compound Words

$400: A compound word made from 'rain' and 'bow.'

Rainbow

500

Idioms and Phrases

$500: What does 'hold your horses mean'?

Means 'to wait and be patient.'

Grammar

100

Parts of Speech

$100: These are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea.

Noun

200

Punctuation

$200: This punctuation is used to separate items in a list.

A. Comma

B. Question mark

C. Period

D. Quotation mark

A. Comma

300

Pronouns

$300: The pronoun that takes the place of 'he or she'.

A. We

B. They

C. Me

D. You

B. They

400

Verb Tenses

$400: This tense describes an action that happened already.

A. Present Tense

B. Future Tense

C. Present Perfect Tense

D. Past Tense

D. Past Tense

500

Synonyms and Antonyms

$500: This word is a synonym AND antonym for 'quick'.

Synonym: 

• rapid.
• fast.
• brisk.
• swift.
• galloping.
• speedy.
• hasty.
• hurried.

Antonym:

• slowly
• slow
• lethargically
• listlessly
• tardily
• casually
• lazily

comprehension

100

Story Elements

$100: The part of a story where tension reaches its highest point.

A. Setting

B. Theme

C. Climax

D. Solution

C. Climax

200

Character Analysis

$200: Words that describe how a character looks, what they do, and how they feel.

A. Dynamic Character

B. Character Traits

C. Static Character

D. Antagonist

B. Character Traits

300

Reading Strategies

$300: This strategy helps a reader understand the characters' motives and feelings.

A. Making Inferences

B. Predicting

C. Sequencing

D. Author's purpose

A. Making Inferences

400

Genres

$400: Non-fiction writing that informs or explains about real topics or events.

A. Historical Fiction

B. Non-fiction

C. Fantasy

D. Informational text

D. Informational text

500

Vocabulary in Context

$500: Using words around an unfamiliar word to find its meaning.

Context Clues

Women's History

100

Pioneering Women

$100: She sewed the first American flag.

Betsy Ross

200

Women in Politics

$200: The first female Vice President of the United States.

Kamala Harris

300

Women's Rights Leaders

$300: She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work in India.

A. Malala Yousafzai

B. Frida Kahlo

C. Mother Teresa

D. Rosa Parks 

C. Mother Teresa

400

Women in Science

$400: She was the first American woman to go to space.

A. Valentina Tereshkova

B. Svetlana Savitskaya

C. Judith Resnik

D. Sally Ride

D. Sally Ride

500

Women in the Arts

$500: This famous Mexican painter is known for her self-portraits.

Frida Kahlo

St. Patrick's Day

100

History

$100: This historical figure, who was a bishop, is celebrated on March 17th.

St. Patrick

200

Symbols

$200: These small, mischievous creatures with pots of gold are often linked to Saint Patrick's Day.

Leprechauns

300

Traditions

$300: This is the traditional dance style performed on St. Patrick's Day.

A. Tango

B. Irish Jig

C. Flamenco

D. ManiPuri

B. Irish Jig

400

Foods

$400: This ‘cabbage and potatoes’ dish is a traditional Irish food often eaten on St. Patrick’s Day.

A. Colcannon

B. Baked potato

C. Shepard's Pie

D. Fries

A. Colcannon

500

Fun Facts

$500: Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick’s Day was this, not green.

Blue