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Vocabulary
Grammar
Writing
Punctuation
Correct the Mistake
100

The place and time of a story is called the _____________.

Setting

100

Past Tenses: The sun ______________ (shine) through the window and the wind ______________ (blow) the dust off the floor.

shone

blew

100

Why do we use paragraphs in writing?

To organize and separate ideas

100

What do I need to join these 2 parts:

I was hungry

so I walked to McDonalds


a.) full stop

b.) comma

c.) nothing

b.) comma

100

Johnson shouted, "I'm sorry!" He feeled very bad about what he did.

feeled --> felt

200

What is the difference between a legend and a myth?

A myth is completely untrue, but a legend is partly true.

200
What is a compound word? Give me 2 examples!

A word formed from 2 other words put together!

EXAMPLES: lifeboat, shipwreck, lookout, iceberg, life jacket, etc.

200

What is our rule for describing something (characters, setting, etc.)?

SHOW, don't TELL

200
Name 1 thing we use apostrophes for!

1.) To join words together (I am --> I'm)

2.) For possession (Edric's pineapples)

200

Dylan explained, "The Titanic is a famous example of a boatwreck."

boatwreck --> shipwreck

300

Give me 2 words we can use to replace "said" for someone who is talking quietly and is difficult to hear...

Mumble

Murmur

Whisper

300

Which of these words are NOUNS and which are ADJECTIVES:

A giant barrel of crazy sly monkeys


NOUNS: Barrel, Monkeys

ADJECTIVES: Giant, Crazy, Sly

300

Tell me 3 things we should include when writing a set of instructions!

Title/Aim

What you need

Actions in bullet points

Diagrams/pictures

Clear, easy-to-follow language


300

What do we need to separate speech and nonspeech?

a comma!
300

Victoria asked, "What is the setting of the book" ? Emily didn't know the answer.

Question mark (?) goes inside the speech marks!
400

If someone is loud and full of energy, we call them ___________________.

boisterous

400

Fill in the blank with the correct form of each verb:

Every day, Leandro ___________ (feel) so happy when the sun ____________ (shine) through his window. Yesterday, it ___________ (shine) extra brightly, so he _____________ (become) extra happy.

feels

shines

shone

became

400
Match the characteristics with the categories!


1.) Easy going

2.) Lonely

3.) Dressed smarty

A.) Looks

B.) Behaviour

C.) Feelings

Easy going = behavior

Lonely = feelings

Dressed smartly = looks

400

Tell me the names of 5 different types of punctuation that you've learned about!

full stop/period

comma

question mark

speech marks

exclamation mark/point

apostrophe

400

The lookout said, "Someone is trying to steal the chandaliers!"

Chandaliers --> Chandeliers

500

The setting for the play was in a beautiful ballroom, so when we set up for the final performance, we needed some ________________ hanging from the ceiling as one of our ________________.

chandeliers

props


500

Give me the perfect word, from the 18 that we learned, to replace "said" in this sentence (hint: David is complaining):

David said, "I don't want to eat this pizza... it has mushrooms on it and I hate mushrooms."

grumbled

500

Where can we put the word "slowly" in this sentence? (give me 3 places with correct puncutation!):

The Titanic began to tilt.

Slowly, the Titanic began to tilt. 

The Titanic slowly began to tilt.

The Titanic began to tilt slowly.

500

Write this sentence on the board in 2 DIFFERENT WAYS with different punctuation... explain what they both mean:

Sally grumbled Evan is stealing my pencils

Sally grumbled, "Evan is stealing my pencils."

--> Sally talking, Evan stealing

"Sally", grumbled Evan, "is stealing my pencils."

--> Evan talking, Sally stealing


500

"I looked through the window, and there were giant piles of candy', said Hank.

' --> ''