Show:
Adjective
Vocabulary
Alliteration
Asking Questions
Irregular Verbs
100
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
100
What does the word texture mean? a. the way something feels b. the way something smells c. the way something sounds d. the way something tastes
a. the way something feels
100
Which is an alliteration? a. cat in the hat b. enourmous elephant ears c. cool circus
b. enourmous elephant ears
100
Why do we ask questions while we read.
To help us understand what we are reading.
100
What is the past tense for jump? a. jumps b. jumped c. jumping d. will jump
b. jumped
200
Which word in the sentence is an adjective? "The heavy rock broke loose and rolled dangerously close to the hikers on the mountain." a. broke b. mountain c. heavy d. dangerously
c. heavy
200
What does layers mean?
Parts of something that is one on top of the other
200
Which line contains an alliteration? a. hot rocks swell b. crack crash c. icy night air chills the ground d. cold rocks shrink
b. crack crash
200
How can asking questions as you read improve your understanding of a text? a. Asking questions keeps you from focusing on your reading b. Asking questions helps you figure out who the author is c. Asking questions helps you find difficult words in a text d. Asking questions keeps you thinking about your reading
d. Asking questions keeps you thinking about your reading
200
What is the future tense of run? a. ran b. run c. running d. will run
d. will run
300
Which list of words contains all adjectives? a. person, bicycle, desk b. sing relax, listen c. quickly, carefully, slowly d. furry, strong, small
d. furry, strong, small
300
When you move things apart, you___________ them. a. combine b. seperate c. layer d. consist
b. seperate
300
What lines from the poem contains an alliteration? "Gusts blow across the gravelly ground, whipping dirt into storms, turbulent swil rides the wind." a. whipping dirt into torms b. Gusts blow c. Turbulent swil rides the wind d. across the gravelly ground
d. across the gravelly ground
300
"The dust kept coming, and there was no wheat to sell that year. Later, things got even worse....Ma said the Dales, our neighbors, were going to leave their farm and move to California to find work. pa said maybe we'd have to do that, too." What question would you ask based on these lines? a. What kinds of food are made with wheat? b. How long had the Dales lived next to Ma and Pa? c. Where was the dust coming from? d. What is the capital of California?
c. Where was the dust coming from?
300
Which word is an irregular verb? a. walks b. decided c. woke d. practice
c. woke
400
Which group of words are adjectives? a. friendly, tall, two b. run, jump, hang c. boy, girl, parent
a. friendly, tall, two
400
Tiny bits of something are called ___________.
particles
400
What is an alliteration
A phrase that has 2 or more words with the same beginning SOUNDS
400
Which sentence includes an eample of future verbe tense? a. sentence 4 b. sentence 3 c. sentence 2 d. sentence 1
d. sentence 1
500
Which words in this passage are adjectives? "Carla sat mindlessly watching an earthworm burrow its way into the soil. Closing her eyes, she whispered, "I wish I could follow you into the cool soil and escape this dreadful work." a. cool, dreadful b. closing, whispered c. earthworm, burrow, d. mindlessly, cool
a. cool, dreadful
500
What does artificial mean?
Something that is fake or made by humans
500
What is the alliteration in the sentence? "My cat in the hat book looked ready to read right now."
Ready to read
500
Which word is an irregular verb? a. jumps b. hop c. ran d. jogged
c. ran