Text Structure
Writing Conventions
Word Parts & Roots
Vocab
Mixed Bag
100

Crooked teeth can cause issues. It can make it harder to keep your teeth clean and can lead to teeth grinding. The most effective way to straighten crooked teeth is through braces. Braces can move the teeth to the right spot.

Problem and Solution

100

Correct this sentence:

My aunt lives at 547 green Street, Boston, Ma.

My aunt lives at 547 Green Street, Boston, MA.

100

What does the word part com- mean?

put together

100

What's a synonym for provisions?

goods, supplies, necessary items

100

What are the 2 transition words in the text:

Before I came to school, I went to the gym. Then, I got ready and ate some breakfast.

Before

Then

200

The abacus, a tool made of beads on rods, was the first calculator. People would slide the beads up and down the rods to help them count. In the 1600s, slides rules were developed. These helped people multiply and divide quickly. The modern calculator was invented in the 1960s.

Chronological

200

What correction is needed?

My sister's friend lives in burlington, Vermont.

Burlington

200

What does the word part anti- mean?

Against
200

What does the word empower mean?

to give someone the power or authority to do something

200

What is the author's purpose in historical fiction?

To tell a story about the past.

300

Texting and email are both ways to communicate, but texting is instant and more informal, while email is more formal and allows for attachments

Compare and Contrast

300

What are conjunctions? Give 2 examples.

a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

before, after, if, because, though, since, unless

and, or, but

300

What does the word part pro- mean?

Move forward or advance
300

What does oblige mean?

To help or assist

300

What are:

adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs

describes the noun, person/place/thing/idea, a word that replaces a noun, action word, describes the verb

400

Sally stayed up late the night before a test to watch a movie and did not study. The next day, she had a hard time focusing on her math test and kept making silly mistakes.

Cause and Effect

400

Correlative conjunctions connect two words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equivalent. They emphasize the relationship between the two connected parts of the sentence. 

Give 2 examples of correlative conjunctions.

"both...and," "either...or," "neither...nor," "not only...but also," "as...as," and "whether...or"

400

What are 3 words that begin with the word part super-?

Supermarket

Superstar

Supersonic

(Additional answers)

400

What does the word petition mean?

a formal request signed by many people

400

True or False

Comparative adjectives compare two people, places, things, or groups

Superlative adjectives compare three or more

True

500

The old library, with its towering bookshelves and hushed atmosphere, seemed to hold the wisdom of ages. Sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows, illuminating the dusty tomes and creating a magical, almost ethereal, ambiance.

Description

500

Subordinating conjunctions are words that link a dependent clause (a clause that cannot stand alone) to an independent clause (a clause that can stand alone). 

What are 2 examples of subordinating conjunctions?

Time: after, although, as, as if, as long as, before, because, despite, even if, even though, if, in order that, rather than, since, so that, though, unless, until, when, where, whereas, whether, and while. 

Reason: because, so that, since. 

Condition: unless, if, in case.

500

What do the following Greek Roots mean?

tele, micro, graph, audi, rupt, scrib, spec

far away, small, write/draw, hear, burst, write, see

500

What does the word sympathize mean?

to feel or express concern, compassion, and support for someone

500

A superlative adjective describes something as being the highest or lowest degree of a quality compared to a group of three or more things.

What is the superlative adjective in the sentence:

The most difficult trail to ski is a double black diamond.

most difficult