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Analogies/Antonyms
Literary Elements
Context Clues
Adjectives
100
knife:cut ruler:______
measure.
100
Which of the following word is an onomatopoeia? Books What can you do with books, anyway? You can laugh at them, frown at them, slam them shut. You can stack them cover to cover till they're as tall as a skyscraper. You can stuff them in your backpack till it's heavy like an elephant. Or you can take one, crack it open and read.
SLAM
100
What clues help you figure out the meaning of the word shredded? The chef felt her masterpiece was note complete until she shredded cheese into tiny strips and sprinkled it on top of the omelette.
tiny strips
100
True or False The adjective is in the correct form After the sun went down, the air felt chilliest than before.
What is False, it should be chillier
200
fly:airplane drive:_____
car.
200
What is an example of TWO similies? Books What can you do with books, anyway? You can laugh at them, frown at them, slam them shut. You can stack them cover to cover till they're as tall as a skyscraper. You can stuff them in your backpack till it's heavy like an elephant. Or you can take one, crack it open and read.
as tall as skyscraper heavy like an elephant
200
What clue helps you figure out the meaning of proposition? My neighbor offered me the proposition of getting $20 each time it snows for shoveling his stairs and sidewalk.
offered
200
True or False The adjective is in the correct form The Shark has the palest skin I've ever seen.
True.
300
herbivore: plant carnivore:______
meat
300
What is the first onomatopoeia in this poem? Popcorn leaps, popping from the floor of a hot black skillet and into my mouth. Black words leap. snapping from the white pages. Rushing into my eyes. Sliding into my brain which gobbles them the way my tongue and teeth chomp the buttered popcorn.
popping
300
He had a companion named Tenzing Norgay. Before he helped Hillary in 1953, Tenzing had been part of many other Everest expeditions. Based on this information, a companion is someone who A. enjoyed Sir Edmund Hillary's hobbies. B. needed to live near other climbers. C. went along with Sir Edmund Hillary. D. lived near the mountain to make new friends.
C
300
Which word fits best? Mrs. Torre is the _____ teacher in the whole school. A. older B. oldest c. most older
oldest
400
What word means the opposite of hungry?
full
400
What two things are being compared in the sentence? The girl leaped out of the window faster than a cheetah.
The girl is being compared to the cheetah.
400
Around 500 years ago, the Sherpas settled in the area around Mount Everest. When the Sherpas settled, they A. made their homes closer to the mountain. B. wanted to move but could not find the way. C. climbed Mt. Everest and lived at the summit. D. wished they could have moved somewhere else.
A
400
Logan is the ______ boy in the whole class. A. silly B. silliest. c. more silly.
B
500
What word means the opposite of noisy?
quiet
500
What is the last onomatopoeia in this poem? Popcorn leaps, popping from the floor of a hot black skillet and into my mouth. Black words leap. snapping from the white pages. Rushing into my eyes. Sliding into my brain which gobbles them the way my tongue and teeth chomp the buttered popcorn.
chomp
500
Their lives were difficult, but they survived by relying on yaks. A yak is a very large animal similar to an ox. They used the yaks' milk for drinking and for making cheese and butter. When the Sherpas were relying on their yaks, they were A. training the yaks to help them work. B. keeping them to help carry supplies. C. using them to keep warm in the snow. D. using them to help make their lives easier.
D
500
I like to read where it is_______. A. quietest B. quieter C. quiet
C