Main Ideas/ Cause & Effect
Verbs
Commas, quotation marks
Vocabulary
Prefixes/Suffixes
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What is the cause of this sentence?
The colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair, so they protested the Stamp Act.
The colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair
100
I _____ going to try my best on the test!
am
100
Rewrite each sentence, inserting commas and quotation marks in the appropriate locations.
Muskets cannons and bayonets were all weapons used in the war.
Muskets, cannons, and bayonets were all weapons used in the war.
100
What does the root word "port" mean?
ex. transport, portable, import.
to carry
100
What do the suffixes -able and -ible mean?
able to or capable of
200
What is the main idea of this picture? (3 sentences)
Answers may vary.
200
Janet did not get enough sleep last night. She ___ be a little grouchy today.
may, will, can
may
200
Rewrite each sentence, inserting commas and quotation marks in the appropriate locations.
There was a short pause before I heard a voice whisper, Come outside!
There was a short pause before I heard a voice whisper, "Come outside!"
200
The 56 members of the First Continental Congress drafted a list of grievances against the king and its government.
Another word for grievance is...
a. compliment
b. complaint
c. challenge
b. complaint
200
What do the prefixes -im and -in mean?
not
300
What is the effect of this sentence?
Great Britain needed money due to its enormous war debts.
Great Britain needed money
300
Name one thing you could not do at one year old.
Include a modal auxiliary verb!
I couldn't....
300
Rewrite each sentence, inserting commas and quotation marks in the appropriate locations.
Really? I said, trying to sound surprised while hiding my smile.
"Really?" I said, trying to sound surprised while hiding my smile.
300
Read the sentences below.
Colonists who were angry about the new tax agreed not to buy British tea. Many establishments agreed to boycott British tea.
What does boycott mean?
a. to protest something by refusing to use, buy, or participate
b. a bell tower at the top of a church
c. to challenge or fight against.
a.
300
The doctor told me first to exhale and then ______ deeply so she could listen to my lungs.
a. patient
b. inhale
c. active
b. inhale
400
"His elbows stuck out a grasshopper's and as he rode his arms flapped like a pair of wings."
How are they describing Ichabod Crane?
Ichabod Crane has skinny arms and his arms stick outward when he rides his horse.
400
I ____ read, too. I _____ afraid to read scary stories because they ________ give me nightmares.
am, are, is, can, might, will.
can
am
might/will
400
Rewrite each sentence, inserting commas and quotation marks in the appropriate locations.
My favorite foods are pizza chicken wings and cake, Sarah said.
"My favorite foods are pizza, chicken wings, and cake", Sarah said.
400
The long, gray winters with little sunshine made my whole family feel ______.
a. ninepins
b. breeches
c. melancholy
c.
400
The library in town is close by and very ______for our family to visit.
a. convenient
b. inconvenient
c. inactive
a. convenient
500
What are three reasons why the Colonists were angry at Great Britain?
answers may vary but can include...
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Acts
500
How do you know to use a modal auxiliary verb versus a to be verb?
Modal auxiliary verbs have another verb after it.
500
Rewrite each sentence, inserting commas and quotation marks in the appropriate locations.
Then a soldier jumped up and made a speech. Good people! he shouted. I am a humble soldier from New Jersey.
Then a soldier jumped up and made a speech. "Good people!" he shouted. "I am a humble soldier from New Jersey".
500
Write a sentence using the word "protest"
answers will vary
500
The coins my grandfather has are rare and considered a ________.
a. predictable
b. collect
c. collectible
d. edible
c. collectible