Types of sentances
This sentence type tells something.
Declarative.
What digit is in the hundreds place in 35,916?
Answer: 9.
How many branches are in the U.S. federal government?
Answer: Three.
Something ancient is very ____.
Answer: Old.
An author writes a funny story to make readers laugh. Is the purpose to inform, persuade, or entertain?
Answer: Entertain.
Where is my notebook?
Interrogative.
Write 40,305 in expanded form.
Answer: 40,000 + 300 + 5.
Which branch makes laws?
Answer: Legislative.
If you have doubts about an answer, are you sure or unsure?
Answer: Unsure.
“The sun is like a bright flashlight.” Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Answer: Simile.
“What an incredible goal!”
Exclamatory.
Put these numbers from least to greatest:
42,705
42,570
42,750.
42,570
42,705
42,750.
Which branch interprets laws?
Answer: Judicial.
At the start of the year, Maya made resolutions to read more and practice math. What are resolutions?
Answer: Firm decisions or goals.
A writer says, “Our school should plant more trees,” and gives reasons why. What is the author’s purpose?
Answer: To persuade.
Change “The eagle is flying.” into an interrogative sentence.
“Is the eagle flying?”
Round 6,748 to the nearest hundred.
Answer: 6,700.
Which branch is the President part of?
Answer: Executive.
“I felt awkward when I walked into a room where I didn’t know anyone.” What does awkward mean here?
Answer: Uncomfortable or unsure of how to act.
“His backpack weighed a ton.” Did it really weigh a ton? What does the author mean?
Answer: No; the backpack felt very heavy.
“Stop!” ends with an exclamation mark. Why is it imperative?
Answer: It tells someone to do something; a command can end with an exclamation mark.
Use 2, 0, 8, 5, 1, 6 exactly once to make the least six-digit number.
Answer: 102,568.
A court must decide what a law means. Which branch is doing this job, and what is the job called?
Answer: The judicial branch; interpreting the law.
A student trips while carrying books and then feels uncomfortable because everyone saw. Which word describes the trip, and which describes the feeling?
You should write 1 words!
Answer: Clumsy describes the trip; awkward describes the feeling.
A passage gives facts about recycling, then ends, “Join our school’s recycling team today!” What are two purposes the author uses?
Answer: To inform readers about recycling and persuade them to join.