Grammar
Word Study
Understanding the Standard
Reading Comprehension
McNair Miscellaneous
100

What is a noun (subject/object) and verb (predicate)?

Noun: Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

Verb: Action or State of Being

100

What is the prefix "re-" mean?

again or back/backwards
100

What is a summary?

Retelling of what you read of the most important facts/events

100

"Matilda"

What makes Matilda special?

She is incredibly smart and has the ability to move objects with her mind. 

100

What is the mascot for the middle school?

Mustang
200

What is the difference between an adjective and adverb?

Adjective: Describes/Modifies a Noun

Adverb: Describes/Modifies a Verb

200

What is the Latin Root of the word 'ejection'?

'ject'

200

What is necessary for an argumentative/opinion essay?

Claim, Reasons, Support, Counterclaim

200

"The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" 

Who discovers Narnia second?

Edmund

200

What theme do the McNair PODs follow?

Western (5th people, 6th horse names)

300

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

"We walked into the store."

"into the store"

300

What does the root 'port' mean? 

Example word: transportation

'port' means "to carry"
300

What is the difference between "theme" and "central/main idea"?

theme: moral or lesson (fiction)

central/main idea: central point/topic of the passage (nonfiction)

300

"Alice in Wonderland"

What is the reason for all the "madness" in Wonderland? (Think of the ending)

It's a dream.

300

What is the school color?

Blue

400

Fix the Sentence.

"If I were a boy small, I would be able to fit through the hole rabbit."

"If I were a small boy, I would be able to fit through the rabbit hole."

400

Break the Word into it's Word Parts (prefix, suffix, root). 

Word: "protractor" 

Prefix: pro-

Root: tract

Suffix: -or

400

What are the three points of view (POV)?

First Person: told from inside story (pronouns: I, me)

Second Person: tells the story to another character (pronouns: you)

Third Person: told from outside the story (pronoun: he, she, they)

400

"James and the Giant Peach"

Why does James live with his aunts?

His parents were eaten by a rhinoceros. 

400

What celebration is held once a month for good behavior and academic completion?

R.U.N. Party

500

What is the difference between a complex and a compound sentence?

Compound: coordinating conjunction, two independent clauses, and a comma

Complex: subordinating conjunction, one independent clause & one dependent clause

500

light + write/record = a recording of light to make a picture

"photograph"

500
How do you properly use context clues?

Use the words and phrases around an unknown/unusual word to understand the definition

500

What story in Module 2 is about a girl who is trapped in the closet on Venus during the ONE day a year there is sunshine?

"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury

500

How long has McNair been open?

Since 2000; so, 24 years.