Reading skills
vocabulary
Grammar
Story Elements
Everyday English
100

What do we call the most important idea in a paragraph?

What is the main idea

100

What does happy mean?

What is feeling good or joyful

100

Which word is a noun: run, teacher, quickly, or happy?

What is teacher

100

What do we call the people in a story?

What are characters

100

If someone says, “Thank you,” what is a polite response?

What is “You're welcome”

200

If a question asks, “What happened first?” what are you looking for?

What is the first event

200

What is the opposite of difficult?

What is easy

200

Which word is a noun: jump, blue, dog, or beautiful?

what is a dog

200

Where and when a story takes place is called what?

What is the setting

200

If you don't understand something your teacher said, what is a good thing to say?

What is “Can you please explain that again?”

300

If the story says, “Marcus grabbed an umbrella before leaving,” what can you infer about the weather?

What is it might be raining

300

What is a synonym for angry?

What is mad

300

Which sentence is correct:
A. She walk to school.
B. She walks to school.

What is B. She walks to school?

300

What is the problem in a story called?

What is the conflict

300

If you are writing an email to your friend, how should you begin it?

What is “Dear…” or “Hello…”

400

What do you use from a story to prove that your answer is correct?

What is text evidence

400

If someone is exhausted, are they very tired or very excited?

What is very tired

400

What punctuation mark belongs at the end of this sentence?
“Where are you going___”

What is a question mark (?)

400

T/F The events that happen in the story is called the plot

what is True

400

Which sentence is more appropriate when asking your teacher for help?
A. “I don't get this.”
B. “Could you please help me understand this?”

What is B

500

A character keeps practicing basketball even though he keeps missing shots. What can you infer about the character?

What is he is determined / doesn't give up

500

If someone is generous, what kind of person are they?

What is someone who likes to give or help others

500

True or false, is this sentence correct: “yesterday i went to the store”

What is False....the Y should be capitalized, and there should be a comma after yesterday and a period

500

A character is scared to speak in front of the class. Later, the character gives a speech anyway. What character trait does this show?

What is brave / courageous

500

You are applying for a job and the employer asks, “Why should we hire you?” Name one good thing you could say about yourself.

Answers may include “I am hardworking,” “I am dependable,” “I am responsible,” or “I work well with others.”