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  • What is the order of events?
    Boys become pages. Boys become squires. Boys become knights.
  • Choose the correct meaning of the figurative language in the sentence. The mall was like a three ring circus the day after Christmas.
    The mall was busy.
    The mall was big.
    The mall was calm.
  • Which word is a plural noun?`
    apartment
    goose
    boxes
    church
  • Subfreezing temperatures are...
    above freezing
    below freezing
    inside a freezer
  • Choose the preposition that correctly completes the sentence. We ran _____ the store when the storm came.
    beyond
    away
    into
    along
  • What is the authors purpose? A menu for a Chinese resturant.
    to entertain
    to inform
    to persuade
  • Which synonym for strong best fits this sentence? Ivan stores his bowling balls on a ____ shelf in his closet.
    powerful
    muscular
    sturdy
  • The window was as clear as crystal. Simile or metaphor? What does it mean?
    simile, the window was clean
  • Choose the preposition that correctly completes the sentence. My father and I enjoy fishing _____ the riverbank.
    with
    across
    during
    along
  • A comic book character with superhuman strength has strength that is ____ the strength of humans.
    equal to
    less than
    greater than
  • What is an author's purpose?
    the reason an author writes a story
  • What type of chart do you use to compare and contrast two texts?
    a venn diagram
  • Which text structure would use the following key words? both, same, like, unlike, at the same time
    compare and contrast
  • The Loggerhead is an easy turtle to identify. The Loggerhead has a reddish-brown upper shell and a dull brown to yellowish lower shell. Hard scales cover the shells and the number of scales is used to figure out what type of Loggerhead.
    cause & effect
    chronological order
    compare & contrast
    description
  • Which text structure would I use to tell you how to play a board game?
    cause and effect
    compare and contrast
    sequence
  • Which is a synonym for inventive. Her inventive idea won Eman The Invent America aware for her class.
    original
    copied
    possessive
    humorous
  • Shows similarities and differences between two or more things.
    cause & effect
    compare & contrast
    chronological order
    problem and solution
  • What is the authors purpose? The new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book.
    to persuade
    to entertain
    to inform
  • key words: however, similarly, like, unlike
    descrption
    chronological order
    problem and solution
    compare & contrast
  • What is the authors purpose? A commercial selling a new Star Wars Lego toy.
    to entertain
    to persuade
    to inform
  • This is the park ____ you lost your necklace.
    where
    when
    why
  • Shows similarities and differences between two or more things.
    compare and contrast
  • What is the author?
    The person wrote a story.
  • Lulu weights ______ than Lala.
    fewerr
    less
    same
    big
  • Every morning, I wake up at 7am. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I'm going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take and shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.
    compare and contrast
    cause and effect
    problem and solution
    chronological order
  • How many years are in a dacade?
    100
  • He could not afford an extravagant vacation to Fiji. What does extravagent mean?
    costing too much money
  • When a plane, ship, or spacecraft is steering itself, it is said to be in ___pilot. What is the correct prefix?
    super
    co
    auto
  • Key words: for example, for instance, such as
    chronological order
    cause & effect
    problem & solution
    description
  • Which words is an antonym for the word content? Ava is content with her job and does not want to quit.
    pleased, satisfied, happy
  • Which text structure would use the following key words? both, same, like, unlike, at the same time
    compare and contrast
  • Which text structure would I use to tell about the history of women's rights?
    compare and contrast
    chronological
    cause and effect
  • How often does a biannual meeting happen?
    Every two years
  • Victoria's breath heaved in her chest, but still she ran on and on toward the finish line. Based on this sentence, what is Victoria probably like?
    determined
    clumsy
  • Which text structure would use the following key words? as a result, because, since, due to
    cause and effect
  • Which is a synonym of quarrel? My sisters had a quarrel to determine who had the cleanest room.
    play
    honor
    argument
    torture
  • What is the meaning of the idiom? You are barking up the wrong tree.
    You are fighting with the wrong guy.
  • While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.
    compare & contrast
    descriptive
    cause & effect
    problem & solution
  • Helps you make a picture in your head.
    ice cream & cookies
    problem & solution
    cause & effect
    descriptive
  • Which text structure tells the order of events that occur?
    problem & solution
    chronological order
    description
    compare & contract
  • Which word in this sentence is a noun? We fish in the big pond.
    fish
    big
    the
    the
  • Which text structure would use the following key words? propose, conclude, suggest, reason, solve
    problem and solution
  • The alligator's teeth were white daggers. Is this a simile or a metaphor? What does it mean?
    metaphor, the alligator's teeth were white and sharp
  • ________ we eat pizza tonight?
    May
    Shall
    Will