As Kammi woke up, she remembered that it was the morning of her birthday. She was giddy with excitement as she thought about all of the things she was going to do that day.
Using context clues to help you, what does "giddy" mean in this passage?
A. Disappointed
B. Thrilled
C. Nervous
D. Worried
What is the meaning of the word "subjects" in the sentence below?
There are many subjects taught at school each day, such as Math, Reading, and Science.
A. School
B. Test Grades
C. Areas of Study
D. Homework assignments
Kenny's older brother Jeff always makes straight A's at school. Jeff keeps his room clean, eats all of his vegetables, and does his chores without being asked. Jeff makes Kenny feel inadequate.
Using context clues to help you, what does "inadequate" mean in this passage?
A. Not good enough
B. Angry
C. Hungry
D. Good about himself
Which sentence is literal and which is non literal?
My mom tripped over my foot and spilled the beans all over the floor.
I told my sister a secret then she spilled the beans to all of her friends.
Literal
Non Literal
Select all of the sentences below that contain a nonliteral phrase.
A. The soccer game was cancelled because it was raining cats and dogs.
B. Josh threw the paper airplane and it hit the ceiling.
C. Bobby had to be careful while running during his baseball game to make sure he did not drop the ball.
D. Hannah broke a window and was worried that her mom would hit the ceiling!
Using context clues to help you, what does the word "dash" mean in this sentence?
We had to dash inside when it started to rain.
A. walk slowly
B. get wet
C. go outside
D. move quickly
Using context clues to help you, what does the word "predict" mean in this sentence?
Scientists use many different tests and instruments in order to predict the weather for the next week or month.
A. to change
B. to understand
C. to prepare for
D. to tell ahead of time
To write well, you need to be able to write complete sentences. A complete sentence must have both a subject and a predicate and be an independent clause. Choose the 2 examples that are complete sentences.
A. Went to the movies.
B. The three boys.
C. The three boys went to the movies.
D. The boys went to a movie.
To write well, you need to be able to write complete sentences. A complete sentence must have both a subject and a predicate and be an independent clause. Choose the 2 examples that are complete sentences.
A. Are blooming beautifully.
B. The flowers are blooming beautifully.
C. The beautiful flowers are blooming.
D. The beautiful flowers.
What is the subject of this sentence?
At noon, the sun came out from behind the clouds.
A. at noon
B. the sun
C. came out
D. behind the clouds
What is the predicate of this sentence?
The small yellow dog howled.
A. small
B. yellow
C. dog
D. howled
Sam wants to tell Dee how much he likes her sweater. He wrote, "I love that sweater."
Which sentence has details that best give more information about how the sweater looks?