Mountain Language Quiz - Weeks 1 - 4

Is this a simple or compound sentence? Do you like dogs more than cats?

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

Answer explanation

A simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains more than one! Put another way: a simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate, but a compound sentence contains more than one subject and more than one predicate.

What is the correct verb? My cousin Justin's flowers ________ over six feet tall.

• grew

• grown

• growed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the prefix of the word: misleading

Answer explanation

Remember prefixes are added to the beginign of a rotoword to make a new word.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the base or root word for disagreement

Answer explanation

Remember the root or base word is the main or basic word.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

What is the suffix of the word: prematurely

Answer explanation

Remember: the suffix is letters added to the end of the base or root word.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Show the possession of the subject—letters of the children.

Answer explanation

With most singular nouns, simply add an apostrophe plus the letter s to show possession of a subject.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

What is the plural form of: box

• boxs

• boxis

• boxes

• boxen

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.K.1C

What is the plural form of: toy

• toys

• toyies

• toyes

• toies

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.K.1C

What is the plural form of: city

• citys

• cities

• citis

• cites

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

What is the correct form of speech for the underlined word? During the school year, my favorite day is Saturday.

• adverb

• noun

• adjective

• preposition

Answer explanation

Noun: person, place, or thing Adjective: word that describes or clarifies a noun.  Verb: action     Adverb: word that describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.             Pronoun: Word that takes the place of a noun Conjunction: joins words, phrases, clauses (FAN BOYS)                   Interjection: an abrupt remark           Preposition: A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that shows the relationship between two other nearby words.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G