ELA Interim Review

What are the nouns in this sentence?
At the park there were many ducks.

• park, ducks
• park, there
• there, were
• many, ducks

Which question is not answered in paragraph 2?
Dave and his cousins had begun a tradition of their own too.  After lunch, they all played a game of hide-and-seek.  The last player to be found earned the honor of lighting the candles on Grandpa’s cake. Since Dave had won last year, he was “It” this year.

• Who gets to light the candles on the cake?
• What tradition do the children have?
• When do the children play hide-and-seek?
• Who are the easiest cousins to find?

HIDE AND SEEK:
Which question is answered in paragraph 1?
It was a glorious day for the annual family picnic.  Every year, Dave’s relatives gathered on the Fourth of July to celebrate not only the nation’s birthday, but his grandfather’s birthday as well.  An all-day picnic at Brookside Park, followed by fireworks down by the lagoon, had become a family tradition.

• How many years has the family picnic tradition been happening?
• Who gets to light the candles on Grandpa’s birthday cake?
• During which month does the family hold the picnic?
• What game do the children play during the family picnic?

Yesterday, my class went on a field trip to the zoo. We went to the monkey cages first. Then we watched an elephant eating its lunch. After that we ate our own lunches in the picnic area. After lunch we saw the giraffes and lions. At the end of the day, we stopped to look at the bears on the way back to the bus. 
What did the class do just after seeing the giraffes and lions?

• Watched an elephant eating its lunch
• Stopped to look at the bears
• Ate their own lunches
• Went on a field trip to the zoo

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.  Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.  Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
• Soccer players learn how to dribble.
• They learn how to work together as teammates.
• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?
• What is the main event?
• What is one important detail?
• What point is the author trying to make?

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: My cat is afraid of everything.

• He hides under the couch when you turn the microwave on.
• He sleeps all day long.
• He runs away when you sweep the floor.
• He jumps every time the doorbell rings.

Which word is an example of a proper noun?

• cat
• dog
• Meg
• person

Which one of the following is a noun?

• jump
• cat
• run
• hop

What is the verb in this sentence?
Sal listens to his favorite song.

• listens
• Sal
• song
• favorite