It was very quiet in the classroom when the fire alarm rang. The students lined up quickly at the door. They walked outside calmly and lined up in a field.

What happened because the fire alarm rang?

Sarah took a long time deciding on her new car. She had a mechanic check out the engine. She checked online for its ratings. She didn't like to rush into buying anything.

How was Sarah behaving?

Anya and Lee both love outdoor sports. Since Anya lives in California, she swims a lot. She is thinking about joining a swim team. Lee lives in Vermont and is the best skier in her class.

What is one difference between Anya and Lee?

Basketball began in 1891 when PE teacher needed an indoor activity on a rainy day. He made up a list of rules and nailed a peach basket to a wall. At first, the bottom was still on the basket, so the ball did not fall through.

Who invented the game of basketball?

Margie looked in her cart. She had milk, eggs, bread, and cereal. She headed to the frozen vegetable section. Finally, she decided to buy some apples and bananas in the fruit section.

Where is Margie?

Honey bees communicate with each other. They can tell other bees where to find food. Honey bees return to the hive and do a dance that lets the other bees know where the food is located.

What is the main idea of this selection?

The school nurse could see that Amber was in distress. She had thrown up after lunch, and her forehead felt very hot to the touch.

What is the meaning of the word distress?

Horses come in all kinds of colors. A dark brown horse with black legs is called a bay. A horse the color of a new penny is a sorrel. If a horse has large black and white patches of color, it is called a paint.

What is the purpose of this selection?

Farmer Brown's pet mule kept running away. He was getting tired of chasing and catching him, so he decided to build a better fence. His mule never ran away again.

Why did Farmer Brown build a fence?

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The weather is _______ cold to be wearing only a T-shirt.

Which of the following homophones correctly completes the sentence?

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The Marquez family ________ a vacation to the mountains every summer.

Which verb(s) correctly completes the sentence?

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

Which sentence does not contain a prepositional phrase?

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The school is going to have a field day next Monday for all the elementary school students. Also, the school will provide free pizza to all the students at lunch that day. It is going to be such a fun day!

Without changing the meaning of this sentence, which phrase below could replace "Also" in the second sentence?

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Dylan is brave. He isn't scared of anything.

How can a conjunction be used to combine these two sentences?

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Connor took his time walking home from school he got in trouble with his mom.

How should the run-on sentence above best be written?

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Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many years. One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of the fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper being carried up the chimney. Soon afterwards, the brothers conducted an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once, the bag rose to the ceiling. After this, Stephen and Joseph conducted many more experiments, both indoors and in the open air. Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.

Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?

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Maple syrup comes from the sap (called xylum sap) of red, sugar, or black maple trees, often in the Canadian province of Quebec and the states of New York and Vermont. Maple trees store starch in their trunks and roots over the winter. The maple trees turn the starch into sugar which rises up through the sap when the temperatures become warmer in the spring. People harvest the maple syrup by boring holes into the trunks so they can remove and collect the sap. The sap is then heated so its water evaporates, leaving only the syrup behind to be eaten.

Maple syrup has been harvested for hundreds of years. Early explorers were taught how to harvest syrup from Native Americans who lived in Vermont and New York. Maple syrup is an important part of Vermont culture. The 2001 Vermont state quarter shows a scene of people harvesting syrup from a grove of maple trees.

Which word means the same as harvested in the sentence above?

Choose the underlined word that is the simple subject of the sentence:

The weary umpire took a rest after the game.

Choose the underlined word that is the simple predicate of the sentence:

A castle in a forest is the setting for the play.

She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.

What type of figurative language is shown?

What root word is found in the word prescription?

Jeff's father was irate because Jeff talked to him and had a bad attitude all day long.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Which sentence is written correctly?

A dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy dog thought he saw a real dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish dog he had been.

What is the theme?

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By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy." "What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"

What is the main idea of this section of text?

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

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Lobsters are a kind of ocean creature called crustaceans. Crabs and shrimp are crustaceans too. Lobsters, and most other crustaceans, are found throughout the world's oceans, often under rocks or in cracks on the sea floor.

Lobsters have five pairs of legs, three of which are claws. The front claws, sometimes called pincers, are larger than the others. Scientists believe lobsters can live up to 70 years!

People love to eat lobsters! The state of Maine is famous for the lobsters found along its Atlantic coast. Here, lobsters are often served with melted butter, corn on the cob, and French fries. Did you know that lobsters only turn red after they are cooked? In the wild they can be grayish, yellow, green, blue or multi-colored.

In what paragraph does the author discuss how people eat lobsters?

Which of the following is an opinion?

Which of these words is a proper noun?

What does expository writing do?

How is a story told in first person point of view?

How is a story told in third person point of view?

What is an affix?

Which of the following is an idiom?

Select the compound sentence.

A glossary is

What is an almanac?

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

The clouds are as white as cotton.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

Life is a rollercoaster.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

The tree danced in the blowing wind.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

The tiny turtle tried tickling Timmy.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

In which reference source would you use to find what country is north of Mongolia?

In the word "tricycle" tri- means...

In the word "biology" bio- means...

In these words "geology", "astrology", and "herbology" what does -ology mean?

Which homophone is a synonym for also?

Which sentence correctly uses adjectives?

Which sentence is present tense?

Which sentence is past tense?

Which sentence is future tense?

"She" is known as a _____________________.

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Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats, plants would not thrive.

Based on context clues, thrive means:

What does the underlined term mean in the following sentence?

Jake bought a pre-owned car for his son.

What type of sentence is this?

I am very excited about State Night!

What type of sentence is this?

Choose the sentence that contains an action verb:

I am wondering where I left my book.

The linking verb is ___________.

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"The firework exploded in the air, making a big boom in the air."

This sentence has an example of __________________.

What is the arrow pointing to?

What text feature helps the reader see something exactly as it is?

What is the function of an italicized word in a text?

What text feature is shown in this example?

What text feature is the arrow pointing towards?

A list of chapters in a book and the page numbers where each chapter starts is called the _______________.

Liam was so excited! He and his family were adopting two new dogs from the animal shelter. Liam had always wanted a dog, but his parents had always told him that it was too much responsibility. After years of begging, his parents had finally agreed. At the animal shelter, Liam's mom and sister had fallen in love with a small, black dog, while Liam and his father became pals with a big, yellow dog. When they couldn't agree on just one dog, they decided to rescue them both.

What was the author's purpose in writing this passage?

If you love dogs, but don't want the responsibility of caring for a big animal, you should seriously consider getting a ferret. Aside from having the most adorable faces, ferrets are very friendly and affectionate animals. They crave attention from their owners , much in the same way that dogs do. They also love to play with toys sand will play with you for hours. And unlike dogs, ferrets are small and quiet. They're easy to care for since they can spend their time in their cage and can be trained to use a litter box.

What was the author's purpose in writing this passage?

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There are almost 400 different kinds of sharks. Each kind of shark looks different, has a unique diet, and behaves differently. There are sharks in the four oceans of the world. Some sharks are longer than a school bus, while others are so small they can live in fish tanks. Sharks come in all kinds of colors. Most of the time, their skin color helps them blend in with their surroundings. But, some sharks that live

in the deepest part of the ocean actually have parts that glow in the dark. Most sharks live in salt water,

but some can live in fresh water.

What type of text structure does this paragraph show?

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Daniel Sullivan was the first to notice the flames coming from the O’Leary barn at around 8:30 pm on October 8. A problem with the alarm box made it impossible for the people in the area to call for the fire department. By 9:30 pm, the entire block was blazing. In another 3 hours, there were fires all over Chicago. The heavy wind coming from the lake only made the fire bigger. It would be another day before the fire would be completely out. By that time, 17,500 buildings had been burned.

What type of text structure does this paragraph show?