Name that figurative language! The teacher threw us a curve ball when she announced the pop quiz.
idiom
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What is the best transition word to complete the paragraph? First, we fixed our snacks. Next, we loaded them into the cooler. After that, we grabbed our beach towels and sunblock. ___ we headed out the door to the beach.
Finally
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asparagus: vegetable::pineapple: ____
fruit
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Choose the homonym: The valuable vase broke into a thousand _____. (peaces/pieces)
pieces
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Pick the best word: They ____ how many miles they could go on a quarter tank and ran out of gas. (misread, mishandled, miscalculated)
miscalculated
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boom
Lose 50 points!
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star
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gift
Win 20 points!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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Identify the misspelled words: Our nieghbor met a real Indian cheif when she visited Cherokee, North Carolina.
nieghbor (should be neighbor) and cheif (should be chief)
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Choose the correct Coordinating Conjunction: I have been on a diet for months, __ I haven't lost a pound.
yet or but
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How many words need to be capitalized? My aunt Sally gave me $50 for graduating from Glenwood high school.
3: Aunt, High School
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boom
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seesaw
Swap points!
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fairy
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banana
Go to last place!
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boom
Lose 50 points!
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star
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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Which comma is placed incorrectly? No, Janet, you cannot go to the party, because you have not finished your chores.
There should not be a comma before a subordinating conjunction (because).
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Name the type of figurative language: He is my rock.
metaphor
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Fill in the blank with the correct Subordinating Conjunction. _______ she studied for her test, it wasn't enough to help her pass.
Although/Though/Even though
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Identify the Subordinating Conjunction: She cannot run because she twisted her ankle in the last race.