Unit 1 Semester Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Use a ___________ word to look up information about a specific topic in an encyclopedia.

key word

Encyclopedias are reference books organized in _____________________ order.

alphabetical (abc order)

Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ous to the following word and use it in a sentence: courage

courageous (full of courage) - I felt courageous after swimming away from the crocodile in the river.

Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ous to the following word and use it in a sentence: fame

famous (full of fame) - I became famous after my viral video.

Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -less to the following word and use it in a sentence: help

helpless (without help) - I felt helpless when my house began leaking badly in the storm.

Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -less to the following word and use it in a sentence: fear

fearless (without fear) - I felt fearless after surviving the big typhoon

Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ful to the following word and use it in a sentence: power

powerful (full of power) - I felt powerful after lifting the heavy books.

Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ful to the following word and use it in a sentence: beauty

beautiful (full of beauty) - The teacher looked beautiful in her ao dai on Teacher's Day.

Sometimes the subject of the sentence is a collective noun. If the collective noun is singular, the verb must be singular. If the collective noun is plural the verb must be plural. 'Two herds of elephants (is / are) running this way.'

are - plural

Sometimes the subject of the sentence is a collective noun. If the collective noun is singular, the verb must be singular. If the collective noun is plural the verb must be plural. 'A herd of zebras (is / are) resting in the shade.'

is - singular

Sometimes the subject of the sentence is a collective noun. If the collective noun is singular, the verb must be singular. If the collective noun is plural the verb must be plural. 'Broods of chickens (live / lives) in my barn.'

live - plural

Sometimes the subject of the sentence is a collective noun. If the collective noun is singular, the verb must be singular. If the collective noun is plural the verb must be plural. 'A brood of chickens (live / lives) in my barn.'

lives - singular

Identify the verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence. The owl gives the mice to her owlets.

The verb is gives. The direct object is mice. The indirect object is owlets.

Identify the verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence. Orangutans pick fruit for their babies.

The verb is pick. The direct object is fruit. The indirect object is babies.

Identify the verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence. The fox is giving meat to his cubs.

The verb is giving. The direct object is meat. The indirect object is his cubs.

Identify the verb and direct object in the following sentence. The fox built a den.

The verb is built. The direct object is a den.

Identify the verb and direct object in the following sentence. The hummingbird sings a song.

The verb is sing. A song is the direct object.

Identify the verb and direct object in the following sentence. The anteater eats ants.

The verb is eats. The direct object is ants.

Animal Names as Verbs - To duck means to _______________________________. 'Abdul ducked down when Joe threw the ball at him.'

to duck means to avoid by crouching

Animal Names as Verbs - To ape means to _______________________________. 'Why do you wear those sunglasses and shiny shoes to ape pop stars?'

to ape means to copy someone else's actions

Animal Names as Verbs - To wolf down means to ______________________________. 'My little brother wolfs down hamburgers.'

to wolf down means to eat hungrily

Animal Names as Verbs - To crow means to _______________________________. 'Just listen to him! He is crowing about all his medals.'

to crow means to boast or brag

Information reports may use special drawings or pictures labeled with important features of the topic called _________________________________.

diagrams

An information report is written in ________________________________ tense. We use this tense when we write about things that happen all the time.

simple present tense

Information reports use ____________________________ pronouns, such as 'he', 'she', 'it' and 'they'. We do not typically use 'I' or 'we' because we do not give our own ideas or opinions in an information report.

third person pronouns

An information report may use ____________________ verbs to to describe the behaviors of the topic of the report.

action

______________________ are special words in an information report that talk about the special features of the report topic. For example, an information report about The Giant Anteater might include words like: insectivore or tubular snout.

technical words

Information reports may contain adjectives. What does an adjective do?

an adjective describes

Information reports may be separated into different sections. Each section might have its own mini-title called a ______________________________.

subheading

Information reports have many special features that tell us more about the topic. Special words that explain what is happening in a photograph are called _________________________________.

caption

Are information reports fiction or non-fiction?

non-fiction

What is an information report? An information report begins with an important sentence telling us what the report is going to be about. It is called the _________________________________________________.

general statement

What is in an information report? The _________________________ is the very first feature of the report and tells us the topic of the information report.

the title