An adjective tells you...

details about the noun such as its size, shape, or how many

words that are similar in meaning

in front of - as in yesterday was before today

Another question I can ask myself to decide if a noun is a proper noun is...

Is it the name of person, place, or thing?

Alliteration means...

consecutive words that begin with the same sound

Why is "curious Cindy" not an example of alliteration?

The letter C is pronounced differently in each word.

Which of the following sentences have an alliterative phrase in them?

The dog was fetching the blue ball for many hours.

A comparison using the words "like" or "as"

Which sentence uses before correctly?

Before I go to the store, I went to the bank to get money.

words that sound the same but mean different things

Why do we use alliteration in writing?

It makes the sentence more interesting., It is kind of fun to say.

An example of a simile would be:

Mrs. Johnson is as busy as a bee.

Why was "she was as sad as could be" not a simile?

It was describing how she felt, not comparing how she felt.

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MAP Testing Review

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For my ESL middle school classes, I designed this quiz to review text structures and features to practice before MAP testing.

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An adjective tells you...
how and when the action occurred
what the prepositional phrase is
answers the question where or when
details about the noun such as its size, shape, or how many
2
Synonym means...
words that are similar in meaning
words that sound the same but mean different things
words that begin with the same sound
words that mean the opposite
3
An adverb modifies the...
adjective
verb
noun
prepositional phrase
4
What part of speech are these words: Paris, Wednesday
proper noun
verb
adverb
common noun
5
An example of 2 words that are synonyms would be:
tall and short
hare and hair
pickled peppers
big and large
6
Is Curious Cindy an example of alliteration
Yes
No
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Before means what?
behind - such as on the other side of the door.
the same as where and when
after the action occurred
in front of - as in yesterday was before today
8
The prepositional phrase gives you this information...
who and which
where and when
why and how many
how and what
9
Another question I can ask myself to decide if a noun is a proper noun is...
Are these details like how many or how big?
Is it the name of person, place, or thing?
Where and when does the action occur?
Does it tell me what the action is?
10
Alliteration means...
words that mean the same
words that sound the same but mean different things
consecutive words that begin with the same sound
words that mean the opposite
11
Antonyms are...
words that sound the same but mean different things
words that mean the same thing
words that mean the opposite
words that begin with the same sound
12
If it isn't the name of a something, but is a person, place, thing, or idea, it is a...
prepositional phrase
adverb
adjective
common noun
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An example of antonyms would be:
big and large
pickled peppers
tall and short
hair and hare
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Why is "curious Cindy" not an example of alliteration?
Because one is a proper noun and one is a common noun.
The letter C is pronounced differently in each word.
There weren't enough adjectives in the sentence.
You need to have 3 words for it to be an alliteration.
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Which of the following sentences have an alliterative phrase in them?
The computer seems to be broken so we called for repair.
The dog was fetching the blue ball for many hours.
Curious Cindy went to the store to get some milk.
The cat ran to the litter box very quickly.
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A simile is:
A comparison using the words "like" or "as"
a huge exagerration
two word with the same sound but different meanings
Pretending that something that isn't alive has feelings
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An example of two words that are homonyms would be:
simple, easy
ugly, beautiful
see, sea
little, miniature
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Which sentence uses before correctly?
Before I go to the store, I went to the bank to get money.
She was at the dance before the day.
He was sixteen before he was twelve.
Before I go to the store, I bought a gallon of milk.
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What is a homonym?
words that sound the same but mean different things
words that mean the opposite thing
words that mean the same thing
words that compare
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Another example of a simile would be:
His phone was like new.
His room was like a pigpen.
She was as sorry as she could be.
She was as sad as possible.
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Why do we use alliteration in writing?
It makes the sentence more interesting.
It answers the questions where and when.
It is how we use adverbs.
It is kind of fun to say.
22
The definition of a noun is...
describing word
prepositional phrase
person, place, thing, or idea
the action in a sentence
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What part of speech are these words...girl, store, bike
common noun
adverb
verb
proper noun
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A synonym for a verb is...
person
how
action
where
25
Before is what part of speech?
Preposition
Verb
Noun
Adjective
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An example of a simile would be:
Mrs. Garcia is as happy as she can be.
Mrs. Ramirez is like the best principal there is.
Mrs. Lockard likes all the students at Ochoa.
Mrs. Johnson is as busy as a bee.
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Proper nouns are always...
the same as common nouns
always capitalized
answers the question where and when
tell where the action is
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Why was "she was as sad as could be" not a simile?
Because it had the word as twice.
It needed to have the word "like" in it too.
It was describing how she felt, not comparing how she felt.
It was telling where and when.

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