Copy of Grammar Game Show

1 - Correct this sentence:

Siennas brother lost his temper during the soccer game.

Sienna's brother lost his temper during the soccer game.

2 - Correct this sentence:

Carlos said, "Dude, that's mines!"

Carlos said, "Dude, that's mine!"

3 - Which of these is a complete sentence?

The people cheered loudly.

Walked to school.

A

B

Her sharpened pencil in her hand.

The lions in the woods.

D

C

3 - Which of these is a complete sentence?

The people cheered loudly.

Walked to school.

A

B

Her sharpened pencil in her hand.

The lions in the woods.

D

C

4 - Harry grabbed his guitar and went to John's house.

Which is the subject of the sentence?

Guitar

Harry

A

B

John's

House

D

C

4 - Harry grabbed his guitar and went to John's house.

Which is the subject of the sentence?

Guitar

Harry

A

B

John's

House

D

C

5 - There is five boys in our class.

What change should be made to this sentence?

change There to Their

change is to are

B

A

change boys to boy

change our to hour

D

C

5 - There is five boys in our class.

What change should be made to this sentence?

change There to Their

change is to are

B

A

change boys to boy

change our to hour

D

C

6 - Does a tree grow new leaves every year.

Which punctuation mark belongs at the end of the sentence?

!

.

B

A

,

?

D

C

6 - Does a tree grow new leaves every year.

Which punctuation mark belongs at the end of the sentence?

!

.

B

A

,

?

D

C

7 - My Sister attends Chase Street Elementary School.

How can the capitalization be corrected in the sentence above?

use a lowercase c in Chase

use a lowercase s in Sister

B

A

use a lowercase s in School

use a lowercase e in Elementary

D

C

7 - My Sister attends Chase Street Elementary School.

How can the capitalization be corrected in the sentence above?

use a lowercase c in Chase

use a lowercase s in Sister

B

A

use a lowercase s in School

use a lowercase e in Elementary

D

C

8 - Chris really wanted to go the movies with his best friend.

The movie was supposed to be good and scary.

Which of the red words is NOT an adjective?

really

best

B

A

good

scary

D

C

8 - Chris really wanted to go the movies with his best friend.

The movie was supposed to be good and scary.

Which of the red words is NOT an adjective?

really

best

B

A

good

scary

D

C

9 - Which is a complete sentence?

Beth winning a science contest.

Her prize: a set of science books.

B

A

Beth, who had never won anything before.

Beth entered the science contest twice.

D

C

9 - Which is a complete sentence?

Beth winning a science contest.

Her prize: a set of science books.

B

A

Beth, who had never won anything before.

Beth entered the science contest twice.

D

C

10 - A bear's thick coat protects it from the cold winter winds and cold temperatures.

What does the word it refer to in the sentence above?

bear

coat

B

A

winter

winds

D

C

10 - A bear's thick coat protects it from the cold winter winds and cold temperatures.

What does the word it refer to in the sentence above?

bear

coat

B

A

winter

winds

D

C

11 - Which is a simple sentence?

Mary plays the trumpet, and Bob sings.

You can stay here, or you can go next door.

B

A

You may have all the cereal that you can eat.

I am going to school, but Charles is staying home.

D

C

11 - Which is a simple sentence?

Mary plays the trumpet, and Bob sings.

You can stay here, or you can go next door.

B

A

You may have all the cereal that you can eat.

I am going to school, but Charles is staying home.

D

C

12 - Mr. Brooks bought two ______ of bread at the farmer's market.

Which word belongs in the blank?

loafs

loafes

B

A

loafse

loaves

D

C

12 - Mr. Brooks bought two ______ of bread at the farmer's market.

Which word belongs in the blank?

loafs

loafes

B

A

loafse

loaves

D

C

13 - Five ______ pencils broke during math.

Which word belongs in the blank?

student

students

B

A

student's

students'

D

C

13 - Five ______ pencils broke during math.

Which word belongs in the blank?

student

students

B

A

student's

students'

D

C

1 - Which part of a book has an alphabetical list of the topics in the book and the pages where they can be found?

the index

the glossary

A

B

the table of contents

the title page

C

D

1 - Which part of a book has an alphabetical list of the topics in the book and the pages where they can be found?

the index

the glossary

A

B

the table of contents

the title page

C

D

2 - Sonya wanted to do her social studies paper on the topic "The State of Georgia." Her teacher told her she should choose a more specific topic.

Which would be a more specific topic for Sonya's paper?

The United States

The State of Alabama

A

B

The Countries of the World

The History of Georgia

C

D

2 - Sonya wanted to do her social studies paper on the topic "The State of Georgia." Her teacher told her she should choose a more specific topic.

Which would be a more specific topic for Sonya's paper?

The United States

The State of Alabama

A

B

The Countries of the World

The History of Georgia

C

D

3 - Which resource would be MOST helpful to you if you needed to find information about how to take care of a goldfish?

an atlas

the internet

A

B

an almanac

the telephone book

C

D

3 - Which resource would be MOST helpful to you if you needed to find information about how to take care of a goldfish?

an atlas

the internet

A

B

an almanac

the telephone book

C

D

4 - What information can be found in an atlas?

phone numbers

street names

A

B

city mayors

land and water features

C

D

4 - What information can be found in an atlas?

phone numbers

street names

A

B

city mayors

land and water features

C

D

5 - Beverly is doing a report on tigers. What information would she find in an encyclopedia?

basic information about tigers

how to pronounce the word tiger

A

B

recent news stories about tigers

different opinions about the danger of tigers

C

D

5 - Beverly is doing a report on tigers. What information would she find in an encyclopedia?

basic information about tigers

how to pronounce the word tiger

A

B

recent news stories about tigers

different opinions about the danger of tigers

C

D

6 - Which book should you use to find the definition of a word?

thesaurus

atlas

A

B

dictionary

encyclopedia

C

D

6 - Which book should you use to find the definition of a word?

thesaurus

atlas

A

B

dictionary

encyclopedia

C

D

7 - Where would you look in a book to find out who wrote it?

the title page

the index

A

B

the table of contents

the bibliography

C

D

7 - Where would you look in a book to find out who wrote it?

the title page

the index

A

B

the table of contents

the bibliography

C

D

8 - Read this table of contents. To learn more about planting flowers, you would look on page___.

Making Costumes..........page 48

Planting a Garden.........page 60

Planning a Party.............page 74

Building Wagons............page 10

Painting Birdhouses.......page 22

Decorating Your Bike....page 35

10

22

A

B

35

60

C

D

8 - Read this table of contents. To learn more about planting flowers, you would look on page___.

Making Costumes..........page 48

Planting a Garden.........page 60

Planning a Party.............page 74

Building Wagons............page 10

Painting Birdhouses.......page 22

Decorating Your Bike....page 35

10

22

A

B

35

60

C

D

9 - Which is the BEST way to select a topic that you will enjoy for a report or research project?

Find the topic that looks easiest.

Choose a topic that interests you.

B

A

Choose the first topic you think of.

Ask a friend what she wrote about.

C

D

9 - Which is the BEST way to select a topic that you will enjoy for a report or research project?

Find the topic that looks easiest.

Choose a topic that interests you.

B

A

Choose the first topic you think of.

Ask a friend what she wrote about.

C

D

10 - Ben is looking up information on angelfish in a book about fish.

Where would he MOST LIKELY find the page numbers for all the pages that tell something about angelfish?

the index

the glossary

A

B

the back cover

the title page

D

C

10 - Ben is looking up information on angelfish in a book about fish.

Where would he MOST LIKELY find the page numbers for all the pages that tell something about angelfish?

the index

the glossary

A

B

the back cover

the title page

D

C

Arabella the Spider

Arabella was a spider with a special talent. She could build the best spiderwebs at Marshall Space Flight Center. Her skill at constructing webs landed her a job as the first spider to go up in space.

Scientists knew that Arabella would have problems building webs during the space flight. There is no gravity out in space. Everything is weightless and will float if not attached to something stable. Scientists wanted to see if Arabella could adapt to weightlessness.

Arabella didn't know that she was weightless in space, but when she took her first step, she knew that something was wrong. Her eight legs seemed useless as she slid across the wall of her cage.

Nevertheless, Arabella quickly learned to move in her cage. On Earth, Arabella would spin a long, sticky thread and let the wind attach it to a plant. But there was no wind in the spaceship; so she had to carry the thread from corner to corner and attach it to the frame by herself.

Arabella tried to find a new way to conquer each problem. Her first webs in space were not very neat, but after three days she was able to build a web as perfect as the ones she had made on Earth. However, there were no insects to get caught in her web; so the astronauts fed her bits of steak instead. In this way they helped her overcome her only unsolved problem.

1 - The word constructing in paragraph 1 means:

finding

fixing

A

B

moving

making

C

D

1 - The word constructing in paragraph 1 means:

finding

fixing

A

B

moving

making

C

D

2 - What does the word stable mean in paragraph 2?

heavy

strong

A

B

unmoving

large

C

D

2 - What does the word stable mean in paragraph 2?

heavy

strong

A

B

unmoving

large

C

D

3 - In the words weightless and useless, the suffix -less means:

without

like

A

B

full of

having less

C

D

3 - In the words weightless and useless, the suffix -less means:

without

like

A

B

full of

having less

C

D

4 - The word conquer in paragraph 5 means:

add

overcome

A

B

understand

cause

C

D

4 - The word conquer in paragraph 5 means:

add

overcome

A

B

understand

cause

C

D

Feet for Flight by Michael L. May

Birds fly with their wings, right? But did you know that many birds also use their feet to fly? Some birds need them for takeoffs and landings. Other birds use their feet to control flight speed.

In order for the American coot to get off the ground, it must make a running start across the water. Other birds, such as the mallard duck, can jump right out of the water and into flight. But coots are too heavy and need to build up speed. Like an airplane rolling down the runway, a coot runs across the surface of the water until it reaches flight speed, then lifts off and flaps away.

Being airborne doesn't mean that the footwork is over. Some birds use their feet to slow down in flight. Now, it might seem that a bird could just stop flapping its wings and reduce speed. But it's not that simple. If you stop pedaling your bicycle when you're going downhill, you'll eventually slow down when you reach the bottom. But you still need brakes. Without brakes, flying birds and speeding bicycles can't stop fast enough.

One bird that uses its feet as air brakes is the greylag goose. When this bird comes in for a landing, it dangles its feet like small parachutes. The rushing air pushes against the broad, webbed feet and slows the goose down, allowing it to make a smooth landing in the water.

For some birds, even air brakes are not enough. Mute swans extend their webbed feet forward when landing. When their feet hit the water, the swans ski across the surface until they gradually slow and plop safely into the pond or lake.

So bird flight is more than just feathers and wings. It's feet, too. Whether taking off or landing, birds depend on their feet for flight.

5 - Which word from the story means the OPPOSITE of pulls?

lifts

pushes

A

B

uses

slows

C

D

5 - Which word from the story means the OPPOSITE of pulls?

lifts

pushes

A

B

uses

slows

C

D

6 - The word airborne means:

without wings

able to fly

A

B

flying

light as air

C

D

6 - The word airborne means:

without wings

able to fly

A

B

flying

light as air

C

D

7 - Which is true of ALL the birds in this story?

They all use their feet in taking off from the water.

They can all take off and land in the water.

A

B

They all "ski" along the surface of the water to slow themselves down.

They can all fly as fast as a person can go on a bicycle.

C

D

7 - Which is true of ALL the birds in this story?

They all use their feet in taking off from the water.

They can all take off and land in the water.

A

B

They all "ski" along the surface of the water to slow themselves down.

They can all fly as fast as a person can go on a bicycle.

C

D

8 - Which will happen if a bird running across the surface of the water cannot reach flight speed?

It will fly very slowly.

It will not be able to take off into the air.

B

A

It will have to use its feet as brakes.

It will fall back to the water and hurt itself.

D

C

8 - Which will happen if a bird running across the surface of the water cannot reach flight speed?

It will fly very slowly.

It will not be able to take off into the air.

B

A

It will have to use its feet as brakes.

It will fall back to the water and hurt itself.

D

C

1 - _____ love to read books.

It

He

A

B

They

Their

C

D

1 - _____ love to read books.

It

He

A

B

They

Their

C

D

2 - Three letters came to my house for Lukas.

What is the plural noun in the sentence?

Three

letters

A

B

house

Lukas

C

D

2 - Three letters came to my house for Lukas.

What is the plural noun in the sentence?

Three

letters

A

B

house

Lukas

C

D

3 - Anitas friends will go to the zoo on both days.

Which word in the sentence needs an apostrophe?

Anitas

will

A

B

friends

days

C

D

3 - Anitas friends will go to the zoo on both days.

Which word in the sentence needs an apostrophe?

Anitas

will

A

B

friends

days

C

D

4 - Billy says he needs a new pen. Did his pen run out of ink?

Which word is a pronoun?

Billy

pen

A

B

ink

his

C

D

4 - Billy says he needs a new pen. Did his pen run out of ink?

Which word is a pronoun?

Billy

pen

A

B

ink

his

C

D

5 - Which is an incomplete sentence?

I want to go to sleep.

Malcolm grinned at the baby.

A

B

The dog ran across the street.

Blue and gold paint on my hands.

C

D

5 - Which is an incomplete sentence?

I want to go to sleep.

Malcolm grinned at the baby.

A

B

The dog ran across the street.

Blue and gold paint on my hands.

C

D

6 - The sentence below has a spelling error.

Which word is NOT spelled correctly?

We took a jurney through the forest to the meadow.

jurney

through

A

B

meadow

forest

C

D

6 - The sentence below has a spelling error.

Which word is NOT spelled correctly?

We took a jurney through the forest to the meadow.

jurney

through

A

B

meadow

forest

C

D

7 - What is the BEST order for the sentences?

Sentence 1: Then, we raked the leaves.

Sentence 2: First, my sister and I picked weeds.

Sentence 3: We enjoyed lemonade after all of our hard work.

Sentence 4: Dad said it was time to get to work.

4, 2, 1, 3

2, 4, 3, 1

A

B

3, 2, 4, 1

1, 2, 3, 4

C

D

7 - What is the BEST order for the sentences?

Sentence 1: Then, we raked the leaves.

Sentence 2: First, my sister and I picked weeds.

Sentence 3: We enjoyed lemonade after all of our hard work.

Sentence 4: Dad said it was time to get to work.

4, 2, 1, 3

2, 4, 3, 1

A

B

3, 2, 4, 1

1, 2, 3, 4

C

D

8 - Which transition word fits BEST in the sentence?

The bus brought the children home ______ school was over.

also

after

A

B

again

across

C

D

8 - Which transition word fits BEST in the sentence?

The bus brought the children home ______ school was over.

also

after

A

B

again

across

C

D

9 - Which sentence BEST describes the horse?

I just learned how to ride my horse.

I like to ride my horse in the field.

B

A

My horse lives in my dad's red barn.

My horse is brown with a pretty mane.

C

D

9 - Which sentence BEST describes the horse?

I just learned how to ride my horse.

I like to ride my horse in the field.

B

A

My horse lives in my dad's red barn.

My horse is brown with a pretty mane.

C

D

10 - The snow was very light. It was crisp and sparkling white.

Which is an ANTONYM of sparkling as it is used in the sentence?

dull

fresh

A

B

pretty

heavy

D

C

10 - The snow was very light. It was crisp and sparkling white.

Which is an ANTONYM of sparkling as it is used in the sentence?

dull

fresh

A

B

pretty

heavy

D

C