Language Arts (Grades 3-5) Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses a possessive apostrophe?
Answer: The dog's bone was buried.
'The dog's bone' correctly uses an apostrophe + s to show that the bone belongs to the dog.
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
Answer: To introduce the main idea of the paragraph
A topic sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph — it tells the reader what the paragraph will be about.
Which of the following is an example of a compound word?
Answer: Sunflower
'Sunflower' is a compound word made up of two smaller words: 'sun' plus 'flower.'
A student reads a persuasive essay arguing for year-round school. Which sentence would be the strongest supporting evidence?
Answer: Studies show year-round students retain 20 percent more information.
Research-based evidence with specific statistics is the strongest type of supporting evidence in a persuasive essay.
Which verb tense is used in: She will travel to Spain next summer?
Answer: Future tense
'Will travel' indicates an action that has not yet happened — this is the future tense.
What is a synonym?
Answer: A word that means the same or nearly the same as another word
A synonym is a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word. For example, 'happy' and 'joyful' are synonyms.