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1	Reading: Finding the Main Idea	JM
2	FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE JEOPARDY	Mrs. Patricia B. Williams	Identify the different types of figurative language as similes, metaphors or personification.
3	Cause and Effect Test	Mrs. Breedy	The CAUSE is the reason WHY something happens. The EFFECT is WHAT happens. Students will complete the sentences with the correct cause or effect; and will also identify the cause and effect in given sentences. This quiz contains 10 questions.
4	Main Idea/Supporting Details	--	Multiple Choice: Choose the main idea of the paragraphs. Remember to make sure the main idea is covers the entire paragraph, not just one sentence. This quiz contains 5 questions.
5	Figurative Language	Brenda Thompson
6	Reading Comprehension-Main Idea Middle-High School	Ms. Doris Mack	The main idea sentence of a paragraph tells what the paragraph is about. The other sentences are details. Read and find the main idea for each passage. This quiz contains 8 questions.
7	Final Exam the Lord of the Flies	--	This quiz contains 122 questions.
8	Suffixes	Mrs. Ice	Do you know the meaning of sufixes? Let's see if you can win some big money while you learn!
9	Common Prefixes	Mrs. Reller	A prefix is a syllable or syllables added to the beginning of a word that change the meaning of the word. You can figure out the meaning of many words by knowing what the prefix means.
10	Figurative Language Practice	Brenda Thompson
11	Figurative Language in Music Rags to Riches	Ms. Gerbus	Identify the form of figurative language found in the lyrics
12	Character Traits	Ms. Synk	Identify these positive and negative character traits
13	Inferences and Drawing Conclusion	Ms. Braaten	Try to become a millionaire! You will need to read the information given to you. Then, draw a conclusion or make an inference about the passage.
14	ELA: Context Clues (Middle School)	Mrs. Bianchi (Detrick )	This quiz contains 13 questions.
15	Inference Ahead!	Ms. Braaten	Read the short description. See if you can infer an implied or hidden message in each of the following selections. Choose the best answer.
16	Using Context Clues	Jody Skidd	You will need to figure out the meaning of an unknown word based on clues in the sentence provided.
17	Reading Comprehension (Reading for Facts)	JM
18	Going Batty for Bats Vocabulary-Alphabetical order	--	Please put these words in alphabetical order.
19	The Speckled Band Quiz	Mrs. Cofresi	This quiz contains 20 questions.
20	Homelessness	Ms. Morin	As a prereading activity to Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee, we need to build on our knowledge about homelessness.
21	Chronology of King Arthur	Mrs. Smith	Put the sentences in the correct order.
22	Expository Text Structure Practice	Mrs. Smith	Identify the text structure of each text piece.
23	"The Monkey's Paw"	Mrs. Cofresi	Put these sentences in the correct order.
24	Grade One Reading: Fill-In the Blanks	--	Type a word that makes sense into each sentence.
25	Digging Up The Past 5th Reading McGraw Hill	Belinda Unbehagen	A cloze paragraph using the vocabulary words from the story.
26	The Crocodile Comprehension	Mrs. McKenzie	by Lewis Carroll How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining... This quiz contains 9 questions.
27	How My Family Lives in America	Mrs. Radulich	A Cloze activity based on the story, "How My Family Lives in America."
28	Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome - Story Elements	Diane Harrison	Comprehension - Story Elements
29	The Bridge Dancers	Mrs. Vogel
30	Cocoa Ice	Carol Chester	Vocabulary Review
31	Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Supplemental	Diane Harrison
32	Art Lesson	--
33	Pat Cummings: My Story	Kathryn Smith	story vocabulary
34	Dear Mr. Henshaw 5th Reading McGraw Hill Predictions/ What Happened	Belinda Unbehagen
35	Penguin Chick Vocabulary	--
36	Highway Cats	Ms. Smith	Put the events in order.
37	Figurative Language Review	Ms. Morin
38	Silent Letters Hangman	Ms. Jurczak
39	Alphabetical Order (M)	Ms. Synk	Put words beginning with the letter "M" in alphabetical order.
40	To Mock a Birdingkill	Mrs. Harris	Unscramble words taken from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
41	A Turkey for Thanksgiving	Deanna Muniz	Sequence the events from the story by Eve Bunting.
42	Stolen Children	Charlene (SM) Burns	This quiz contains 10 questions.
43	Events in Legend	Ms. Gerbus	Please sequence the following events in Legend.
44	All About AR	--	Review of Accelerated Reader terms
45	Reading Comprehension (Reading for Facts)	Peggy Sue Jones
46	WHY DO FLOWERS HAVE A SCENT?	Mrs. McKenzie	1. Each flower has its own smell. This smell is called a scent. Roses are know for their sweet scent. They are often used in weddings. 2. A flower's scent comes from oil. This isn't like oil in a car. It's a special oil deep in the petals of the... This quiz contains 10 questions.
47	Reading Comprehension III	Mrs. McKenzie	STORY ONE One African folktale tells how Leopard got his spots. According to the tale, Leopard and some other animals had a funeral march for their friend Ant. As the animals walked, Leopard's stomach rumbled. He was hungry! As the animals passed a... This quiz contains 7 questions.
48	Wednesday Surprise Mixed up words	--
49	Vocabulary -- James and the Giant Peach	--
50	4th grade Prefix/Suffix Practice for KS Assessment	Sherry Maxwell
51	Baseball Saved Us-4th Grade McGraw-Hill	Belinda Unbehagen	Jumbled word activity using the spelling and vocabulary words from "Baseball Saved Us".
52	Big Blue Whale 3rd grade McGraw Hill reading	Belinda Unbehagen	Jumbled words Vocabulary
53	TAKS CLUES	Mrs. Allen	PROVE IT!
54	Time for Kids: Tornadoes!	Kathryn Smith	Story Comprehension This quiz contains 10 questions.
55	Main Idea/Supporting Details	Mrs. McKenzie	Multiple Choice: Choose the main idea of the paragraphs. Remember to make sure the main idea is covers the entire paragraph, not just one sentence. This quiz contains 5 questions.
56	Frog and Toad: A Swim	Mrs. L	Cloze Story
57	Amelia Bedelia and the Baby	Mrs. Applebee	Quiz on the book This quiz contains 5 questions.
58	Helen Keller Comprehension	Mrs. McKenzie	Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880. Before she was two years old, she became seriously ill and was left deaf and blind. Helen could only learn about things around her by touching with her hands. She made up signs for a few things like yes, no,... This quiz contains 9 questions.
59	ELA : Prefixes that mean "Not, Opposite"	Mrs. Bianchi (Detrick )	Each word uses a prefix that means not, opposite" such as dis-, un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-,non-
60	The Wreck of the Zephyr	Kathryn Smith	5th grade reading vocabulary/ McGraw Hill
61	3rd grade Phoebe and the Spelling Bee Reading Spelling words	Belinda Unbehagen
62	African Elephants Comprehension	Mrs. McKenzie	Africa is almost twice the size of the United States. It has deserts, grasslands, and rainforests. Africa also has cities and towns much like those here. And Africa is home to the largest land mammal in the world-the elephant. Most African elephants... This quiz contains 8 questions.
63	The Dog That Stole Home	Mrs. Applebee	by Matt Christopher This quiz contains 5 questions.
64	Context Clues Quiz 2	Ms. Gerbus	Using the context clues in the sentences, determine the meanings of the words in all caps. This quiz contains 15 questions.
65	Making Mountains	Mrs. McKenzie	What is a mountain? A mountain is an area of land that rises to a great height. Mountains are all around us. They are on every continent. They are even under the oceans. Mountains are made in different ways. Some mountains are made by volcanoes.... This quiz contains 16 questions.
66	Vocabulary -- Wolves	--
67	5th grade Prefix/Suffix Practice for KS Assessment	Sherry Maxwell
68	Three Little Words	PSH Library	Take the Gateway quiz for Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter. To receive credit for participating in the Gateway Readers' Award Initiative, please log in using your first and last name. This quiz contains 5 questions.
69	Sarah, Plain and Tall	Kathryn Smith
70	Name This American	--	Choose the correct answer to the following questions. For the short response questions, type your answer in a complete sentence. This quiz contains 20 questions.
71	"A Dog's Life" chapters 5 and 6	Leigh Ford	This quiz contains 20 questions.
72	Lesson 9 - Train Ride and Working on the Railroad	Mrs. McKenzie	READ THE STORY "TRAIN RIDE." THEN ANSWER NUMBERS 1 through 5. READ THE STORY "WORKING ON THE RAILROAD." THEN ANSWER NUMBERS 6 through 10. TRAIN... This quiz contains 10 questions.
73	Genres of Literature	Second Grade Teachers	Match each genre of literature to its correct description.
74	Similes and Metaphors Battleship	Judi Trew
75	Vocabulary, The Green Leaf Club News & Three Little Bikers	Mrs. Hanline
76	The Giver	--	Trivia Game based on the novel by Lois Lowry
77	Multiple Meaning Words	Mrs. Heibult	Choose the correct meaning to go with the underlined word.
78	Thunder Cake	--
79	Time For Kids: Tornadoes!	Mrs. Tabares	Paragraph with Vocabulary Words
80	Dear Mr. Henshaw	Kathryn Smith	Vocabulary Review
81	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapters 17-24 Quiz	Susie Pavlus	Based on the book by Frank L. Baum This quiz contains 24 questions.
82	Voyage of the Dawn Treader	Kathryn Smith	vocabulary
83	The Chosen One	PSH Library	Take the Gateway quiz for The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams. To receive credit for participating in the Gateway Readers' Award Initiative, please log in using your first and last name. This quiz contains 5 questions.
84	Author's Purpose Review (ACMS)	Mrs. Mann	Why did the author write this passage?
85	MAKE INFERENCES	Coleta Patrick
86	Balto the Dog Who Saved Nome-Vocabulary	Diane Harrison	Vocabulary list
87	Icarus and Daedalus/ Prometheus	Mrs. Cofresi
88	Reading 8 Homophones, group 4 Jumbled Words	Remillie Norsworthy	Homophones do to flue + way, weigh, whey: jumbled words.
89	Suffixes and Prefixes	Mrs. Smith
90	-ut, -un, -ug, -en, -an Word Families	lauren williams	Finish each sentence with a word family word.
91	A Big Turtle Comeback	Mrs. McKenzie	It is late afternoon on La Escobilla (es-ko-bee-yah) Beach, in Mexico. Waves crash on the sand. Female sea turtles begin to crawl out of the water. Soon, the beach is filled with thousands of them. Each one digs a nest in the sand and settles down... This quiz contains 7 questions.
92	Inference Cloze	--
93	My Family	--
94	Baseball Saved Us 4th grade mcgraw hill QUIZ	Belinda Unbehagen	This quiz contains 16 questions.
95	Lesson 6 - How to Make a Cat Bed	Mrs. McKenzie	Most cats will sleep almost anywhere. They will curl up on your favorite chair, on a pile of newspapers, or even in your laundry basket. However, if you would like to make a special bed for your cat, you will find it easy to do. First, you need to... This quiz contains 4 questions.
96	Reading Final Review - genres	Mrs. Messer
97	Arthur and the Lost Diary	Mrs. Applebee	quiz on the book by Marc Brown This quiz contains 5 questions.
98	Outsiders Chapter Quiz 5-6	Mrs. Williams	Chapter 5-6 This quiz contains 6 questions.
99	Find the Details!	Ms. Braaten	Read the sentence/main idea. Look at all four choices and find the best sentence that supports the main idea.
100	Alexander and the Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Mrs. Applebee	Quiz on the book This quiz contains 6 questions.

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