Red Rover Review Game

Rules 1.The class will be divided into 2 teams. 2.A coin toss will determine which team goes first. 3.The teacher will present a question to one of the teams. 4.If that team answers the question correctly, they get one point. 5.If they answer incorrectly, the opposing team gets a chance to answer the question. 6.If the opposing team gets the question wrong, no one gets any points. 7.If the opposing team gets the question right, they get one point AND get to choose ANY player from the other team to join their group. 8. The team with the most players when the teacher calls “time” wins the game. 9. To prevent one team from monopolizing the game, each team can only answer three consecutive questions correctly before the game must change to the other team. 10. All winning teams get to TAG the “Winner Wall” in the classroom.

1. Which of the following provides the BEST sentence structure? A.The boy swam very well, but the rip current pulled him away. B.The boy swims good but the rip current might pull him away. C. The boy swam very well, but the rip current was pulling him away. D. The boy was swimming very good, and then the rip current pulled him away.

2. My social studies teacher is also my scout leader. What is the predicate noun in the sentence above? A.Is B.leader C. Social studies D. Teacher

3. Broken glass lay all over the street. In the sentence above, the word broken is acting as what part of speech? A.Adjective B.Adverb C. Noun D. Verb

4. Neither the coach nor the players _______ happy about the loss. Which word correctly fills the blank in the sentence above? A.Is B.looks C. Seems D. Were

5. Our class visited the history museum yesterday. In the sentence above, the word yesterday is acting as what part of speech? A.Adjective B.Adverb C. Noun D. Verb

6. Reggie’s mother bought him four shirts at the sale. What is the direct object in the sentence above? A.Him B.Mother C. Sale D. Shirts

7. Before he was President of our country, Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. Which is the correct revision of the sentence above? A.Before he was president of our country, Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas. B.Before he was President of our country, Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas. C. Before he was president of our country, Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. D. Before he was president of our country, Bill Clinton was governor of arkansas.

8. Both Tiffany and Juan ______ books about dogs. Which of the following correctly fills the blank in the sentence? A.Enjoy B.likes C. Is fond of D. Is good at

9. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence? A.Fred and Kyle went to the game. B.Fred and Kyle went to the game, but they were late. C. Fred and Kyle went to the game after they finished dinner. D. Fred and Kyle went to the game in Fayetteville last weekend.

10. We had misplaced the directions to the cabin we were lost. Which is the best way to punctuate the sentence above? A.We had misplaced the directions to the cabin and, we were lost. B.We had misplaced the directions to the cabin; we were lost. C. We had misplaced the directions to the cabin, we were lost. D. We had misplaced the directions to the cabin: we were lost.

11. A healthy salad contains the following ingredients lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cheese. Which punctuation should be placed in the underlined part of the sentence above? A.Colon B.Comma C. Semicolon D. Period

12. The boys played basketball in the street, swung in the swings, and were running through the neighbors’ yards. After one mother called the boys over, the boys run to the back porch. Each boy was perspiring greatly because they were hot on a very humid day. The mother enjoyed watching her son play happily with the other boys but she feared for their safety. Which sentence uses correct pronoun agreement for sentence 3? A.Each boy perspired greatly because he was hot on a very humid day. B.Each boy was hot on a very humid day because they were perspiring. C. Each boy was perspiring greatly because they was hot on a humid day. D. Each boy perspired greatly, causing him to be hotter on a very humid day.

13. The dog tried real hard to obey his owner, but he just couldn’t resist the sandwich. Which is the best revision of the sentence above? A.The dog wanted to obey his owner, but he just couldn’t resist the sandwich. B.The dog tried to obey, but he wasn’t good at resisting the sandwich. C. The dog was trying real hard to obey his owner, but he just could not resist eating the sandwich. D. The dog just couldn’t resist sandwich, although he tried real hard to obey and to not eat it.

14. In fourth grade, my brother had the leading role in his class play. The play was about the coming of spring. He was the sun. He wore a big, flowing yellow sheet and a gold crown. During the performance, he said his lines perfectly. Which is the best concluding sentence for the paragraph. A.Plays are fun for the audience. B.Being in the play was a great experience. C. My brother’s teacher was the director of the play. D. My brother’s friend Michael was a tree in the play.

15. The young boy ran across his farm chasing his horse. Which word serves as an article in the sentence above? A. his B. the C. farm D. young

16. I enjoy boating I also enjoy fishing. Which punctuation should be placed in the underlined part of the sentence above? A.Colon B.Comma C. Exclamation Point D. Period