2nd Grade Jeopardy
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Which sentence would be BEST to put at the
start of the paragraph below?
Jim likes to play football. His sister plays baseball. His
brother is on a basketball team. His parents like to ski in
the winter.
a. Jim has a large family.
b. Jim’s family enjoys sports.
c. Playing sports is good exercise.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 1
Answer: b. Jim’s family enjoys sports.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 1
What sentence below tells what this paragraph
is about?
I made dinner for my family. I stirred the rice. I
peeled carrots.
a. I made dinner for my family.
b. I stirred the rice.
c. I peeled the carrots.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 2
Answer: a. I made dinner for my family.
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Matt likes dogs and playing soccer. Claire likes cats and
Playing tennis. Matt likes to eat pizza. Claire’s favorite
food is spaghetti.
Which word would make the BEST topic sentence for the
paragraph above?
a. Matt and Claire like animals.
b. Pizza and spaghetti taste good.
c. Matt and Claire like different things.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 3
Answer: c. Matt and Claire like different things.
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It took our bus hours to get to Sea World. We saw whales,
seals, and sharks. There were also many fish in tanks.
Which sentence below would be the best starting
sentence for the paragraph above?
a. Our class took a trip.
b. One of my favorite things was the whale.
c. I ate lunch outside with my class.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 4
Answer: a. Our class took a trip.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 4
Georgia has a flag. The flag has the state seal. South
Carolina’s flag has a tree and the moon. The flag of
Wyoming.
Which would be the BEST sentence to put at the beginning of the
paragraph above?
a. California’s flag has a bear.
b. Every state has a different flag.
c. Georgia’s flag is very interesting.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 5
Answer: b. Every state has a different flag.
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Paragraph Content and Organization for 5
Which word does NOT have the
same ending sound as lamp?
a. limp b. land c. bump
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Grammar for 1
Answer: b. land
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Grammar for 1
we did not have to go to school
yesterday.
Which word in the sentence should begin
with a capital letter?
a. we b. did c. yesterday
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Grammar for 2
Answer: a. we
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Grammar for 2
Which word needs a capital letter?
The town parade will be may 6, 1999.
a. town
b. may
c. parade
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Grammar for 3
Answer: b. may
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Grammar for 3
Which name is written correctly?
a. ms. Dylan
b. Dr. Dylan
c. miss Dylan
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Grammar for 4
Answer: b. Dr. Dylan
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Which word in this sentence is an
adjective (describing word)?
I use my umbrella on rainy days.
a. umbrella b. rainy c. days
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Grammar for 5
Answer: b. rainy
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Grammar for 5
Which do most people use to connect to
the Internet?
a. data b. computer c. videotape
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Research Process for 1
Answer: b. computer
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Research Process for 1
Put these three words in the correct abc
order.
lunch last line
a. last, line, lunch
b. line, last, lunch
c. last, lunch, line
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Research Process for 2
Answer: a. last, line, lunch
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Research Process for 2
Steven wants to find the word principal in
the dictionary. Between what two words
would he find it?
a. pig-planet
b. point-profit
c. puff-pyramid
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Research Process for 3
Answer: b. point-profit
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Research Process for 3
Which encyclopedia volume should you look in to learn about horses?
a. I-Lab. Be-Fc. Ga-H
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Research Process for 4
Answer: c. Ga-H
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Which word comes FIRST in abc order?
a. track
b. tiger
c. torn
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Research Process for 5
Answer: b. tiger
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Sarah is eight years old.
Which is the simple subject of the
sentence?
a. Sarah b. eight c. years
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Sentence Construction and Revision for 1
Answer: a. Sarah
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She shared her snack with us!
Which word is the verb in the sentence?
a. sharked b. snack c. us
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Sentence Construction and Revision for 2
Answer: a. shared
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Sentence Construction and Revision for 3
Which is a complete sentence?
a. Lots of dishes to wash.b. I like apples we ate cookies.c. Can we have pizza for supper?
Answer: c. Can we have pizza for dinner?
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Sentence Construction and Revision for 3
My mother grows red roses in her garden.
What is the describing word in this sentence?
a. red b. roses c. garden
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Sentence Construction and Revision for 4
Answer: a. red
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Which is not a sentence?
a. The giraffe has a long neck.
b. Birds with long beaks.
c. Elephants have long trunks.
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Sentence Construction and Revision for 5
Answer: b. Birds with long beaks.
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Check Your Answer
All Domains for 1The band played music at the parade.
Which word in the sentence is an action word?
a. played b. music c. parade
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Answer: a. played
The children_________ running to catch the bus.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
a. is b. are c. was
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Answer: b. are
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Which sentence has a compound subject?
a. My friend and I walked to school.b. I turned out the light and went to
sleep.c. We bought apples and bananas at
the store.
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Answer: a. My friend and I walked to school.
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All Domains for 4
Which encyclopedia volume should you look in to learn about horses?
a. I-Lab. Be-Fc. Ga-H
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All Domains for 4
Answer: c. Ga-H
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All Domains for 5
What kind of sentence is this?
Jacob wears his helmet when he rides his bike.
a. telling (declarative)
b. asking (interrogative)
c. command (imperative)
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Answer: a. telling (declarative)