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Mid Term Study Guide for block 1 Flex Read 180 [|Link to vocabulary words on midterm] Study these words!!!

1. Identifying Sentences and Fragments

Rewrite the sentence fragments below as complete sentences.

2. Be prepared to read several passages and answer comprehension questions on the passages.
 * 1) After David won the game
 * 2) Because Mr. Cyr is good
 * 3) Before the trip

3. Use Correct End Punctuation


 * A statement always ends with a period.
 * A question always ends with a question mark. (?)

4. Fix the following sentences with by putting a period (.) or question mark (?)
 * 1) Did you take a test today
 * 2) I have a new puppy
 * 3) Will it snow this weekend
 * 4) The puppy chewed up my book

5. Story Elements
 * Know the Story elements and be able to match the term with the definition:**
 * 1) Setting -place and time of a story.
 * 2) Character -is a person or animal in a story.
 * 3) Plot - refers to what happens in a story
 * 4) Theme is the message that the author want you to take away from the story.

6. Using commas in a series
 * A series is a list of three or more words of the same kind
 * commas follow every item in a series except the last one

1. For my birthday, I wanted_ (3 things). (add two commas; conjunction can be and or or)

2. I invited _ (4 people) to my party. (add three commas; conjunction must be and)

3. I don’t know whether to have _ (4 food items) for snacks. (add three commas; help students see that or must be the conjunction because the speaker is making a choice)

Be able to write your own sentence which include a series of items in it with correct commas and conjunction. A conjunction is a connecting word like: **1.)and 2.) or**