3. Grammar Practice & AZELLA Prep

We will use many resources to prepare for the AZELLA test in February and for practicing our grammar concepts. Please click on the blue headings and complete the following activities as your teacher directs you.  

1.    AZELLA Practice Test

2.    Giving Directions Practice 1. 

        Follow the link to practice using directions.  

• First, on your lined paper, write or draw the meanings of these directional terms/prepositions to help you answer the questions correctly:

1. Next to
2. opposite
3. between
4. on
5. corner
6. in front of
7. near
8. behind

• Next, answer the true/False questions for Directions 1.  Write your quiz score on the bottom of your prepositions paper.

3.  Sierra Neighborhood

      Click on the blue link above.  Study the map.  

1. Find the Family Dollar Store on the map.  Draw a map showing how you would get from Sierra to the Family Dollar.  Then write the directions down.
2. Find the Circle K on the map.  Draw a map showing how you would go from Sierra to the Circle K.  Then write the directions down.
3. Now, tell your neighbor how you would get from your house to Sierra.  Write down directions for going from your home to Sierra.

4.   Directions Practice 2

You will need to follow the directions carefully at this site.  You will figure out what number the building is that you land on.  Write your score on your lined paper.

5.    Directions through Town 1

1. Pre-listening Exercise:  On lined paper, give examples from the map using each directional term/preposition.  For example, "The zoo is across from the police station."
2. True/False Questions:  Answer the questions and write your score on your lined paper.

6.   Directions 3

Study the map before you begin.  Listen to the directions by pressing the "PLAY" link.  Then choose "TRUE" or "FALSE."  Go to the bottom of the page and press the "FINAL SCORE" button.

7.   Directions through Town 2

1.  Complete the pre-listening portion of the exercise by using each of the words in a sentence (for example, The parking lot is across from the gym..  Write the sentences on your lined paper.

2.  Complete the listening portion by pressing the audio button and listening to the directions.  Then press the "TRUE" or "FALSE" button to answer.  Press the "FINAL SCORE" button at the bottom of the page.  Write your final score on your lined sheet.   

8.   Directions through Town 3

1.  Complete the pre-listening portion of the exercise by using each of the words in a sentence (see above).  Write your sentences on your lined paper.

2.  Complete the listening portion by pressing the audio button and listening to the directions.  Then press the "TRUE" or "FALSE" to answer.  Press "FINAL SCORE" at the bottom of the page.  Write your final score on your lined sheet.

9.    Map of Foothills Mall 

10.  Sunshine Mall Map and Directions Practice 

11.  Neighborhood Map and Directions Practice 

12.  WRITING

a.  AZELLA Writing Pratice Open the Google doc and follow along during group/pairs writing practice.   

b.  Writing Rubric and Examples 

c.  Formal Letter Example 

d.  Formal Letter Format for AZELLA      

e.  Persuasive Writing Topics and Checklist

f.   Persuasive Paragraph Example and Planner

g.  Personal Narrative Graphic Organizers

1.  Graphic Organizer 1

2.  Graphic Organizer 2

3.  Graphic Organizer 3

h.  Personal Narrative Student Models

i.  Personal Narrative Prompts

13.   Read Theory Reading Comprehension  

14.   Main Idea Quiz 1

15.   Main Idea Supporting Details Quiz 2

16.   Main Idea Quiz 3

17.   Main Idea Quiz 4

18    Main Idea Quiz 5.  What's the main idea of the passage?  It's is what the passage is mostly about.  Take the quiz and enter your result in your journal.

19.   Making Inferences Quiz 1

20.   Making Inferences Quiz 2

21.   What Can You Infer?

22.   Inference Practice 1

22.   Inference Practice 2

23.   Inference Practice 3

24.   Summarizing Practice 1

25.   Summarizing Practice 2

26.   Summarizing Practice 3

27.   Prefix Rags to Riches 

28.   Prefix Jeopardy (2 players) 

29.   Suffix Match 1  

30.   Suffix Match 2 

31.   Suffix Space Invaders

         a.  Suffixes and Root Words

         b.  Prefix Catcher

         c.  Affix Match

         d.  Affix Concentration

         e.  Advanced Line Match

         f.   Break it Up 

          g.  2-player Game

          h.  Apothecary Shop affixes--challenging!

32.   Construct Prefixes

33.   Drawing Conclusions 1 (4 questions) 

34.   Drawing Conclusions 2 (ne Match10 questions) 

35.   Drawing Conclusions 3 (4 questions/writing) 

36.   Alphabetizing quiz 1 

37.   Alphabetizing quiz 2

38.   Alphabetizing quiz 3  

39.   Alphabetizing 5 

40.   Alphabetic Whack-a-mole

a.  Easy Alphabetizing 

b.  Alphabetizing by the first letter #2

c.  Alphabetizing by the second letter

d.  Alphabetizing by the second and third letter

e.  Alphabetizing 1st letter and beyond

41.   Sequencing Comic Strips 

43.   Sequence Planting Flowers

44.   Sequencing Time 

45.   Sequence Practice

46.   Sequence Practice 2 

47.   Explaining a Process 

48.   Sequencing--Making Microwave Popcorn 

49.   Sequencing Choice

   Choose any 5 activities and complete.

50.   Cause and Effect Practice 1 

51.   Cause and Effect 2 (5 questions) 

52.   Cause and Effect 3  (5 questions)

53.   Cause and Effect 4 (matching) 

54.   Cause and Effect Concentration 

55.   Fact or Opinion 1 

56.   Fact or Opinion 2 (30 questions) 

57.   Fact or Opinion 3 (30 questions)

58.   Grammar Gremlins

59.   Grammar Check 2-player Jeopardy 

60.   Conjunctions Wheel Game 

61.   Conjunction Quiz.  Scroll down...

62.   Conjunctive Adverb Practice 

63.   Conjunctive Adverb Practice 2 

64.   Conjunctive Adverb Practice 3

        a.  Conjunctive Adverb Practice

        b.  Conjunctive Adverb Punctuation

65.   Passive Voice Quiz  Scroll down to the "Quick Test"

66.   Find the Subject Quiz.  Scroll down to the "Quick Test"

67.   Find the Direct Object Quiz.  Scroll down to the "Quick Test"

68.   Dependent Clause Quiz.  Scroll down to the "Quick Test"

69.   Independent Clause Quiz.  Scroll down to the "Quick Test"

70.   Relative Pronoun Quiz.  Scroll down to the "Quick Test"

71.   Preposition Quiz.  Scroll down...

72.   Pronoun Quiz.  Scroll down...

73.   Active Voice Quiz.  Scroll down...

73.   Parts of Speech Quiz.  Scroll down...

74.   Prepositions Quiz 2.  (Top right)

75.  Prepositions 2-player Soccer 

76.  Simple Past Tense Quiz.  Scroll down...

77.  Blast the Rocket Past Tense.

78.  Simple Past Snakes and Ladders.

79.  Simple Past Betting

80.  Simple Past/Present Penalty Shootout--2 player

81.  Irregular Verbs--2 player

82.  Simple Past Irregular Verbs

83.  Irregular Verbs Walk the Plank

84.  Irregular Verb Concentration--2 player

85.  Irregular Verb Dash

86.  Irregular Verb Jeopardy

87.  Irregular Verbs 2-player Jeopardy 2 

88.  Adverbs of Frequency Quiz

89.  Adverbs of Frequency Practice.

90.  Adverbs of Frequency Practice 2

91.  Adverbs of Frequency Practice 3

92   Adverbs of Frequency Practice 4:  Click on the words to put the sentences in correct order.

93.  Articles Snakes and Ladders

94.  Adverb Quiz.  Scroll down...

95.  Adjective Adventures

96.  Degree of Adjective Tank Game--Superlatives

97.  Burst the Adjective Bubble

98.  Degrees of Adjectives Archery

99.  Adjective Detective

100.  Adjective Adventure

101.  Adjectives in Sentences--how fast can you rearrange the sentence?

102.  Adjective Quiz.  Scroll down...

103.  Balloon Noun Game

104.  Noun Dunk  

105.  Grammar Blast Nouns

106   Noun Explorer

107.  Plural Noun Gulper

108.  Noun Jumper--What are nouns?

109.  Noun Quiz.  Scroll down...

110.  Verb balloons

111.  Grammar Bytes Irregular Verbs

112.  Subject-Verb Mixup

113.  Verb Power

114.  Verb quiz 

115.  Verb Jeopardy

116.  Speed up for Verb Tenses

117.  Catch the Tense

118.  Modal Verbs Maze

119.  Battle of the Action Verbs

120.  Link with Action Verbs:  Is it a Linking verb or an Action verb?

121.  Verb Tense Battleship Game

122.  Verb Tense Jeopardy--2 to 4 players

123.  Tackling Tenses Quiz

124.  Adjective Speed Quest

125.  Adjective vs. Adverb

126.  Degrees of Adverbs

127.  Spot the Adverb

128.  Precision Adverb

129.  Adverbs Battleship

130.  Adverbs and Adjectives Who Wants to  be a Millionaire?

131.  Adjectives and Adverbs Jeopardy--2 player

132.  Positive, Comparative, or Superlative Adverbs Battleship

133.  Parts of Speech Challenge Jeopardy-2 player

134.  Match the Best How Adverb

135.  Adverbs of Frequency Hangman

136.  Adverb Match

137.  Millionaire Parts of Speech Review

138.  Parts of Speech Asteroids

139.  Adjectives Quick Test  (scroll down)

140.  Nouns Quick Test (scroll down)

141.  Pronouns Quick Test (scroll down)

142.  Nouns Quick Test (scroll down)

143.  Verbs Quick Test  (scroll down)

144.  Adverbs Quick Test (scroll down)

145.  Prepositions Quick Test  **Do the Grammar Hunter and the Quick Test!

146.  Conjunctions Quick Test (scroll down)

147  Interjections Quick Test (scroll down)

148.   Interjection Quiz.  Scroll down...

149.  Parts of Speech Review Quick Test:  Pass a test and go on to the next.  Try the hard test!

150.  Past Perfect Tense Practice.  Do exercises 2 through 7 and 9.

151.  Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous) Practice

152.  Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous) Practice 2

153.  Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous Practice 3

154.  Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous Practice 4

155.  Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous Practice 5

156.  Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous Practice 6