One-Minute Challenge~
Print this page out and then set the
timer for one-minute and see how many of the following you can
get done in the one-minute time. Good Luck!
Action verbs for active people!
Words that add action to a
sentence are called action verbs. These verbs tell about action
you can see (for example: run, hit, jump, laugh) and about action
you cannot see (for example: like, think, believe). Set your timer
for one minute. Then underline the action verbs in the sentences
below.
1. Martin Luther King Jr.
dreamed of freedom for all people.
2. Thomas Jefferson wrote
the Declaration of Independence.
3. Albert Einstein thought
too much in class.
4. Mark Twain worked on a
riverboat on the Mississippi River.
5. Even though she was blind,
Helen Keller was able to read, write, and finish college.
6. Grandma Moses painted until
her hands were too weak to hold a brush.
7. Wolfgang Mozart composed
music when he was five years old.
8. Marco Polo traveled from
Venice to China.
9. Eleanor Roosevelt carried
the message of world peace wherever she spoke.
10. Chief Joseph wished his
people did not have to fight for their land.
11. Harry Houdini made his
audiences believe in magic.
12. Benjamin Franklin taught
himself algebra, geometry, science, logic, writing, grammar, and
five foreign languages.
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