Reading · 5th grade · Grammar Gorge
Dictionary detective
Practise dictionary detective in TernQuest →What is “Dictionary detective”?
Dictionary detective is a 5th grade reading skill in the Grammar Gorge region of the TernQuest map — tense, joining words & word hunts. It is aligned to California Common Core standard L.5.4c. Children work through 24 grade-tagged questions at the recall level (quick recall), and Pip the tern offers a hint — never the answer — when they get stuck.
How does it unlock?
Skills on the map unlock in order: finishing the skill before this one with a mastery score of 60 or more opens dictionary detective. A grown-up can also assign it directly from the dashboard, and teachers can assign it to a whole class with a join code.