Saxe "Who's Who?"
Name that Type of Figurative Language
Story Elements
Grammar and Mechanics
Name that Book Genre
100

Saxe MS nurse

Who is Ms. Faust?

100

The snow was like a blanket covering the grass.

What is a simile?

100

Time, place, weather, geographical features, atmosphere.

What is setting?

100

Name this TYPE of error: Tomorrow is the last day of school I can't wait for summer break!

What is a run-on?

100

These books tell made-up stories that could happen in real life and feature believable characters and everyday settings and realistic conflicts.

What is Realistic Fiction?

200

Saxe MS Attendance Secretary

Who is Ms. Benware?

200

The breeze combed through her hair as she strolled along the beach.

What is personification?

200

The sequence of events that make up a story.

What is plot?

200

Name this TYPE of error: Jenny is going back to sleepaway camp this summer, she can't wait to see all her friends!

What is a comma-splice error?

200

These books capture the details of a specific time period as accurately as possible for authenticity, including events, social norms, manners, customs, and traditions, in addition to incorporating fictional elements.

What is Historical Fiction?

300

7th grade Blue team L.A. teacher

Who is Mr. Meyers?

300

We hiked a million miles to the top of the mountain

What is hyperbole?

300

The two types of characterization

What are: Direct and Indirect?

300

A part of a sentence or an incomplete sentence.  It is often missing a subject or a predicate and is an incomplete thought and cannot stand alone.

What is a sentence fragment?

300

These texts feature imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. 


What is Science Fiction (Sci-
Fi)?



400

8th grade administrator for the 2025-26 school year.

Who is Dr. Ferreira?

400

"Whoosh!" "Bang!" "Screech!"

What is onomatopoeia?

400

Name three types of EXTERNAL conflict.




What are: character vs. character; character vs. society; character vs. nature; character vs. technology; character vs. supernatural.





400

Three ways to correct a run-on sentence.

What are: 1) period/capital letter; 2) semi-colon; 3) comma and coordinating conjunction.

400

These texts are an account of a person's life written by someone else.

What is biography?

500

 L.A. Curriculum Coordinator

Who is Mrs. Broas?

500

Words are daggers when spoken in anger.

What is a metaphor?

500

All five elements in the plot diagram -- in the correct order.

What are: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

500

Number of Errors in this passage: 

I cant wait for summer vacation!  We are travelling to France, spain, and iTaly.  I want to shop visit museams, and eat lots of good food, I also want to see lots of historic sights.

What is 7.

I cant wait for summer vacation!  We are traveling to France, spain, and iTaly.  I want to shop visit museams, and eat lots of good food, I also want to see lots of historic sites.

500

These stories explore adolescents' growth into adulthood, which comes with new understandings of themselves and the world around them.



What is Coming-of-Age?

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