Punctuation
What symbol is this (.)
A period
What literary device is the following sentence?
Shine bright like a diamond.
What does ELA stand for?
English Language Arts
What is a person, place, or thing called?
Noun
Who famously wrote "Romeo and Juliet?"
William Shakespeare
What symbol is this? (:)
A colon
What literary device is the following sentence?
Her eyes were the sun.
Metaphor
What is a word that means the opposite of another word?
Antonym
What is a word that describes a noun called?
Adjective
Who wrote "Diary of a Wimpy Kid?"
A.) Dav Pilkey
B.) Mercer Mayer
C.) Jeff Kinney
C.) Jeff Kinney
What symbol is this? (;)
A semi colon
What literary device is the following sentence?
The trees danced in the wind.
Personification
Which of the following won Oxford's Word of the Year Award in 2025?
A.) 67
B.) Rage bait
C.) Slop
D.) Antidisestablishmentarianism
B.) Rage bait
What is a word that describes a verb called?
Adverb
Before writing children's literature, what was Dr. Seuss's profession?
A.) Professional boxer
B.) Janitor
C.) Political cartoonist for the US Army
C.) Political cartoonist for the US Army
What is this symbol referred to as? (...)
An ellipses
What literary device is the following word?
deafening silence
Oxymoron
What is the most commonly used letter in the English language?
E
It is used in 1/8 of all words.
What is the subject in "Marcus kicked the ball"?
Marcus
Who wrote "The Giving Tree?"
A.) Shel Silverstein
B.) Maurice Sendak
C.) J.K. Rowling
A.) Shel Silverstein
What symbol should replace the @ in the following sentence?
I wanted to go to the store@ but I am broke.
A comma (,)
What does seeing red symbolize in the following sentence?
After Mark stepped on my shoe, I saw red.
Anger/Rage
What is the primary lesson of a text called?
Theme
What is the complete predicate in "Marcus kicked the ball"?
Kicked the ball
Who wrote "Harry Potter?"
A.) Suzanne Collins
B.) J.K. Rowling
C.) James Patterson
B.) J.K. Rowling
What symbol should replace the @ in the following sentence?
You drive cars@ I fly planes.
A semicolon (;)
What literary device does the following sentence display?
Neon blue light flashed from the sign and cut through the heavy fog.
Imagery
What is the least used letter in the alphabet?
Z
What is the difference between "you're" and "your"?
Your shows ownership.
"You're" means "you are."
What author is responsible for characters such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
A.) Mark Twain
B.) Stephenie Meyer
C.) Judy Bloom
A.) Mark Twain
What symbol should replace the @ in the following sentence?
I brought three things@ snacks, a backpack, and a tent.
A colon (:)
What literary device does the following sentence display?
Comparing Lebron and Curry is like comparing apples and oranges.
Analogy
How many syllables are in the second line of a haiku?
Seven
What punctuation mark is used to combine two closely related clauses without a conjunction?
A semi colon (;)
Who wrote "Frankenstein?"
A.) Jane Austin
B.) Mary Shelley
C.) Mark Twain
B.) Mary Shelley