Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Grammar
Parts of a story
Flowers for Algernon
100

They are a great team!

What kind of word is they?

Pronoun

100

His emotions were like a storm.

Simile

100

Which of the following is formatted correctly:

A. The Packers are good but the Bears are better.

B. The packers are good but The bears are better

C. The Packers are good, but the Bears are better.

D. The Packers is good, but the Bears is better.


C. The Packers are good, but the Bears are better

100

What pronoun does first person POV use?

I / Me / My

100

Who is the protagonist of the story?

Charlie Gordon

200

I hope the team wins!

What kind of word is the?

Article

200

Loyal opposition

Oxymoron

200

What are the three articles? Why would you use one over another?

The Chicago Bears

A touchdown

An interception

200

What are the four types of conflict?

Character vs Character

Character vs Self

Character vs Nature

Character vs Society

200

What is a Rorschach test?

Ink blots

300

Are you going to watch the game tonight?

What kind of word is tonight?

Adverb

300

The world is your oyster!

Metaphor

300

Select the correct option:

The children IS/ARE playing outside.

The dog IS/ARE barking.

The Bears IS/ARE a good team.

The children ARE playing outside.

The dog IS barking.

The Bears ARE a good team.

300

List the five parts of plot in order

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

300

Who is Algernon? What makes him special?

He is the mouse who had the same surgery as Charlie. Charlie has to race him through mazes.
400

The team is from Chicago.

What kind of word is from?

Preposition

400

Who let the cat out of the bag?

Idiom

400

Select the correct homophone:

1. I am going TO / TOO / TWO the game.

2. I can't go because I am too POUR/POOR.

3. THERE / THEIR / THEY'RE has to be cheaper tickets!

1. I am going TO the game.

2. I can't go because I am too POOR.

3. THERE has to be cheaper tickets!

400

What is the reading comprehension strategy where you read between the lines to extract the answers?

Inference

400

Name at least two ways you can tell that Charlie is getting smarter

1. His spelling and grammar improve.

2. He recognizes that his coworkers are bullying him.

3. He begins questioning "why".

4. He begins reading.

5. He beats Algernon.

500

The team was excited because they won.

What kind of word is because?

Conjunction

500

Her smile is a mile wide!

Hyperbole

500

What is the contraction form of "will not"?

Won't

500

The two lead characters who often go against each other are the...

Protagonist and Antagonist

500

What is the setting of the story?

New York City, 1960s

For location, could also accept the laboratory! 

M
e
n
u