Who believes gaming and technology can help grow the brain to expand one's learning.
100
A genre of writing where the story may be set in the near or distant future, a world unlike our own, ordinary characters—who may seem much like us— deal with the extraordinary problems and possibilities of scientific and technological advancement.
What is Science Fiction?
100
I play the flute, and my sister plays the guitar.
What are commas that separate independent clauses?
100
In "Nethergrave," Jeremy's character is most developed by this.
What is narration?
200
mucus
What is phlegm?
200
People to be free from work
What the narrator of "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace" wants
200
The author describes a character's traits.
What is direct characterization?
200
No, I have not heard about the earthquake.
Yes, it was a bad one.
What is an introductory word that should be followed by a comma?
200
"I just finished my homework," Zoe said.
Will said, "I'll be glad to check it for you."
What are quotation marks that are used to enclose a person's exact words?
300
synchronization
What is having sound happen at the same time as action?
300
Walter (Captain) Mitty
Who is passive?
300
the reader must infer the character’s traits from the information given; includes:
•the character’s thoughts and actions.
•the character’s dialogue.
•other characters’ responses to that character.
What is indirect characterization?
300
On Tuesday, February 2, 1941, my grandmother was born.
Her parents lived at 29 Bank Street, Long Beach, California, at the time.
What are commas used to separate the various elements in a date or an address from one another?
300
Crazed thoughts.
What is delirium?
400
delirium
What is crazed thoughts?
400
A Sound of Thunder
What story was changed due to travelers changing history?
400
the underlying reasons for that character’s actions and decisions.
What is motivation?
400
Read "I Am Born," the first chapter in my favorite book, David Copperfield.
What are italics that enclose the title of chapters?
400
Arranged by rank.
What is hierarchical?
500
inscrutable
What is another word for stubborn?
500
A computer every year as a gift
What is something that Jeremy's father gives him every year?
500
An author can have more than one of these. Such as in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. These include the real world of Walter’s day-to-day life—which is fairly ordinary—and the exciting inner world of his imagination.
What is setting?
500
Have you seen the article "Charles Dickens's England" in Newsweek?
What are quotation marks that enclose titles of articles?