ELA
In a story, this literary device uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.
What is a Simile?
This city is the capital of Kansas.
What is Topeka?
This microorganism is used in bread making to make the dough rise by feeding on sugars and creating carbon dioxide.
What is Yeast?
n 2024, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Tom Brady formed a boy band called "The DunKings" to promote this coffee chain.
What is Dunkin' (Donuts)?
This is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more than 60 million square miles.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This part of the plot diagram represents the turning point of the story, usually the moment of highest tension.
What is the Climax?
Before becoming a state, the territory was known by this violent nickname due to the fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces.
What is "Bleeding Kansas"?
This process involves pushing and stretching dough to develop gluten, which gives bread its structure.
What is Kneading?
In 2018, David Harbour appeared in almost every commercial break, claiming that every commercial was actually an ad for this laundry detergent.
What is Tide?
This imaginary line of latitude sits at 0 degrees and divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
The wind howled in the night" is an example of this literary device, where human qualities are given to non-human things.
What is Personification?
She was a famous aviator from Atchison, Kansas, who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This kitchen tool, consisting of curved metal wires attached to a handle, is used to blend ingredients smooth or incorporate air.
What is a Whisk?
In 2022, this cryptocurrency company spent millions on a 60-second ad that was nothing but a bouncing QR code changing colors on a black screen.
What is Coinbase?
This mountain range contains the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest.
What are the Himalayas?
This point of view is used when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
Kansas officially became the 34th state in the Union on this date, which we now celebrate every year as Kansas Day.
What is January 29, 1861?
This protein found in wheat flour is responsible for the elasticity of dough; many people today have an intolerance to it.
What is Gluten?
n 2016, Mountain Dew created a bizarre hybrid creature that combined a dog, a primate, and an infant to chant its name.
What is "Puppy Monkey Baby"?
Australia is unique because it is both a country and this.
What is a Continent?
This type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know.
What is Dramatic Irony?
During the 1930s, poor farming practices and severe drought led to this environmental disaster that devastated Kansas agriculture.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This is the term for baking a pie crust without the filling (often using weights) to prevent it from getting soggy later.
What is "Blind Baking"?
In 2023, this free streaming service aired a "prank" commercial that made it look like someone was sitting on your remote and changing the channel during the game.
What is Tubi?
o find the exact location of a place, you need its coordinates, which consist of latitude and this.
What is Longitude?