Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
fill in the missing verb “She ___ going to the concert yesterday.”
What is was?
This is the name of the event where one boy and one girl are chosen from each district to compete.
What is the Reaping?
This verb means to continue to live, especially in a difficult situation.
What is survive?
This literary device is when an object represents a bigger idea. For example, the mockingjay pin represents hope and rebellion.
What is symbolism?
This part of speech describes or modifies a noun.
What is an adjective?
This sentence contains a subject-verb agreement mistake:
“The list of items are on the desk.”
Identify the incorrect verb.
What is are?
Katniss volunteers for this person after her name is called.
Who is Prim (Primrose Everdeen)?
This adjective describes someone who does not show fear or emotion, even in a dangerous situation.
What is composed?
This is the main message or big idea of a text.
What is theme?
In the sentence “She almost failed every test,” this word changes the meaning of the whole sentence and shows how dangerous adverbs can be.
What is almost?
Combine these sentences correctly using a subordinating conjunction:
“I stayed home. I was sick.”
What is: “I stayed home because I was sick.”
This item, worn by Katniss, becomes a symbol of her and shows her connection to home.
What is the mockingjay pin?
This verb means to officially choose someone for a role or position.
What is select?
What does the prefix “mis-” mean in the word misunderstand?
What is wrongly or badly?
In the sentence “He spoke too quickly to understand,” this word is an adverb that modifies another adverb.
What is too?
This sentence is a comma splice:
“She loves reading, she goes to the library every week.”
Fix it correctly in one way.
What is:
“She loves reading, so she goes to the library every week.”
OR
“She loves reading. She goes to the library every week.”
OR
“She loves reading; she goes to the library every week.”
During the Reaping, Peeta Mellark is chosen as the male tribute from this district.
What is District 12?
This adjective means extremely poor and lacking basic needs like food or money.
What is impoverished?
In the sentence:
“The arena was enormous, stretching farther than she could see,”
What does enormous most likely mean?
What is very large?
In the sentence “Only she said she finished the project,” moving this word changes the meaning of the sentence completely. It is an adverb.
What is only?
Identify the type of sentence:
“Although he was tired, he finished the project, and he submitted it on time.”
What is a compound-complex sentence?
In Chapter 3, Peeta shows a surprising skill during dinner at the Capitol that connects to his family background.
What is decorating cakes (cake decorating/icing skills)?
This verb means to give up something important for someone else.
What is sacrifice?
a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it appears
what is a topic sentence?