An average of 25,000 people die every year from the flu.
What is a statistic?
100
The plague was a viper, springing out of nowhere on one victim after the other.
What is a metaphor?
100
The children were happy.
In the hallway, children's laughter rang like wild bells.
What is showing not telling?
100
In the word dishonest, this part of the word means NOT.
What is prefix?
200
Upper-class society needs to allow themselves to embrace their own dark sides a little or the need to rebel could lead them to seriously destructive behavior.
What is the author's perspective?
200
If you want to go to summer camp, this is what you do:
First, contact the camp director.
Second, have your parents fill out the online medical forms.
Third, fax the forms to the number listed on the website.
What is sequential order?
200
I'm really tired. I think I'm going to hit the hay.
What is an idiom?
200
My sister always steals my cheetos and it makes me so mad!
What is a run-on sentence?
200
For the word cowardice, this would be bravery.
What is an antonym?
300
Victorian London
What is the setting?
300
In 1973, the princess was born. When she was a small child, she moved from the castle to a country palace. Two decades later, while visiting Sweden, she met her prince. After that, they lived happily ever after.
What is chronological order?
300
Her hair looked like red lava flowing down her back.
What is a simile?
300
Nature has a perfect system for recycling water. That is, water is used again and again. It falls as rain. Then it goes one of the three places, it may seep slowly into the thick soil as it soaks through into the natural reservoirs quickly. It might run off into streams to rivers to the oceans. In short, the chain of changes goes on and on systematically.
What is topic sentence and supporting details?
300
In biography, this part of the word means write.
What is a base (or root) word?
400
In the novel, one would probably describe this as dark and mysterious.
What is the mood?
400
You would want to use this text feature in an article on hurricanes to bring the readers attention to a few major hurricanes in history.
What is a sidebar?
400
The moon sparkled like a ghostly jewel in the night sky.
What is a simile?
400
Semicolon, comma coordinating conjunction, and a period.
What are the three ways to fix a run-on sentence?
400
In the word activate, this part of the word means "to make"
What is a suffix?
500
Jekyll struggles with his darker impulses so much that he actually creates another person.
What is conflict?
500
"Global warming doesn't create hurricanes, but it does make them stronger and more dangerous. Because the ocean is getting warmer, tropical storms can pick up more energy and become more powerful."
What is cause & effect?
500
Jane was feeling under the weather last week.
What is an idiom?
500
Because we always want to go the beach in the summer!
What's a fragment?
500
In the word philanthropy, this part of the word means love.