1st Grade
Name the opposite (antonym) of the word "whisper."
Shout / Scream / Yell
What is the setting of a story?
The time and place where the story happens
What is the term for the main character or hero of a story?
Protagonist
What literary device hints at events that will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
In Gary Paulsen's survival novel Hatchet, what sole tool helps Brian Robeson survive after a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness?
A hatchet
In the fairy tale Cinderella, what vegetable turns into a magical carriage?
A pumpkin
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what animal is frantically checking a pocket watch because he is late?
The White Rabbit
Fix the possessive noun in this sentence: The three dogs bones were buried in the yard.
The three dogs' bones were buried in the yard.
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
A biography is written by someone else; an autobiography is written by the subject themselves
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech combining two contradictory terms
True or False: Every complete sentence must begin with a capital letter.
True
Correct the error in this sentence: The two mouses ran across the floor.
The two mice ran across the floor.
Who is the narrator in Treasure Island who discovers the treasure map?
Jim Hawkins
Identify the prepositional phrase in: The rogue hid beneath the wooden floorboards.
Beneath the wooden floorboards
In The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, what kind of dog has an actual clock built into his side?
A watchdog (named Tock)
What food gives the caterpillar a stomachache in The Very Hungry Caterpillar before he eats a nice green leaf?
Junk food / sweets
What book series features an adventurous girl living in the top floor of The Plaza Hotel in New York?
Eloise
What point of view uses pronouns like "I", "me", "we", and "our"?
First-person point of view
Who wrote Island of the Blue Dolphins, based on the true story of a Nicoleño woman stranded on San Nicolas Island?
Scott O'Dell
What grammatical error occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma and no coordinating conjunction?
A comma splice
What is the action word in: The frogs jumped into the pond?
Jumped
What is a group of letters added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning called?
A prefix
What is the name of the girl who befriends the BFG in Roald Dahl's classic book?
Sophie
What type of sentence gives a direct command or request (e.g., Close the iron gate)?
Imperative sentence
What is the term for a narrative that takes place within another framing narrative (a story within a story)?
A frame story (or Frame narrative)