3rd Grade Reading Jeopardy

Summary

100

Does a summary include an opinion?

No, a summary NEVER includes an opinion.

200

Name a strategy you use to write a summary.

Somebody Wanted But So Then B-M-E

300

True or False? You should not include key details when you are retelling a story.

False. You should include KEY details when retelling a story.

400

One night Paul could not go to sleep. It was 10:00 PM and he was still awake. He tried closing his eyes, but that didn't work. He tried to lie on his stomach. That didn't work either. He tried to count to 100. That only made him think more. Finally, he got up and got a drink of water. That made him feel better. He went back to bed and fell asleep. What is a good summary for this paragraph?

Paul could not go to sleep. He tried many things to help him go to sleep. He got a drink of water. Finally, he went back to bed and went to sleep.

500

It was beginning to get dark. We were still not home yet. I bet Dad is going to be mad at us, I thought. I yelled at my brother to ride his bike faster, but it was difficult to ride bikes uphill. I was so tired that every muscle in my legs were burning. My brother finally got off his bike and sat down. I stopped and went back to help him. Suddenly, there was a car coming toward us. I could see headlights. It was Dad. He had come to look for us, since we were so late getting home. I knew I was going to get into trouble, but at least we were safe. Dad picked us up and took us home. What is a good summary for this paragraph?

Two boys were late getting home. Dad came looking for them. He took the boys home.

Vocabulary

100

What do we call a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

simile

200

What do we call a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT the use of like or as?

Metaphor

300

What do we call it when we make a thing, idea, or animal do something only a human can do?

Personification

400

"My brother is a pig" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Metaphor

500

"The window winked at me" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Personification

Inference

100

This part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun

Adjective

200

This part of speech connects a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence

Preposition

300

This part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

Adverb

400

This part of speech shows excitement or emotion

Interjection

500

This part of speech is the noun that the pronoun in the sentence is referring to

Antecedent

Main Idea

100

I am a word that is used to help show the future tense of a verb. What word am I?

will

200

I am a type of sentence that has one subject and two verbs. I have a conjunction, but I cannot have a comma. What type of sentence am I?

Simple sentence with a compound predicate

300

I am the name of a special word that allows you to hear a sound when I say words. Example: buzz. What is my name?

Onomatopeoia

400

I am used when a writer wants to bring his/her ideas alive for a reader. What am I called?

Vivid language

500

I am a type of sentence that gives too much information.

Run-on

Cause and Effect

100

I am a noun that names any kind of person, place, or thing

Common Noun

200

I can be used to replace a noun in a sentence

Pronoun

300

I am a noun that is two or more persons, places, or things

Plural Noun

400

I am a type of noun that is ALWAYS capitalized

Proper Noun

500

I am used to show ownership

Possessive Noun