Figurative Language
Rhetorical Appeal
Central Idea & Supporting Details
Poetry
Grammar
100

The classroom was a zoo.

What is metaphor?

100

Appeals to trustworthiness and credibility.

What is ethos?

100

Many animals hibernate during the winter. Bears, for example, sleep for months without eating. This helps them survive when food is scarce.

What is the central idea? 

What is Many animals hibernate during the winter in order to survive?

100

The old dog limped along the road,
His fur once bright, now dull and slow. 

What is the tone of this couplet?

What is sad?

100

joey scraped his legs' when he fell off his bike.

Name the 2 grammatical errors.

What are Capitalize the J in Joey and remove the apostrophe from legs'?

200

He ran as fast as a cheetah.

What is simile?

200

Appeals to emotion.

What is pathos?

200

Recycling helps protect the environment. It reduces waste in landfills and saves natural resources like trees and water. 

What is one supporting detail?

What is it reduces waste in landfills?

Or

What is it saves natural resources like trees and water?

200

Through hard work & patience, she reached her goal,
Step by step, she made herself whole.

What is the theme? 

What is Hard work leads to success?

200

Sarah and Lucy brought her neighbor some cookies

Name the 2 grammatical errors?

What are Change 'her' to 'their' and add punctuation at the end?

300

I've said it a million times, sit down!

What is hyperbole?

300

Appeals to facts, data, statistics.

What is logos?

300

School uniforms can be helpful for students. They reduce distractions, make mornings easier, and help students feel equal. 

What is the central idea?

What is Uniforms can be helpful to students?

300

‘Why follow rules that cage the mind?’
The poet said, ‘I’ll leave them behind.’
'No rigid lines, no strict design,
My words are free—completely mine'. 

What is the tone of the speaker?

What is rebellious or defiant?

300

Usualy, i eat pizza on friday's.

Name the 4 grammatical errors

What are change 'usualy' to 'usually,' remove the apostrophe, and capitalize the I and Fridays? 
400

The boys built boats in their backyard.

What is alliteration?

400

As a teacher, I know how important it is for children to read everyday.

What is ethos?

400

Plants need sunlight to grow. Without enough sunlight, they may become weak and stop growing altogether. 

What is one supporting detail?

What is They may become weak?

Or

What is They may stop growing altogether?

400

He watched the clock from down the hall,
Each tick and tock felt like a crawl.
His turn would come—but not just yet,
The waiting made his palms feel wet. 

What is the rhyme scheme?

What is AABB?

400

His book's covers are all ripped?

Name the 2 grammatical errors.

What are Move the apostrophe to the end of the word books' and replace the question mark with a period?

500

The crayons danced across the paper, leaving behind a beautiful rainbow.

What is personification?

500

Studies show that kids who read twenty minutes a day improve their reading fluency by 83% each year!

What is logos?

500

Too much screen time can be harmful. It can cause eye strain and make it harder to fall asleep at night. 

What is the central idea?

What is Too much screen time can be harmful?

500

He stumbled once, then fell again,
The race seemed far too hard to win.
But still he rose with steady breath,
Refusing to accept defeat. 

What is the theme?

What is Never give up?

500

Matt brought Matt's dog to the park near Matt's house.

How can we fix this sentence?

What is replace the two 'Matt's' with a pronoun?

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