Grammar
Greek & Latin Stems
Spelling
Writing
Literature
100

What part of speech is the word "and"?

conjunction

100

What does the stem port mean?

carry

100

Which is the correct spelling?

A. enbarrass      B. embarrass            C. embarass

B. embarrass

100

Which type of writing (narrative, informative, argumentative) tells a story?

narrative

100

What is the setting of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?

India

200

Which of these words is a noun?

and

the

store

made

store

200

What does the stem cred mean?

believe

200

Which is the correct spelling? 

A. recognize    B. reconise    C. recognise

A. recognize

200

True or false:

Imagery/sensory language must only be part of the resolution in a narrative.

False

200

What kind of conflict is present in "Amigo Brothers"?

person v. person

300

Which part of speech is "at the store"?


(adverb, conjunction, prepositional phrase, noun, etc.)

prepositional phrase

300

What does the stem mal mean?

bad

300

Which is the correct spelling?

A. reapearence     B. reappearance   C. reappearence 

B. reappearance

300

Place the steps of the writing process in the correct order (drafting, prewriting, revising, publishing, editing)

prewriting

drafting

revising

editing

publishing

300

In "The Inn of Lost Time," what is a ronin?

a wandering samurai

400

What is the past tense version of the word "buy"?

bought

400

Using your knowledge of the stems auto, bio, and graph, what would be the meaning of the word autobiography?

writing about one's own life

400

Which is the correct spelling? 

A. wellknown    B. well known     C. well-known 

C. well-known

400

Writers often use dialogue to develop characters and make stories more realistic. What is dialogue?

A conversation between characters
400

What is the point of view in "Amigo Brothers"?

Third person

500

What is the subject in this sentence?

Lana and Oliver swam at the pool. 

Lana and Oliver

500

Using your knowledge of the stems circum and scribe, what would be the meaning of the word circumscribe?

to draw a shape around another shape

500

Which is the correct spelling? 

A. recieving     B. receiveing      C. receiving

C. receiving

500
True or false:


Conflict is optional in a good narrative. 

false

500

In "The Inn of Lost Time," how does the small clump of bamboo shoots help convince Zenta that something is wrong?

The shoots have only grown about an inch.

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