Main Idea and Cause and Effect
Grammar and other
Miscellaneous
Plot
Figurative Language
100

One to two words that explain the subject being discussed.

What is topic.

100

a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things , or to name a particular one of these

Noun

100

A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.

What is autobiography.

100

The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.

What is climax.

100
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
200

Why something happens.

What is the cause?

200
A struggle between to opposing forces.
What is conflict.
200

A prefix that means life.

What is bio.

200

Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.

What is resolution.

200

The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

What is onomatopoeia.

300

The central point of a piece of writing.

What is main idea.

300

Phrases are grammatical units that consist of

one or more words

300

Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.

What is nonfiction.

300
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
300

Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.

What is quotation marks.

400

The result of something happening

What is Effect

400

What is the difference between a verb and an adverb.

 The main difference between verbs vs. adverbs is that verbs are action words, and adverbs are description words

400

An essential trait of a biography that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the historical time period and place he or she was born in.

What is setting?

400
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
400

Tells us when a character is talking and identifies which character is talking.

What is dialogue tag.

500

A fact, a statement, a quote, or event, that backs up a key idea.

What is a supporting detail?

500

What is it called when an entire community is against one person

and 

when a person is up against themselves

What is man vs. society.

and 

Man vs self

500

What languages have I (Mudia) been taught

100 pts per correct language

French, English, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish

500
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
500

Giving an object or an animal human traits.

What is personification.

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