Enter Title Jeopardy Template

Text Features

Main Idea

Commas in a Date

Verb Tense

Parts of Speech

100

What is a title?

A) A picture that explains the text
B) The name of a book or article
C) A list of chapters
D) A short description

B) The name of a book or article

100

What is the main idea of a story?
A) The conclusion of the story
B) The most important point or message
C) The details of the story
D) The characters' names

B) The most important point or message

100

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a) My birthday is on Sunday May 12 1985.
b) My birthday is on Sunday, May 12 1985.
c) My birthday is on Sunday, May 12, 1985.
d) My birthday is on Sunday May, 12, 1985.

c) My birthday is on Sunday, May 12, 1985.

100

Yesterday, she _____ to the store.

a) walks

b) walking

c) walked

d) will walk

c) walked

100

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

a) Noun

b) Verb

c) Adjective

d) Adverb

c) Adjective

200

What is a caption?
A) A summary of the story
B) A title of a section
C) A description of an image
D) A character's name

C) A description of an image

200

What is a supporting detail?
A) A summary of the story
B) An example that explains the main idea
C) The ending of the story
D) The title of the book

B) An example that explains the main idea

200

When writing only the month and year, such as "May 2023," which is correct?

a) May, 2023
b) May 2023,
c) May, 2023,
d) May 2023

d) May 2023

200

They _____ dinner when the phone rang yesterday.

a) eat

b) are eating

c) were eating

d) was eating

c) were eating

200

Lily wanted some fresh air. She went to the park.

a) Noun

b) Pronoun

c) Adjective

d) Verb

b) Pronoun

300

What is a table of contents?
A) A list of keywords
B) A summary of the text
C) An outline of the chapters
D) A list of characters

C) An outline of the chapters

300

What is the purpose of the main idea?
A) To confuse the reader
B) To give a clear focus for the text
C) To add extra information
D) To list characters

B) To give a clear focus for the text

300

Which sentence demonstrates the correct comma usage?

a) She was born on December 25 1990.
b) She was born on December, 25, 1990.
c) She was born on December 25, 1990.
d) She was born on, December, 25, 1990.

c) She was born on December 25, 1990.

300

By next year, he _____ his degree.

a) finish

b) will finish

c) finish

d) finishing

b) will finish

300

He ran quickly down the street.

a) Noun

b) Verb

c) Adjective

d) Adverb

400

What is a glossary?
A) A list of definitions of words
B) A summary of the book
C) A table of contents
D) A list of illustrations

A) A list of definitions of words

400

How do you identify the main idea?
A) Look for the title
B) Read the whole text
C) Check the first and last sentences of paragraphs
D) All of the above

D) All of the above

400

Choose the correctly punctuated date:

a) The deadline is Friday November 10 2023.
b) The deadline is Friday, November 10, 2023.
c) The deadline is Friday, November, 10, 2023.
d) The deadline is Friday November, 10, 2023.

b) The deadline is Friday, November 10, 2023.

400

If it _____ today, we will stay inside.

a) rains

b) rained

c) raining

d) rain

a) rains

400

The book was on the table.

a) Noun

b) Verb

c) Adjective

d) Preposition

a) Noun

500

What is an index?
A) A list of important themes
B) An alphabetical list of topics with page numbers
C) A summary of the chapters
D) A description of illustrations

B) An alphabetical list of topics with page numbers

500

Why is the main idea important?
A) It helps the reader understand the text
B) It makes the story longer
C) It describes the characters
D) It provides entertainment

A) It helps the reader understand the text

500

"In January 2026 the conference will begin."

a) correct as is
b) January, 2026
c) January 2026,
d) January, 2026,

a) correct as is

500

She usually _____ coffee every morning.

a) dranked

b) drinking

c) drinks

d) drink

c) drinks

500

They are playing soccer.

a) Noun

b) Verb

c) Adjective

d) Pronoun

b) Verb