Grammar
Greek/Latin Roots
Dystopian Elements
Suspense Elements
MLA Formatting
100

A simple sentence includes...

What is one independent clause?

100

Which root has the meaning "to rub, to wear"

A. Carn

B. Sal(sil), salt (sult), Sail

C. Trit (tri)

C. Trit (tri)

100

What is a dystopia?

Dystopian literature is a type of speculative fiction that offers a vision of a potential future characterized by oppressive control and societal decay.

100

Which element of suspense is this?

When the audience knows something that the characters don't.

What is dramatic irony?

100

What font type and size is required for MLA formatting?

What is Times New Roman 12 point font?

200

A compound sentence includes...

What is two independent clauses?

200

Come up with a word from the base root "oc" and explain the meaning

Answers may vary

Potential: Ocular, Oculus, Binocular

200

True or False:

A dystopian protagonist recognizes that something is terribly wrong with the society in which he or she lives.


True

200

What element of suspense is this?


a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.

What is foreshadowing?

200

What type of spacing is used in MLA formatting?

What is double-spaced?

300

A complex sentence includes...

What is one independent clause and one dependent clause?

300

What is the definition of the root word mon, monit?

A. To leave

B. To warn, to advise

C. Money

D. To Lie down

B. To warn, to advise

300

True or false:

Dystopian citizens feel as if  they are under constant surveillance and fear the outside world.

True

300

What element of suspense is this an example of?


"Fortunato had hurt me a thousand times and I had  suffered quietly."

What is conflict?

300

What goes in the upper right hand corner of the page?

What is your last name and the page number?

400

Choose the best word to combine these two clauses:


A. I love watching movies; however, I love reading more.

B.  I love watching movies; similarly, I love reading more.

C.  I love watching movies; therefore, I love reading more.

A. I love watching movies; however, I love reading more.

400

Come up with a word that uses the root "medi" and explain it's definition.

Answers may vary

Potentials:  medium, median, mediator

400

True or False:

Dystopian settings are not typically organized by faction- all types of citizens live together in harmony.

False

400

What element of suspense is represented below?


"We could see the bones of the dead lying in large piles along the walls."

What is ominous setting?

400

True or False:


The title of the essay and the title of the Works Cited should be bolded.

False

500

What are the THREE ways to combine two independent clauses (a compound sentence)?

1. A comma and one of the FANBOYS

2. A semicolon

3. A semicolon and a conjunctive adverb (with a comma)


500

What is the meaning of the root celer?


NO answer choice options.

What is swift?

500

What type of dystopian control is this?

Society is controlled by an ideology or belief system enforced by the government. This is used as justification for the government's oppressive actions towards its citizens.

What is philosophical/religious control?

500

What element of suspense is represented below?


"Lamb to the Slaughter"

"It's probably right under our noses.  What do you think, Jack?"

What is dramatic irony?

500

What goes in a proper MLA heading and what is the order of those elements?

Your Name, Teacher Name, Class, Date

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