Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, animal, place or thing.
Boy, lion, car, Detroit, school, computer, Rodney etc; are all examples of nouns.
What is foreshadowing?
In order to create suspense for readers, an author may hint where the story is going, without giving away the ending.
What is one theme of Ghetto Cowboy?
Answers may vary. One theme from the novel Ghetto Cowboy could be Responsibility.
Cole learned responsibility by learning to care for a horse despite not doing well in school.
Define Mood.
Mood is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.
Ex: The song "Dear Mama" by Tupac creates a sad and introspective mood. Kevin Hart movies create comical moods. The mood is determined by what the author is conveying.
What is the correct spelling?
A. I'm going two the store.
B. I'm going to the store
C. I'm going too the store.
D. I'm going 2 da sto
B. To is the correct spelling/homophone.
A. two is a number
C. 'too' means something is excessive. "It's too hot."
D. Lol
What is an adjective?
Identify the adjective in the sentence below.
Her red car was shiny.
An adjective is a word describes a noun.
Red and shiny are the adjectives in the sentence. They describe the noun (car).
Come up with a metaphor comparing two different things.
Answers may vary. Don't use the word like or as to make the comparison, that's called a simile.
What is one theme from the movie "The Black Panther?"
Answers may vary. One theme from the movie the Black Panther could be loyalty.
T'Challa decided to help Black people all over the world at the end of the movie. He realized that all Black people were his people, not just in Wakanda.
What does the word 'moral' mean?
adj. Relating to what is right and wrong.
Having morals means deciding to do the right thing and treating people the way you want to be treated.
What is the correct spelling?
A. Their in the kitchen cooking
B. They're in the kitchen cooking
C. There in the kitchen cooking
B. They're in the kitchen talking is correct
A. 'Their' means ownership of something. Their house.
B. They're means they are. They are in the kitchen cooking
C. There is used to described location. The book is right there on the shelf.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that describes motion.
Running, jumping, hallucinating, coughing, etc;
Many verbs end in -ing.
Provide one example of personification.
Answers may vary. Personification is giving a non human thing humanlike qualities.
Ex: Your shoes are biscuits, therefore your shoes are talking.
Shoes cannot talk even if they are identified as biscuits.
What is a theme for Mother's day?
Appreciation. Our Mothers are the reason we are here today.
Which word matches the definition.
Having a strong desire to be successful.
A. Accurate
B. Reluctant
C. Ambitious
C. Ambitious
Name three words that begin with the prefix -re
Answers may vary.
Remember, rethink, regain, reconfigure, rewind, remind.
Words that begin with the prefix -re mean to do something 'again'
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies an adjective or a noun. Ex: She ran quickly.
They answer "how" type of questions. Many adverbs end in -ly
How fast? Quickly. How slow? Slowly. How deep? Deeply.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration of something.
Ex: Just about any song where a rapper is talking about how much money they don't actually have.
"Stacking money to the ceiling."
Hyperbole adds emotions, draws attention and emphasizes certain things in a story.
What is a theme or moral lesson that you have learned from this year?
Answers may vary. A theme or moral lesson I have learned this year is 'don't take anything personal and don't judge people before you get to know them.
What is symbolism and provide an example and describe that symbol?
Symbolism is an image, word, sign or something that represents an idea, object, or relationship between something.
Everything is pretty much a symbol for something.
Before we had languages, we had symbols to represent things in our environment. African Egyptian Hieroglyphics were the first symbols used.
What is the correct punctuation?
A. May I have some candy!
B. May I have some candy.
C. May I have some candy?
D. "May I have some candy"
The correct punctuation is C.
A. Exclamation mark is used to emphasize emotion. Ex: I'm so happy!
B. Periods are used after a statement, not after a question.
D. Quotation marks are used when someone else is talking. The question mark would go before the quotation mark ends. Ex: She said, "May I have some candy?"
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a specific noun like someone's name, a specific place, or a title. Pronouns are usually capitalized.
Ex: Instead of saying man, the proper noun would be Rayvon. Instead of saying city, the proper noun would be Dubai. Instead of saying school, the proper noun would Noble Elementary-Middle school.
What is Euphemism?
A euphemism is a nicer way to some saying that people may deem as offensive or inappropriate.
Instead of saying someone is dumb, a euphemism may be "they are experiencing difficulties learning in school."
Another example, "You are an ugly person."
A euphemism for that: "I am not attracted."
What is a theme you have taught someone?
Answers may vary. A powerful theme or moral lesson to teach someone is to believe in themselves no matter how difficult life can get. Have confidence that you will rise above all else.
What is inference and provide an example of it?
Inference is making a conclusion about something using all the facts and information known.
Example: Carrie goes to the store, it is raining outside. Carries does not have an umbrella. We can infer or make the inference that Carrie will be wet when she walks outside.
Answers may vary...
1. According to the text
2. For example
3. For instance
4. The author stated
5. On page_______the author stated