Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
8th-grade teachers
Literature
Grammar
100

This is a person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun?

100

Sally sees the snail sneaking slowly into the sea.

What is alliteration?

100

Played soccer at SVSU

Who is Mrs. Byrne?

100

the author of The Outsiders

Who is S.E. Hinton?

100

to+verb

What is an infinitive?

200

This takes the place of a noun.

What is a pronoun?

200

He is my knight in shining armor.

What is a metaphor?

200

the only 8th-grade teacher that has a grandchild

Who is Mrs. Moeller?

200

the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"

Who is Edgar Allen Poe?

200

A short story is punctuated this way

What is in quotation marks?

300

This is an action

What is a verb?

300

It is raining cats and dogs.

What is an idiom?

300

this teacher is from Kingsley

Who is Mr. Lueck?

300

this character is famous for saying: "Stay gold"

Who is Johnny Cade?

300

begins with a preposition and ends with a noun

What is a prepositional phrase?

400

This part of speech has the -ly attachment

What is an adverb?

400

SHAZAM! screamed the little kid riding his bike.

What is onomatopoeia?

400

these two teachers have two kids each

Who is Mr. Miller and Mr. Lueck?

400

Gold rings on Bob's hand are an example of

What is symbolism?  What is threat/intimidation?

400

singular subjects get singular verbs

plural subjects get plural verbs

What is subject/verb agreement?

500

This acronym stands for what part of speech: FANBOYS

What is a conjunction?

500

That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

What is an allusion?

500

this teacher has never coached a sport

Who is Mrs. Moeller?

500

He was mentally challenged who always wanted to be smart

Who is Charlie Gordon?

500

a long poem is punctuated this way

What is underlined?

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