Main Idea
Figurative Language
Poetry
Grammar
Miscellaneous
100

What a passage is mostly about.

What is the main idea?

100
My mind is an ocean
What is metaphor?
100
Wall, fall, call
What is rhyme?
100
Names a person, place or thing
What is noun?
100

The fourth grade teacher with two kids

Who is Mr. Ryals?

200
Provides information about the main idea
What are supporting details?
200
Caleb calls Chris ʻcause heʼs comingʼ to California
What is alliteration?
200

The type of poem this is:

Nicky is a 

Nurse

It's her chosen career

Children or old folks

Kindness in abundance

Year after year

What is an acrostic?

200
A descriptive word
What is an adjective?
200
The three stages of the water cycle

What are evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?

300
Where it is often found in the paragraph
What is the first sentence?
300
Use of words in different ways to create a literary image
What is figurative language?
300
Ah, summer grasses! All that remains Of the warriors dreams.
What is haiku?
300

This can be helping, linking, or an action

What is a verb?

300

A scientific guess

What is a hypothesis?

400
People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones. a. Taxes are much too high. b. We pay more taxes than we may realize. c. Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair. d. Some taxes are hidden.
What is A?
400
Buzz, hiss, ding-ding
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
400
The beginning part of a sentence
What is the subject?
400

The leader of Jamestown

Who was Captain John Smith?

500
Find the main idea Sometimes too much of a good thing can become a very bad thing indeed. In an earnest attempt to consume a healthy diet, dietary supplement enthusiasts have been known to overdose. Vitamin C, for example, long thought to help people ward off cold viruses, is currently being studied for its possible role in warding off cancer and other diseases that cause tissue degeneration. Unfortunately, an overdose of vitamin C – more than 10,000 mg. – on a daily basis can cause nausea and diarrhea. Calcium supplements, commonly taken by women, are helpful in warding off osteoporosis. More than just a few grams a day, however, can lead to stomach upset and even kidney or bladder stones. Niacin, proven useful in reducing cholesterol levels, can be dangerous in large doses to those who suffer from heart problems, asthma, or ulcers. A. supplements taken in excess can be a bad thing indeed. B. dietary supplement enthusiasts have been known to overdose. C. vitamins can cause nausea, diarrhea, and kidney or bladder stones. D. people who take supplements are preoccupied with their health.
What is A?
500
The boat hugged the shore
What is personification?
500

The author of The Phantom Tollbooth (not poetry, but uses lots of figurative language!)

Who was Norton Juster?

500

Three types of sentences

What are declarative, interrogative,  and exclamatory? 

500

Name the five indigenous groups we learned about during the Age of Exploration.

Who were the Inca, the Maya, the Aztec, the Iroquois, and the Taino?

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