Define one of the four attention getting statements.
The four attention getting statements are: a shocking fact of statistic, a bold statement, a definition, and a famous quote.
100
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.
What is personification?
100
Fix the error(s) in this sentence: "In order to build a snowman, Jem needed to bring dirt from the backyard to the front yard form the mud into a snowman-like figure and pack snow onto the body of the snowman."
"In order to to build a snowman, Jem needed to bring dirt from the backyard to the front yard, form the mud into a snowman-like figure, and pack snow onto the body of the snowman."
Define, in a complete sentence, one of the comma rules.
1. A comma is needed between a series of three or more words.
2. A comma is needed after an introductory phrase.
3. A comma is needed before a "FANBOY," if it connects complete thoughts.
200
A college library uses this system.
What is the Library of Congress System?
300
Why does Scout think the world is ending?
It is snowing outside.
300
What does the acronym "FANBOYS" stand for? What do these letters represent?
"FANBOYS" stand for: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. These letters represent coordinating conjunctions.
300
Direct comparisons using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile.
300
Fix the error(s) and state the broken comma rule in the following sentence: "After Atticus and Uncle Jack discussed upcoming events Atticus told Scout to go to bed."
A comma is needed after the introductory phrase. The sentence should read: "After Atticus and Uncle Jack discussed upcoming events, Atticus told Scout to go to bed."
300
What is a call number? Where are they located on a book?
A mark, esp. a number, on the spine of a library book, or listed in the library's catalog, indicating the book's location in the library.
The call number is located on the spine of a book.
400
When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, states instilled laws to deny civil rights to people of color. What are these laws known as?
The Jim Crow Laws
400
Define and fix the error(s) in the following sentence: "Jem and Scout always get into a fight but don't make a big fuss about it."
"Jem and Scout always get into a fight but do not make a big fuss about it." The sentence contains a contraction.
400
Implied or suggested comparison.
What is a metaphor?
400
Fix the error(s), and state the broken comma rule(s) in the following sentence: "Though it was Harper Lee's first novel To Kill a Mockingbird was immediately successful and has become a classic of modern American literature."
A comma is needed after an introductory phrase. The sentence should read, "Though it was Harper Lee's first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird was immediately successful and has become a classic of modern American literature.
400
The nonfiction books in your library and in most school and public libraries are organized by what System?
The Dewey Decimal System
500
Why is "TKAM" known as a bildungsroman? Give one scene or situation from the novel where a bildungsroman is apparent.
It is a coming-of-age novel. Jem breaks the "children's code" by telling Scout to stop harassing Aunt Alexandra.
500
Define and fix the error(s) in this sentence: "Mrs. Janvrin was shocked by the students."
"The students shocked Mrs. Janvrin." The sentence must change from passive to active voice.
500
Saying one thing but meaning the opposite.
What is ironic?
500
Define, in complete sentences, the three comma rules. A comma is needed . . .
1. A comma is needed between a series of three or more words.
2. A comma is needed after an introductory phrase.
3. A comma is needed before a "FANBOY," if it connects complete thoughts.
500
What can be deceiving about the phrase: "call number?"