Skills
Figurative Language
Nouns and Verbs
Short Story Structure
Story Writing Skills
100
What's wrong with this sentence:


i forgot to do my homework last night

Capital letters and full stops

100

What is a simile?

A comparison between two things using like or as to create imagery
100

Which one needs a capital: Common nouns or proper nouns?

Proper nouns

100

What is the first few paragraphs of a short story called? (where you introduce the characters and setting)

Orientation

100

Name two kinds of themes.

One of the 10 R's

200

Fix this sentence.


Hav u scene the movie shrek

Have you seen the movie Shrek?

200

Name the three types of figurative language we learnt about this term.

Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor

200

What is a verb?

An action or doing word

200

What is one way you NEVER end a story?

I died or it was all a dream.

200

What does TiPToP stand for?

Time Place Topic Person

300

Fix the following sentence using dialogue and punctuation:


I just want dessert screamed the crying child

"I just want dessert!"screamed the crying child.

300

What kind of figurative language is used in the following statement?

"Dad is going to kill me!" 

Hyperbole

300

What is a concrete noun?

A name of something that physically exists.
300
Name a way to start a novel using a sizzling start.

Start with a sound.

Start with description.

Start with action.

300
What is TiPToP used for?

To tell you when to change paragraphs

400

What is a concrete noun?

A name of something you can touch

400

What kind of figurative language is used in the following:

He is a shining star.

Metaphor

400

Is running a noun or a verb?

Verb

400

What is the peak of the story? (the part with the most suspense and excitement)

The climax

400
How can you describe a setting or place?
Sound, see, smell, touch, taste
500

What is wrong with the following dialogue:

"How are you this morning?" asked mum. "I'm okay, just tired," sighed her daughter.

"How are you this morning?" asked mum. 

"I'm okay, just tired," sighed her daughter

500
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A metaphor implies something without like or as.

500

What is the opposite of a concrete noun?

An abstract noun.

500

COMET is an acronym that describes different endings of a story. What does it stand for?

Cliff-hanger

Oblique 

Metaphor

Epiphany

Twist

500
How long was the longest war in history?

781 years

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