This Genre includes stories that are not actually true, but could happen in real life.
What is Realistic Ficiton
100
What do you call a word all on its own in its most basic form, before any prefixes or suffixes are added?
What is Base Word or Root Word
100
What does EVERY sentence need at the very beginning, and at the very end?
What is a CAPITAL letter, and PUNCTUATION
100
In "The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis, what point of view is the story being told from?
What is third person (someone on the outside looking in)
100
Name 3 main characters in the story "Wonder" (not including mom and dad):
August, Via, Jack Will, Julian, Mr. Tushman, Charlotte, Mrs. Garcia, dog Daisy
200
In this Genre, we read stories that are about true events and facts. This might include Biographies, historical stories, or fact books.
What is Non-fiction
200
What is the base word in the word "subtraction"?
What is subtract
200
What type of word (part of speech) is "adopt"? How do you know?
What is Verb--> It is an action that you can do!
200
This point of view occurs when the narrator is talking about themselves, telling their own story.
What is First Person
200
What is August's biggest conflict/struggle in the story "Wonder"?
August struggles to fit in because he was born with facial deformities.
300
In this genre, we read about magical and imaginary worlds. There are sometimes wizards, dragons, witches or fairies, or even talking animals.
What is Fantasy
300
What do you call a word-part that is added to the BEGINNING of a root word to change its meaning?
What is Prefix
300
What is the difference between "create" and "creation" (aside from the different spelling)? (How does the MEANING change?)
What is "Create" is a VERB, or the action. "Creation" is a NOUN, or the thing that you make!
300
"Just as you are getting to the good part in your dream, 'BEEPBEEP! BEEPBEEP!' Your dreaded alarm clock interrupts. You think to yourself, 'I don't want to get up!' Until you realize, its the weekend, you're free!"
What point of view is this?
What is Second Person
300
What is August's biggest struggle so far in "Wonder"?
1. He struggles to fit in because he was born looking very different from other kids.
2. August is going to start school and is very nervous.
400
What is a theme of the book "Wonder"? (The parts you have read so far)?
What is Multiple Answers Accepted
Being kind, everybody is different and we should treat others the way we want to be treated, standing up for yourself & your family, realizing that everyone is struggling in some way & everyone has strengths in some areas
400
What are two different meanings for the word "exhaust"?
What is To make tired; smoke fumes coming out of an engine
400
Name all the verbs in this sentence:
Miss Galvin stood in front of the class, talking about prefixes and suffixes as some of the students' minds wandered, dreaming about other things!
Hint-- there are 4 verbs!
What is Stood, talking, wandered, dreaming
400
The story "Wonder" includes many characters. What point of view is the story told in, and who is the person telling the story (what is his name)?
What is First Person, Auggie (August)
400
Name 3 character traits you have noticed in August so far:
- He can be shy
- Sometimes confident
- Funny
- Intelligent
- Sarcastic
- Caring
500
Name a theme from the book "The Breadwinner". Give 2 examples from the story that show this theme.
What is (Multiple Answers Accepted)
Girls can do anything that boys can do,
Families are strong when they stick together,
Courage means being brave in scary situations
500
What does the suffix "ian" usually mean?
(Examples: Musician, electrician, optician)
What is -ian means there is a PERSON who does something related to that root word (a MUSICIAN is a PERSON who plays MUSIC)
500
What is an ADJECTIVE? Give 3 examples.
What is a word that DESCRIBES a NOUN:
gigantic, thoughtful, kind, caring, silly, hilarious, red, blue, yellow, scary, amazing, wonderful
500
Change these sentences from third person, to first person:
"The nervous girl walked carefully up the stairs. She had been in a new school before, but this one was much bigger. Her heart beat faster as she approached her new homeroom class..."
What is (Change pronouns from "she" and "her" to "I" and "my"/"mine")
500
Describe one way that you can relate to Auggie's character. Use a specific example from things Auggie has done/said/experienced in the book:
(Answers will be different for different students)