Parts of Speech
Informative Writing
Argumentative Writing
Vocabulary
Wild Card!
100
Identify the concrete noun in the following sentence:

He stopped to smell the flower.

What is flower?

100

The three parts of an informative essay.

What are introduction, body, and conclusion?

100

The four parts of an argumentative essay.

What are introduction, body/argument, counterclaim, and conclusion?

100

Possible to do easily or conveniently.

What is feasible?

100

The capital city of Florida.

What is Tallahassee?

200

Identify the two adjectives in the following sentence:

The table is wide and sturdy.

What are wide and sturdy?

200

An informative essay should not include the writer's _________________.

What is opinion?

200

Unlike an informative essay, an argumentative essay should include the writer's ____________.

What is opinion?

200

Hostile and aggressive.

What is belligerent?

200

The state where Starbucks originated.

What is Washington?

300

"Quickly" is an example of this part of speech.

What is adverb?

300

"Additionally" is an example of which type of word in an essay?

What is transition word?

300

The paragraph in an argumentative essay that an informative essay does not have.

What is counterargument?

300

To make partial or minor changes to something.

What is modify?

300

The largest animal in the world.

What is the blue whale?

400

Determine which tense the following sentence is written in:

I will go to Tennessee in July.


What is future tense?

400
Determine which type of paragraph the following sentence would belong in:

To begin, manatees can weigh up to 1,210 pounds and can grow up to 9.8 feet in length (Source 1).

What is body paragraph?

400

Determine which paragraph the following sentence would belong in:

All in all, plastic bags create pollution, harm animals, and require a lot of energy to be made, so they should be banned across the country.

What is conclusion paragraph?

400

A point of view.

What is perspective?

400

The most widely-spoken language in the world.

What is Mandarin Chinese?

500

"In" is an example of this part of speech.

What is preposition?

500

Using information from an outside source without giving credit to the source or the author is called ___________________.

What is plagiarism?

500

Determine which paragraph the following sentence would belong in:

On the other hand, some may argue that plastic bags should not be banned due to their convenience.

What is counterclaim?

500

Giving a lot of information clearly but in few words; brief but comprehensive.

What is concise?

500

Mrs. Feinberg's favorite drink.

What is coffee?

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