Literary Terms
Punctuation/ Grammar
Analogies
Homophones
Grab Bag
100
Where the story takes place. In Lord of Flies, it is a deserted island.
What is the setting?
100
The punctuation missing from the following sentence: _Wait a minute,_ the voice said. _I got caught up._
What are quotation marks?
100
(Finish the analogy) Island is to Land as Ocean is to_____
What is water?
100
A large body of water, to have sight.
What is sea, see?
100
A male child, the center of our universe
What is Son, Sun?
200
Ralph and Piggy are both_____ in Lord of the Flies.
What are characters?
200
The part of speech that is an action or occurrence in a sentence.
What is a Verb?
200
Plant is to Herbivore as Meat is to_____
What is Carnivore?
200
A flat surface, simple
What is plain, plane?
200
The punctuation used in this declarative example: "Whizzoh!"
What is exclamation mark?
300
The main subject or a repeating idea in a piece of literature?
What is a theme?
300
Punctuation that precedes a list of things
What is a colon?
300
Cut is to Laceration as Break is to_____
What is Fracture?
300
An adult maggot, to move through air
What is Fly?
300
Calm is to Placid as Rough is to _____
What is Turbulent?
400
A conversation between two or more characters (back and forth, usually includes quotation)
What is dialogue?
400
His, Hers, Ours, Theirs
What are examples of Possessive Pronouns?
400
Love is to Adore as Hate is to ____
What is Loathe, Abhor, Despise?
400
Flesh, to make acquaintances.
What is meat, meet?
400
The person/ voice who tells the story
What is a narrator?
500
The term for abbreviations made from the first letters of their words. Examples: USA-United States of America, LED-Light Emitting Diode, LOTF
What is an acronym?
500
The punctuation missing from the following sentence: Then he got muddled_ the twins shook their heads and pointed at each other and the crowd laughed.
What is a semicolon?
500
Civilization is to Order as Savagery is to____
What is Chaos or Anarchy?
500
To attribute to (an author), an area where something is constructed.
What is Cite, Site?
500
A Custom/ritual, to compose
What is rite, write?
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