Grammar
Persuasive Writing
Creative Writing
Weird Idioms
Descriptive Writing
100

Where do we put a capital letter?

At the start of a sentence + nouns/names

100

What is a fact?

A fact is something that is true for everybody and can be proven

100

What should the setting/orientation do?

Introduce the characters and place. 

100

What does 'draw a blank' mean?

Draw a blank = can't remember


100

What are the 5 senses?

Touch, taste, smell, sound, sight

200

Do we use will jump, jumps or jumped in this sentence:

Yesterday, a stray cat _ over the fence. 

jumped

200

What is an opinion?

An opinion is someone's personal belief or view on something?

200

What should the problem do?

Introduce something the characters have to solve

200

What does 'hold your horses' mean?

Hold your horses = wait a minute

200

What is a simile?

Comparing 2 things using the words 'like' or 'as.'

300

Write the correct spelling of the wrong word in this sentence: I used a teespon to stir my drink.


teaspoon 

300

What is a statistic?

Statistic - a fact that uses numbers

300

What does a resolution/conclusion do?

Discuss how things end in the story

300

What does "give it a shot" mean?

Give it a shot = give it a try

300

What is a metaphor?

Comparing 2 things without using 'like' or 'as.'

400

Do we use has or have in this sentence:

I _ new toys to play with.

I have new toys to play with.

400

What is a rhetorical question?

A question that doesn't need an answer but gets the reader thinking.


Eg: Would you like to lose all your money?

400

What is meant by 'point of view' in a story?

Point of view = how the story is told

1st Person - I am going to the market (you are in the story)

2nd Person - You are going to the market (the reader is in the story)

3rd Person - Henry is going to the market (a character is in the story)

400
What does 'get off your high horse mean?'

Get off your high horse = stop thinking you are better than others

400

What is a personification?

Giving human qualities to a non-human thing

500

Where do we put the comma in this sentence:

Before we go to lunch I would like to clean my room.

Before we go to lunch, I would like to clean my room.

500

What is a anecdote?

A short story about a real incident that describes the problem.

500

How do you structure a creative writing story? (3-4 parts)

1. Orientation/Setting 

2. Problem

3. (Series of Events)

4. Resolution/Conclusion

500

What does 'get cold feet' mean?

Get cold feet = feel nervous

500

What is a hyperbole?

Hyperbole = exaggeration (making something sound way worse or better than it actually is)

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