Grammar- literary
This literary device essentially consists of sounds that people, animals, and things make. "Cluck," "splash," "chomp," and "arf" are all examples of what sound device?
ONOMATOPOEIA [ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh]
Tall tales insist that both this man and Davy Crockett killed bears at the age of three. After growing up, this man allegedly wooed his wife Rebecca while fire hunting deer one night. Identify this tall tale figure, whose real counterpart blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap.
(DANIEL) BOONE
This fable illustrates the importance of time management, and of prioritizing work over play. A character who spends the summer singing and playing music begs for food during the winter, but his industrious neighbor ignores his pleas. What is this Aesop fable, whose title names two types of insects?
(THE) ANT(S) AND THE GRASSHOPPER
One word with this pronunciation means "to pull or haul by a rope, chain, or other device." A differently-spelled word with the same pronunciation names a digit on the foot. What is the shared pronunciation of these words?
TOE/TOW
In this novel, the protagonist's grandmother is bitten by a water moccasin, and dies after suffering a stroke. A girl travels with her grandparents from Euclid, Ohio, to Idaho in time for her mother's birthday. That girl is Salamanca Tree Hiddle. What is this Newbery Medal-winning novel by Sharon Creech?
WALK TWO MOONS
Identify the following sentence's simple subject: A large bucket of chicken was left on our front porch.
bucket
A nursery rhyme begins with five of these speckled animals sitting on a log. Another rhyme describes one of these animals going courting with a sword and a pistol by his side. Name this class of amphibian.
Frog
In one Aesop fable, this creature rides a sheep's back, while it receives a fatal snakebite in another. A different fable sees it imitate a raven in hopes of gaining attention from travelers. What type of bird drops pebbles into a pitcher of water in the Aesop fable whose moral is "necessity is the mother of invention"?
CROW
As a noun, this word sometimes means "an omen of future events." A person does it when she writes her name on a document, or communicates in the language often used by deaf and hard-of- hearing people. Give this word, which also refers to a public notice telling the speed limit or a store's name.
SIGN
This author explores sibling rivalry in The Pain and the Great One, and The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo. A second grader mixes up a horrible concoction in Freckle Juice, while a girl masks her phobias in Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. Who followed the Hatcher boys' adventures in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Superfudge?
Judy Blume
Name the following sentence's indirect object: Bill paid his lawyer a generous retainer.
(HIS) LAWYER
This legendary figure, whose stove covered an acre, once tamed the Whistling River. As a baby, he floated on a raft off the coast of Maine, but his family moved to Minnesota when they discovered the East was too small for him. Identify this tall tale logger, whose sidekick was Babe the Blue Ox.
(PAUL) BUNYAN
An Aesop fable featuring one of these animals teaches the lesson, "Greed often overreaches itself." A man kills the animal to make his fortune at once, instead of gradually, only to find nothing inside. What kind of animal laid golden eggs?
GOOSE
One definition of this word is "to overturn," as a table or a glass of milk. Another definition is "to disturb mentally or emotionally." Identify this synonym of "perturbed," which begins with the letter U.
UPSET
This man's career in children's poetry began when his publishers commissioned an exciting vocabulary primer for young readers. Among his rhyming books are One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; Fox in Socks; and Horton Hears a Who. Name this creator of The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat.
(DOCTOR) SEUSS (Accept (THEODORE) GEISEL)
Identify the following sentence's participial phrase: Carrying a load of laundry, she caught her foot on a step.
CARRYING A LOAD OF LAUNDRY
This nursery rhyme character sleeps under a haystack instead of tending to his livestock. He allows the sheep to stray in the meadow and the cow to trample the corn. Which nursery rhyme character does the speaker urge to "come blow your horn"?
LITTLE BOY BLUE
Different versions of this fable end with a predator eating members of a flock, or with those animals scattering among the hills. A shepherd amuses himself by lying to villagers, who refuse to believe him when he actually needs their help. Give the title of this Aesop fable.
(THE) BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
An example of this word relationship is "tear," as in "rip," and "tear," as in "watery fluid in the eye." Another example is "bow," the front of a ship, and "bow," to bend at the waist. What kind of words have the same spelling, but different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations?
HOMOGRAPH(S)
This novel opens with the title characters grumbling about their poverty and lack of Christmas presents. Among its supporting characters are future love interests John Brooke, Professor Bhaer, and Theodore Laurence, nicknamed Laurie. Give the title of this Louisa May Alcott classic.
LITTLE WOMEN
Identify the following sentence's gerund [JAIR-uhnd] phrase: Eating a banana can help prevent cramps.
EATING A BANANA
Some accounts called this tall tale figure "half-horse, half-alligator" and claimed he could "outrun,out-hop, out-jump, throw down, drag out, and lick any man in the country!" A bull once draggedhim over briars and stumps, and he shot a whiskey cup off his friend's head. Name this semi-legendary figure nicknamed "king of the keelboatmen.
Mike Fink
In this fairy tale, a group of animal brothers must cross a bridge to eat in a grassy meadow. A troll lets the smaller two go in hopes of eating the fattest one, but that largest animal kicks him off the bridge. Give the title of this fairy tale about a trio of goats.
(THE) THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
One word with this pronunciation means "the price charged to transport a person." Another is a synonym of "just." Give the word that additionally names, in baseball, a batted ball that lands past the base between the first base and third base lines.
FARE/FAIR
This novel flashes back to World War One, when Jinx saves the title town from an exploitative mine owner. Abilene Tucker temporarily lives with Miss Sadie, whose son Ned was killed in the war. Name this Newbery-winning novel by Clare Vanderpool.
MOON OVER MANIFEST