Parts of Speech
Writing
Figurative Language
Literary Text
Informational Text
Poetry
Vocabulary
100
Identify the verb in the following sentence: "She slowly walked into the room".
walked
100
In the writing strategy RACES, what does the "R" stand for?
RESTATE the question!
100
This sentence has what kind of figurative language?
The stack of homework was taller than a skyscraper!
Simile.
100
In which genre would you classify Harry Potter?
Fantasy
100
Informational text is fiction or non-fiction?
non-fiction
100
All poems must rhyme, true or false?
false
100
What is the prefix that means "before" or "prior to"
pre-, this prefix is derived from Latin.
200
The word, "throughout", is an adjective. True or False?
False! A PREPOSITION is a word that shows direction, location, or time, or that introduces an object (ex: a basket of apples).
An adjective modifies or describes a noun.
200
The writing process is improved by revising what has already written, often by asking someone to review and edit the piece. This first writing draft, is also known as the ______ draft.
Rough Draft
200
What type of figurative language is used?
The flame of the candle danced in the wind.
personification
200
The events of a story from the exposition to the resolution are called the what?
Hint: It rhymes with "a lot!")
The plot!
200
What is the next part of the rock cycle after metamorphic rock melts, based on this diagram?
Solidification of magma
200
A Haiku is a traditional Japanese poem, typically rooted in nature and often made of 3 lines with carefully chosen and concise words. How many syllables are in each line?
5-7-5
200
What is a suffix?
A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning, spelling, or grammatical function.
300
How many adjectives are in the following sentence: The ghostly, yellow, brick house had a mean, furry, white dog in the untrimmed yard.
7: ghostly, yellow, brick, mean, furry, white, untrimmed
300
A reader knows a new paragraph has started because a writer indents the first line of each new paragraph. What key on the keyboard will create this indent quickly for a writer?
tab
300
What is alliteration and loudly provide an example.
Judges: Alliteration is a device that repeats the same SOUND.
300
Read the passage:
The sun peeked over the horizon, painting the sky with streaks of orange and pink. Inside the cozy little cabin, Maya, with her bright eyes and messy pigtails, was already awake, but she pretended to sleep. She knew that her brother, Leo, would be up soon, and she wanted to be the first to see the sunrise. Leo, a dreamer with a mop of brown hair, loved to watch the sun rise, but he was also a bit of a slowpoke.
From what Point of View is this passage written?
Omniscient third-person point of view, as the narrator uses pronouns "she" and "he" for the characters, and also tells the reader what Maya is thinking.
300
A hamster or a gerbil can make a good pet. Both hamsters and gerbils are rodents. They need a clean cage, food, and water. Gerbils are social animals. If you want a gerbil as a pet, you should get two so that they can keep each other company. Hamsters are solitary animals. You can't put two hamsters in the same cage or they will fight. Also, unlike gerbils, hamsters are nocturnal, so they will sleep through most of the day.
Compare and Contrast and cite evidence from this text! Name 1 way hamsters are the same and 1 way they are different.
Compare (same): make good pets, both rodents, need clean cage, food, and water.
Contrast (different): Gerbils are social animals but hamsters will fight. Gerbils are not nocturnal, hamsters are.
300
A group of lines of poetry (like a paragraph) is called a what?
Stanza
300
What is a synonym for evident?
Possible answers:
obvious,
conspicuous,
indisputable,
noticeable,
palpable,
unmistakable,
visible
400
This symbol represents what part of speech?
Interjection! Like an upside down exclamation point that exclaims excitement, or a golden keyhole that unlocks a world of emotions, the interjection is a word that interjects feelings into the text, like wow! or hey!
400
What are the 3 most common purposes an author writes? Think... Author's Purpose P.I.E.!
400
This image demonstrates an idiom that is used when someone feels out of place or uncomfortable in an unfamiliar situation. What is the idiom?
Fish out of water!
400
Read the Passage:
Jesse decided to take a sewing class, but felt very frustrated when she couldn't sew a straight line on the first day.
"This looks so easy, but it's not! Clearly I'm just terrible at sewing!" she complained.
Even though she felt frustrated, she continued to go to class week after week. Each week, her sewing instructor helped her. By the last week of class, Georgia finally completed a project all by herself! She created a rectangular pillow for her bed... with four mostly perfect straight lines.
What a good theme for this passage?
In literature, a theme is the central idea or underlying message a writer explores in a story, novel, or other work, often conveying a broader truth about life, society, or humanity.
The theme for Jesse's passage? Perseverance
Other possible answers: persistence, tenacity, determination, resolve, etc.
400
An informational text about space exploration should include:
A) Verifiable facts about past and present space missions.
B) A dramatic story about an astronaut battling space aliens.
C) A poem about the loneliness of the moon.
D) A talking rocket ship giving advice on how to fly.
A – Because informational texts provide factual, research-based details—not sci-fi adventures or emotional poetry (even if a talking rocket would be cool).
400
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,"
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
ABAB ABAB
400
What is a word that means to be liberal in sharing?
Generous.
Other possible answers include:
charitable, considerate, helpful, hospitable, thoughtful, unselfish
500
How many prepositions and conjunctions are in the following sentence: "Alex and Matt played basketball at the playground yesterday."
1 conjunctions (and)
1 preposition (at)
500
Read the passage below:
The Reel Disaster
The fishing trip went south fast—joey hooked his own hat, Grandpa snored through prime fishing time, and Dad spent the whole day untangling lines. sarah finally got a big catch, but it was just a smelly old boot. In the end, the only things reeled in were frustration and sunburns.
What is the error in this writing that needs to be corrected?
The J in Joey needs to be capitalized.
500
Billy says, "My backpack weighs a thousand pounds!"
What type of figurative language is Billy using?
Hyperbole
500
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry is called “The Boy Who Lived.” What literary device is this?
A) Personification – because the boy is living.
B) Metaphor – because Harry is secretly a phoenix.
C) Symbolism – because his title represents hope and survival.
D) Rhyme – because it sounds catchy.
C) Symbolism – because "The Boy Who Lived" represents hope and survival in the wizarding world.
500
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was set up in 1846. Originally, it was supposed to run between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. At first, it only had freight trains which carried goods and supplies. Then in 1848, it began running a passenger train. By 1856, the Pennsylvania Railroad went to Chicago, Illinois. After the Civil War, it went to Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Missouri, New York City, and other large cities.
The main idea is how the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was set up.
500
My most admirable quality is I have fantastic taste.
That is, until some little kid, decides to dine on paste.
When I'm quiet people always ask if a cat's got ahold of me.
But that's silly - most cat's have their own... they don't need two or three.
Selling seashells by the seashore often makes me rather twisted.
But give me a pickled pepper and I simply can't resist it.
When I take a trip to the candy store life's at its very best.
But when I go to the doctor, I always get depressed.
What Am I?
A tongue!
500
What is an antonym for agitated?
Possible answers:
Calm, Relaxed, Chill, Cool, etc.