Give an example of a word with a suffix and what the word means.
motherless, explanation, parking,
100
What is the term for two words that have the same or similar meanings?
They are synonyms.
100
fair, bear, care
Rhyme.
100
What is a word called that is made up of two words?
A compound word.
200
What is a headline?
It is a big bold black title of an article in the newspaper.
200
Give an example of a simile.
Examples must use like or as.
200
What is the literary term for the "paragraph" in poetry or songs?
It is a stanza.
200
Deafening silent.
An oxymoron.
200
What is a synonym for tale?
Story.
300
What is a quote?
A quote is something that someone else has said. It could be a famous quote or something a teacher said.
300
What are quotation marks? Write an example on a white board.
"Hi!"
300
What is this?
1 cup flour
1 cup corn meal
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
Mix all ingredients together, put it into an 8" x 8" pan and bake for 35 minutes.
It is a recipe.
300
John is a real pig when he eats.
A metaphor.
300
Apples are the most delicious fruit in the world.
Is this sentence a fact or an opinion?
It is an opinion.
400
What is literature?
Literature is just about anything you can read.
400
Give an example of an imperative sentence.
"Go to your room!" or any other command.
400
This is the sentence in a paragraph that tells what the content of the paragraph is going to be. Usually it is the first sentence in the paragraph.
It is the topic sentence.
400
"I remember my 7th birthday party. My mother made cupcakes that looked like butterflies. We played pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and had a treasure hunt. It was so much fun."
This is a flashback.
400
What is an example of a secondary source?
An example would be a history book, a biography, an article in a magazine or the internet about something.
500
What is the predicate in a sentence?
The predicate is the verb and all the words that follow it.
500
Give an example of a trait.
An example of a trait could be curious, kind, principled, etc.
500
This is when an author writes about something that happened previously in the story.
That would be a flashback.
500
What is the relationship between these two words: straight and crooked.
They are antonyms.
500
What is a satire?
It is a story or play that uses sarcasm and irony.