MCAS Jeopardy

Types of Writing

100

This is the storytelling mode of writing 

What is NARRATIVE?

200

If you are asked to convince the reader or express your own opinion, that would be considered this type of writing. q

What is ARGUMENT? 

300

This type of writing asks you to explore the meaning and style of a text. 

What is ANALYSIS / ANALYTICAL ESSAY? 

400

This is the type of essay that explores the similarities and differences between two texts. 

What is a COMPARE / CONTRAST? 

500

This is the specific term for an opinion based newspaper article. 

What is an EDITORIAL? 

Essay Parts & Terms

100

The sentence in an essay that introduces the main claim and predicts the structure. 

What is a THESIS STATEMENT? 

200

When you acknowledge the writer of a quote by putting the author's last name in parenthesis (Dietrich). 

What is a CITATION? 

300

Some examples of this are: similarly, conversely, on the other hand, although, however. 

What is a TRANSITION? 

400

This comes before a quote and gives the reader background to help orient them. 

What is CONTEXT? 

500

This is the explanation of a quote to relay its significance and meaning to the reader. 

What is ANALYSIS? 

Literary Devices

100

A comparison that does not use any special language.

What is a METAPHOR? 

200

Sally sells sea shells at the sea shore is an example of this literary device. 

What is ALLITERATION? 

300

This can be defined as the emotional atmosphere of a story, how the reader feels. 

What is MOOD?

400

This can be defined as the author's attitude towards the subject. 

What is TONE? 

500

An extreme overstatement or exaggeration is known as this. 

What is HYPERBOLE? 

Parts of Speech

100

Jumped is an example of this part of speech. 

What is a VERB?

200

Describing words such as tall, kind, and slender are formally called this. 

What are ADJECTIVES? 

300

This is the most common part of speech, it refers to people, places, and things. 

What is a NOUN? 

400

These kind of words describe verbs and almost always end in -LY. 

What are ADVERBS? 

500

Small, common words that show direction (to, from), location (between, under), or time (in, at, on)

What is a PREPOSITION? 

English terms that begin with the letter "S"

100

This is poetry's version of a paragraph

What is a STANZA?

200

This is the thing that directly introduces a quote, an example is: "The author states . . ."

What is a SIGNAL?

300

This is the time and place that a story happens in. 

What is SETTING?

400

A comparison that uses LIKE or AS. 

What is a SIMILE? 

500

This is the name for literary work that makes something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass or criticize its targets. 

What is SATIRE?