Base Words
Genre
Grammar
Literary Devices
General
100
What is the base word of happily. a. pily b. happy c. ly d. cheerful
b. happy
100
Which word is an adverb in the following phrase? Go bravely into the dark room. a. go b. into c. bravely d. dark
c. bravely
100
What is an example of personification? a. dogs bark b. wind whispers c. birds fly d. cats meow
b. wind whispers
100
What word is showing 1st person point of view? a. I b. she c. we d. him
a. I
200
What is the base word of competition? a. compete b. petition c. tion d. compliment
a. compete
200
What book genre is a folktale? a. story with unbelievable events b. story that could really happen c. traditional story, legend, myth, or fable that has been retold by one generation to another d. story of someone's life told by someone else
c. traditional story, legend, myth, or fable that has been retold by one generation to another
200
What word has a suffix in it? a. fearless b. end c. review d. cover
a. fearless
200
Which literary device is used in the following phrase? He ran as fast as a cheetah. a. metaphor b. simile c. opinion d. onomatopoeia
b. simile
200
What is a caption? a. poetic sound created by using several words that begin with the same consonant sound. b. the reason the even happens c. a word used to describe a noun d. text feature that provides a short description of a picture
d. text feature that provides a short description of a picture
300
What is the base word of beautifully? a. beauty b. beautiful c. fully d. full
a. beauty
300
Which genre is a story that can really happen? a. historical fiction b. fantasy c. poetry d. realistic fiction
d. realistic fiction
300
Which pronoun is in the following phrase? When she arrived it was too late. a. she b. it c. too d. was
a. she
300
Which text is written to give joy to the reader? a. persuade b. narrative c. entertain d. purpose
c. entertain
300
What is the author's opinion about the text called? a. author's purpose b. fact c. author's perspective d. cause/effect
c. author's perspective
400
What is the base word for related? a. late b. ate c. family d. relate
d. relate
400
What is a story called that is written about someone's life but told by someone else. a. fantasy b. biography c. autobiography d. poetry
b. biography
400
What is a verb? a. person, place, or thing b. action word c. words used to take place of nouns d. words that show ownership
b. action word
400
What literary device is: He fell down like an old tree falling down in the storm. a. fact b. imagery c. onomatopoeia d. opinion
b. imagery
400
If you are going to summarize a story you will do what? a. tell about the time/place of the story b. tell about the order in which events happened c. tell a shortened version with main points d. tell the event in a story
c. tell a shortened version with main points
500
What is the base word of discover? a. over b. cover c. dis d. discov
b. cover
500
What is a text called that is written in stanzas? a. poetry b. fantasy c. folk tale d. autobiography
a. poetry
500
Which word is an adjective? A clumsy dog slipped on the carpet when he ran to the door. a. slipped b. ran c. door d. clumsy
d. clumsy
500
What literary device is "ruff, ruff"? a. metaphor b. simile c. onomatopoeia d. imagery
c. onomatopoeia
500
What is alliteration? a. text feature that describes a picture b. a poetic sound created by using several words that begin with the same consonant sound c. writing to create a picture in the reader's mind d. text written to give joy to the reader
b. a poetic sound created by using several words that begin with the same consonant sound
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