New Year, New Me
Figurative Language
Punctuation Power-Up
Parts of Speech Party
100

This famous "ball" drops at midnight in which US city?

Where is New York City?

100

"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of what type of comparison?

What is a Metaphor?

100

Which punctuation mark is used to show a character is speaking?

What are quotation marks?

100

In the sentence "The sparkly decorations hung from the ceiling," which word is the adjective? 

What is Sparkly?

200

A "resolution" is a promise to do what?

What is Improve yourself or change a habit?

200

"Home sweet home, finally!" is an example of what figurative technique?

What is Repetition?

200

If you are asking a friend, "Are you coming to the park" which punctuation do you use?

What is a Question Mark (?)?

200

Is "celebration" a person, place, or thing? 

What is a thing (noun)?


DAILY DOUBLE!!!

300
In some cultures, what is thrown into the air to promote love/prosperity?

What are Lentils?

300

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what figurative language technique?

What is Alliteration?


DAILY DOUBLE!!!

300

If you want to show you are screaming "HAPPY NEW YEAR" in a text, which mark do you use?

What is an Exclamation Point (!)?

300

What are the proper nouns in this sentence: "We are going to visit Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles."

What is Dodger Stadium and Los Angeles?

400

In some cultures, eating Collard Greens on New Years respresents something. What does it represent?

What is Good Fortune/Wealth?

400

If a student is "feeling under the weather," what does that mean about them?

What is being sick?

400

Where does the punctuation in this date: January 1 2026.

What is after the 1 (January 1, 2026)?


DAILY DOUBLE!!!

400

What part of speech is "he/him/his or she/her/hers"?

What is a Pronoun?

500

In many Spanish-speaking cultures, people eat 12 of this specific fruit at midnight for good luck. 

What are Grapes?


DAILY DOUBLE!!!

500

Complete this simile: "After the holiday break, the student was as busy as a ______."

What is a Bee?

500

Does the comma go inside or outside the closing quotation marks in the sentence: "I love New Year's," said Sarah.

What is Inside?

500

A word that describes how an action is performed (usually ending in -ly) is called an...?

What is an Adverb

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