Writing Process
Which of the following goes FIRST when creating a piece of writing?
a) Revising
b) Writing
c) Outlining
c) Planning
What is imagery?
a) a photo collage hung in classrooms
b) a description that paints an image in your head
c) a book that makes you imagine fantasy worlds
b) a description that paints an image in your head
What are context clues in literature?
a) Clues that can help you figure out the meaning of a word you don't know
b) Clues that can help you solve a puzzle like an escape room
c) Clues that help you figure out how someone is feeling
a) Clues that can help you figure out the meaning of a word you don't know
Which of the following do you capitalize?
a) proper names
b) food
c) animals
a) proper names
Name a story, fairy tale, book, or movie that takes place during winter
Nightmare Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Little Matchgirl, Mr. Poppers Penguins
What is brainstorming?
Coming up with as many ideas as possible
Which of the following is NOT sensory imagery?
a) the sweet smell of fresh baked cookies
b) the bright blues of a clear, sunny sky
c) the exciting speech of a president
c) the exciting speech of a president
Which of the following is NOT a way to try to figure out the meaning of a word in a sentence?
a) Figure out if it's an action, place, thing, or description
b) Try to find another word that you could put in that place of the sentence without changing the meaning
c) Making a list of all the words that rhyme and finding their common meaning
c) Making a list of all the words that rhyme and finding their common meaning
Which of the following do you NOT capitalize?
a) movie titles
b) seasons
c) dates
b) seasons
Name three holidays that occur during winter
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, New Year's Eve, Day of the Kings, etc.
Which of the following is the most appropriate topic sentence for a paragraph to be read by younger kids?
a) The complacent practice of school uniforms that the faculty tends to institute will only detriment the students' morale.
b) Teachers forcing kids to wear uniforms will make kids sad.
c) If one looks at the declaration of human rights, one will find that school uniforms go against the free expression of personality, making people more depressed.
b) Teachers forcing kids to wear uniforms will make kids sad.
Give 3 examples of visual imagery that you could use while describing a classroom:
the blank whiteboard, organized books, toys lining the wall, bright colors, white tiled ceiling, sunlight through the windows, large multitude of kids, etc.
"Lindsay was sent to detention because she brought a kridadol to school, which is strictly forbidden." In this sentence, is "kridadol" a good thing or a bad thing?
Bad thing
Which of the following should be capitalized?
a) winter
b) tree
c) december
c) december
Name three games or sports that you can only play in the snow
skiing, ice skating, snowball fight, snowboarding, bobsled, etc
Which of the following is NOT a part of revising your writing?
a) Choosing a new topic
b) Checking spelling
c) Reading it out loud
a) Choosing a new topic
Give 3 examples of tactile imagery (things you touch) that you would find during a trip to the pool
cold water, gooey sunscreen, hot tile floor, fresh air, cool drinks, rough sand, soft towels
"The little girl fragted up and down when her mom scared her." In this sentence, the word "fragted" is a
a) Verb (action)
b) Noun (thing)
c) Adjective (description)
a) Verb (action)
Which words in the following title should be capitalized?:
the secret of the mummy's tomb
The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb
True or false:
The last time it snowed in Los Angeles, it was in 2007
True
Which of the following sentences would work best as an introduction to "should kids have social media?"
a) In this essay, I will argue that kids should not have social media.
b) A study found that kids with social media tend to have a worse body image
c) To wrap things up, social media can be dangerous for kids.
a) In this essay, I will argue that kids should not have social media.
Give one imagery for each of the five senses that you would experience while on vacation:
Smell
Sight
Taste
Touch
Sound
Anything descriptive
"Joe decided to buy some candy at the ferrerory before heading home." What other word could you use to replace "ferrerory" without changing the meaning of the sentence?
Candy store, grocery store, newspaper stand, any sort of place where you can buy candy
Which words of the following sentence should be capitalized:
i went to walmart to buy everything from my grocery list: apples, oranges, ice cream, and a copy of the cooking book called "cooking for all ages".
I went to Walmart to buy everything from my grocery list: apples, oranges, ice cream, and a copy of the cooking book called "Cooking for All Ages".
What do you call the shortest day of the year?
a) The winter solstice
b) The winter night
c) The long sleep
a) The winter solstice