Fiction
Poetry
Persuasive Writing
Non-Fiction
Vocabulary
100
Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen. Her mother was excessively fond of her; and her grandmother doted on her still more. This good woman had a little red riding hood made for her. It suited the girl so extremely well that everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother, having made some cakes, said to her, "Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing, for I hear she has been very ill. Take her a cake, and this little pot of butter." Little Red Riding Hood set out immediately to go to her grandmother, who lived in another village. As she was going through the wood, she met with a wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up, but he dared not, because of some woodcutters working nearby in the forest. He asked her where she was going. The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf, said to him, "I am going to see my grandmother and carry her a cake and a little pot of butter from my mother."

The protagonist

Who is Little Red Riding Hood?
100
I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.

The answer is: the mood of the poem

What is proud?
100
As the mother of a 10-month-old daughter, I love watching her figure out new things, be it crawling or giving a high-five. I often wonder which of my personality traits little Hazel will have, and I hope that just like her father and me, she will be a lover and a defender of our environment. A real threat to Hazel and the millions of children around the United States -- as well as to our environment -- is mercury. A potent neurotoxin especially dangerous to young children, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age, mercury exposure affects a developing child's ability to walk, talk, read, write and learn. The mercury problem in the United States is so widespread that one in 12 women has mercury levels in her blood high enough to put her baby at risk of development problems, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The answer is: Author's Purpose

What is to persuade people that mercury exposure is dangerous?
100
Ohio officials on Friday said a motion picture featuring Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice is set to film this summer in northeast Ohio. The Ohio Department of Development approved a $4.7 million motion picture tax credit for the untitled Paramount Pictures Corp. comedy. The movie is scheduled to begin shooting in Cleveland and other parts of Ohio in late spring. Development officials said Justice will have the lead role. The plot centers on a sarcastic teenage girl who loses her little brother while taking him trick-or-treating on Halloween and must find him before her mother finds out. The film is scheduled to be released in October 2012 and expected to employ more than 500 Ohioans as extras and crew members.

The answer is: "Ohio officials on Friday said a motion picture featuring Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice is set to film this summer in northeast Ohio." is an example of this.

What is a fact?
100
The way the prefix “un-“ in the word “unsophisticated” affects the meaning of the word
What is it means "not"?
200
Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen. Her mother was excessively fond of her; and her grandmother doted on her still more. This good woman had a little red riding hood made for her. It suited the girl so extremely well that everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother, having made some cakes, said to her, "Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing, for I hear she has been very ill. Take her a cake, and this little pot of butter." Little Red Riding Hood set out immediately to go to her grandmother, who lived in another village. As she was going through the wood, she met with a wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up, but he dared not, because of some woodcutters working nearby in the forest. He asked her where she was going. The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf, said to him, "I am going to see my grandmother and carry her a cake and a little pot of butter from my mother."

The antagonist

What is the Wolf?
200
I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.

The answer is: the message

What is "I am as good as anyone of another race."?
200
As the mother of a 10-month-old daughter, I love watching her figure out new things, be it crawling or giving a high-five. I often wonder which of my personality traits little Hazel will have, and I hope that just like her father and me, she will be a lover and a defender of our environment. A real threat to Hazel and the millions of children around the United States -- as well as to our environment -- is mercury. A potent neurotoxin especially dangerous to young children, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age, mercury exposure affects a developing child's ability to walk, talk, read, write and learn. The mercury problem in the United States is so widespread that one in 12 women has mercury levels in her blood high enough to put her baby at risk of development problems, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The answer is: The intended audience

Who are parents (or average people)?
200
Ohio officials on Friday said a motion picture featuring Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice is set to film this summer in northeast Ohio. The Ohio Department of Development approved a $4.7 million motion picture tax credit for the untitled Paramount Pictures Corp. comedy. The movie is scheduled to begin shooting in Cleveland and other parts of Ohio in late spring. Development officials said Justice will have the lead role. The plot centers on a sarcastic teenage girl who loses her little brother while taking him trick-or-treating on Halloween and must find him before her mother finds out. The film is scheduled to be released in October 2012 and expected to employ more than 500 Ohioans as extras and crew members.

The answer is: A supporting detail that could be added to make this article better.

What is the name of the other parts of Ohio where filming will occur (or other relevant detail)?
200
the meaning of the root “terr” in the word “subterranean”
What is earth?
300
Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen. Her mother was excessively fond of her; and her grandmother doted on her still more. This good woman had a little red riding hood made for her. It suited the girl so extremely well that everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother, having made some cakes, said to her, "Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing, for I hear she has been very ill. Take her a cake, and this little pot of butter." Little Red Riding Hood set out immediately to go to her grandmother, who lived in another village. As she was going through the wood, she met with a wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up, but he dared not, because of some woodcutters working nearby in the forest. He asked her where she was going. The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf, said to him, "I am going to see my grandmother and carry her a cake and a little pot of butter from my mother."

Character vs. Character (external)

What is the conflict?
300
A simile
What is (any correct example of a simile)?
300
As the mother of a 10-month-old daughter, I love watching her figure out new things, be it crawling or giving a high-five. I often wonder which of my personality traits little Hazel will have, and I hope that just like her father and me, she will be a lover and a defender of our environment. A real threat to Hazel and the millions of children around the United States -- as well as to our environment -- is mercury. A potent neurotoxin especially dangerous to young children, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age, mercury exposure affects a developing child's ability to walk, talk, read, write and learn. The mercury problem in the United States is so widespread that one in 12 women has mercury levels in her blood high enough to put her baby at risk of development problems, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The answer is: "A real threat to Hazel and the millions of children around the United States -- as well as to our environment -- is mercury" is an example.

What is an appeal to emotion?
300
Ohio officials on Friday said a motion picture featuring Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice is set to film this summer in northeast Ohio. The Ohio Department of Development approved a $4.7 million motion picture tax credit for the untitled Paramount Pictures Corp. comedy. The movie is scheduled to begin shooting in Cleveland and other parts of Ohio in late spring. Development officials said Justice will have the lead role. The plot centers on a sarcastic teenage girl who loses her little brother while taking him trick-or-treating on Halloween and must find him before her mother finds out. The film is scheduled to be released in October 2012 and expected to employ more than 500 Ohioans as extras and crew members.

The answer is: the main idea

What is "A film starring a Nickelodeon actor will be filmed in Ohio."?
300
The way the suffix “-ible” in the word “edible” affects the meaning of the word.
What is it shows that you can (eat it)?
400
Little Red Hood lifted up her eyes, and when she saw how the sun's rays glistened through the tops of the trees, and every place was full of flowers, she bethought herself, "If I bring with me a sweet smelling nosegay to granny, it will cheer her. It is still so early, that I shall come to her in plenty of time," and therewith she skipped into the forest and looked for flowers. And when she had plucked one, she fancied that another further off was nicer, and ran there, and went always deeper and deeper into the forest.

The answer is: sensory details describing setting

What are "The sun's rays glistened" and "full of flowers"?
400
A metaphor
What is (any correct example of a metaphor)?
400
As the mother of a 10-month-old daughter, I love watching her figure out new things, be it crawling or giving a high-five. I often wonder which of my personality traits little Hazel will have, and I hope that just like her father and me, she will be a lover and a defender of our environment. A real threat to Hazel and the millions of children around the United States -- as well as to our environment -- is mercury. A potent neurotoxin especially dangerous to young children, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age, mercury exposure affects a developing child's ability to walk, talk, read, write and learn. The mercury problem in the United States is so widespread that one in 12 women has mercury levels in her blood high enough to put her baby at risk of development problems, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The answer is: "The mercury problem in the United States is so widespread that one in 12 women has mercury levels in her blood high enough to put her baby at risk of development problems, according to the Environmental Protection Agency." is an example.

What is appeal to authority?
400
Ohio officials on Friday said a motion picture featuring Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice is set to film this summer in northeast Ohio. The Ohio Department of Development approved a $4.7 million motion picture tax credit for the untitled Paramount Pictures Corp. comedy. The movie is scheduled to begin shooting in Cleveland and other parts of Ohio in late spring. Development officials said Justice will have the lead role. The plot centers on a sarcastic teenage girl who loses her little brother while taking him trick-or-treating on Halloween and must find him before her mother finds out. The film is scheduled to be released in October 2012 and expected to employ more than 500 Ohioans as extras and crew members.

The answer is: the author's purpose.

What is to inform the reader about a film being made in Ohio?
400
The little girl’s ingenuous comment surprised her teacher. “Your sweater is ugly,” the girl said. Maybe she was a little too honest.

The answer is: the meaning of ingenuous

What is too honest?
M
e
n
u