Story Mountain
New Kid
Grammar
Test Strategies
Wildcard!
100

The most exciting part of the story, where everything changes. 

What is the Climax? 

100

The term for when someone says something small but offensive, based on a stereotype. 

What is Microaggression?

100

A complete sentence needs both of these things.

What are a subject and predicate?

100

The number of times you should read each text.

What is at least 2?

100

Nico's 2 favorite colors. 

What are green and orange?

200

The part of the story where characters start working together to solve the problem.

What is Falling Action?

200

The full name of the main character in New Kid

What is Jordan Banks?

200

A word that describes a noun (person, place, thing). For example: funny, green, big

What is an adjective?

200

The number of details you should include in each short answer response.

What is 2?

200
The TSMS mascot.

What is a Phoenix?

300

The part of a book or story where the setting and characters are introduced.

What is introduction (or exposition)?

300

The building at RAD named after Liam's family. 

What is the auditorium? (Landers Auditorium)

300

This kind of sentence: The other day I went to my friend's house she lives in a big mansion and has her own mini-kitchen so we had all kinds of snacks but then her brother started to bother us he's 9 we decided to go to the mal.

What is a run-on?

300

The word "Excerpt" is in a lot of the story/article titles in the test. This is what "excerpt" means.

What is "small part or section"?

300

The title of the book Amy has been reading lately. (Hint: it is a food name)

What is Butter?

400

The part of a book/story where the problem starts to appear. 

What is Rising Action? 

400

The name of the holiday Jordan's parents focus on during Christmas Break. 

What is Kwanzaa? 

400

This kind of sentence:

Carrying his backpack to the gym. 

What is a fragment?

400

This is something from the question that you should use to help organize your long-answer (4 point) response. 

What are the bullet points?

400

The most famous food from the state Amy grew up in.

What is cheese?

500

The end of the story, when things get solved or figured out.

What is resolution?

500
The author's full name. 

What is Jerry Craft? 

500

The part missing from this sentence:

Jamie and his brother.

What is the predicate?

500

This word appears on the cover of the State Test on the outline of New York. It is the New York state motto.

What is "Excelsior"?

500

The names of Nico's two dogs.

What are Jax and Oakley?

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