Vocabulary
Dad Jokes
Figurative Language
Guess the Genre
100

The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something/ name/ fame.

A. unimportant

B. shame

C. reputation

D. dishonor

What is reputation?

100

How many apples grow on a tree?

All of them!   Bwahahahaha!

100

What is this an example of, and what is the literal meaning?

This bag weighs a ton.

What is a hyperbole?

The bag is extremely heavy.

100

Can include but not limited to: rhyme scheme (or not), figurative language, imagery, and stanzas.

What is poetry?

200

During which event would someone be most likely to experience adversity? 

A. studying for a quiz

B. getting ready for school

C. going on a vacation

What is "A, studying for a quiz?"

200

What do you call a fake noodle?

An im-pasta!   haha

200

What is this an example of, and what is the literal meaning?

Your explanation is clear as mud.

What is a simile? 

The explanation is still confusing. 

200

Can include but not limited to: subheadings, main idea, facts, real photos, and graphs.

What is informational text?

300

A way in which scientists answer questions and solve problems.

A. experiment

B. scientific method

C. simulation

D. science

What is, "B, scientific method?"

300

What do you call a person who never farts in public?

A private tutor.  haha, why am I so funny?!

300

What is this an example of, and what is the literal meaning?

Life is a rollercoaster.

What is a metaphor?


There are many ups, downs, curves, and loops to life.

300

Can be in the form of memoirs, journals, diaries, and letters.

What is literary nonfiction?

400

Collaborate means to...

To work together.

400

How do you talk to giants?

You use BIG words.

400

What is this an example of, and what is the literal meaning?

My alarm clocks yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

What is personification?

The alarm annoys them in the morning, and they find this a nuisance.

400

Can include but not limited to:  character development, plot, dialogue, stage directions, and theme.

What is a drama?

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