Novel Beginnings
Grammatically Yours
Name that Character!
Word Puzzles
Literary Devices
100

"When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the rough canvas..."

The Hunger Games

100

I can see __________ house from here (there, their, they're)

Their

100

This character insists that he's not a hero, but still leads a quest to destroy a powerful ring

Frodo Baggins

100

Knee

Light

Neon Light

100
"The sun is smiling, the wind is whistling, and the branches are reaching..."

Personification

200

"He began his new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air."

The Maze Runner

200

How many dots appear in an ellipsis?

Three

200

A rugby player at Truham Grammar School who falls in love with Charlie

Kit Connor

200

Rearrange the letters of "listen" to make another real English word

Silent
200

She was as "busy as a bee"

Simile

300

"I am...a girl like any other - although I do have my special talents. I am double-jointed and I can crack the knuckles on my fingers..."

I Am Malala

300

BOOK has a double "O" and NEED has a double "E." What word has a double "I?"

Skiing

300

Has a big crush on Conrad, whom she sees every summer

Isabel "Belly" Conklin

300

Mind

Matter

Mind Over Matter

300

The audience knows something that the character does not

Dramatic Irony

400

"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."

The Outsiders

400

What vowel do the words one to nine hundred and ninety-nine not contain?

The letter "A"

400

A dyslexic demigod who is the son of a mortal and Poseidon who spends his time at camp Half-blood

Percy Jackson

400

FAREDCE

Red in the Face

400

A hint or clue in the story that suggests what might happen later

Foreshadowing

500

"Pip knew where they lived. Everyone in Fairview knew where they lived. The home was like the town's haunted house; people's footsteps quickened as they walked by..."

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 

500

What part of speech is the word "we" (verb, conjunction, pronoun, article)?

Pronoun

500

This detective solves crimes using logic and observation, often with Dr. Watson at his side

Sherlock Holmes

500

VA DERS

Space Invaders

500

Whispering winds whip wildly while tiny turtles trot timidly

Alliteration

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