Main Idea
Point of View
Riddle Me This!
WHERE DOES THE COMMA GO?
Riddle Me This! Context Clues
100

I caught a fish! Henry yelled. Slowly, Henry reeled the fish from the water closer to where he was standing, He stared at the fishing pole that helped him catch the fish.

What is Henry went fishing.

100
This refers to the person who is telling the story.
What is point of view?
100

Within the narrative's intricate weave, I'm the elusive essence you perceive. Not just the plot, but the core theme, The essence that in shadows gleam. What am I?

What is Main Idea?

100

The museum was closing but the children weren't ready to go.

What is between closing and but?

100

Elective courses should be a way for students to express their creativity and interests in a format they enjoy, and should provide students with a break from the mundane math and English topics they’ve spent the day learning about.

A. Challenging   B. elective   C. routine (boring)

What is routine?

200

Every living thing needs food. Plants make their own food. Some animals eat plants and some eat other animals. Human beings eat both plants and animals.

What is All living things need some kind of food.

200
This refers to when the narrator is a character in the story and uses the pronoun "I".
What is First Person Point of View?
200

In the text's labyrinth, I'm the key, Unraveling mysteries for you to see. Embedded in phrases, subtly sown, To decipher the narrative unknown. What am I?

What is Context Clues?

200

Jimmy mowed the lawn and trimmed the hedges.

What is "no comma needed"?

200

This time Master Cherry was petrified. His eyes started out of his head with fright, his mouth remained open, and his tongue hung out almost to the end of his chin, like a mask on a fountain.

A. Tired   B. Scared   C. Happy

What is Scared?

300

Thomas Edison was born in 1847. His first great invention was the phonograph, a machine that could record sounds. He also made the motion picture camera, and a useable electric light bulb.

What is Edison was a great inventor.

300
This refers to when the narrator is not a character in the story, but seems to know everything and can tell us the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is Third Person Omniscient Point of View?
300

Amidst the prose's dense terrain, I'm the proof you seek to gain. Quoted, referenced, my presence clear, Supporting arguments without fear. What am I?

What is Text Evidence?

300

When will dinner be ready Mom?

What is ready, Mom?

300

At an age at which it is important to foster cooperation among classmates and build friendships, the isolation that comes with excessive gaming makes students more likely to enter conflicts with other students and harms their ability to socialize.

A. Encourage    B. Diminish    C. Parent

What is Encourage?

400

Here is something fun to try. Lay an egg on its side and try to make it spin. If it is not hard-boiled the shifting liquid inside will make it spin poorly. If it is hardboiled the solid insides will make it spin faster and longer.          

What is Having fun spinning a hardboiled egg.

400
This refers to when the narrator is not a part of the story, but is able to inform us of the thoughts and feelings of one character within the story.
What is Third Person Limited Point of View?
400

A cryptic map within the lines, Where meaning beneath the surface shines. Deductive whispers, subtle and sly, Unveiling truths that lie awry. What am I?

What is Inferencing?

400

Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface.

What is "comma after oil and comma before rises?

400

People who would villainize gaming claim that violent games make kids more violent.

A. Avoid     B. Injure    C. Speak ill of

What is Speak ill of?

500

Julia Butterfly Hill lived in a giant Redwood tree for two years to keep it from being cut down. She climbed the tree, which was located in Northern California, on December 10, 1997. Many people helped her by bringing her food and supplies. She did not come down until the logging company promise never to cut the tree down.

What is Julia Butterfly Hill lived in a giant Redwood tree for two years to keep it from being cut down.

500
This refers to when the narrator is not a part of the story and is not able to provide information about the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters.
What is Third Person Objective Point of View?
500

Beyond the words, intentions hide, A labyrinth of motives to abide. To inform, to deceive, or to inspire, Intentions cloaked in narrative attire. What am I?

What is Author's Purpose?

500

The closet was filled with worn clothes dirty hats and old shoes.

What is "comma after clothes and comma after hats"?

500

Additionally, evidence shows us that many find playing video games to be a way to socialize with friends and even build leadership skills, including how to delegate, work as a team, and prioritize tasks.

A. Put tasks in level of importance  B. ignore

What is put tasks in level of importance?

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