Language
Vocabulary
Literary Terms
Reading and Writing
Random Facts about Mr. Rickner
100
Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?

Pronoun

100

Bird is to fly as fish is to _________. 

Swim

100

Her smile was as bright as the sun on a summer day.

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

Simile

100

"I am a 7th grade student in Mr. Woods's English class."

Which point of view is this sentence written in?

1st person

100

What Subject is Mr. Rickner's Degree in?

Music Business

200

Ouch! I stepped on a sticker!

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word. 

Interjection

200

Teacher is to student as doctor is to ___________. 

Patient

200

Hank has eaten a million ice cream bars for lunch this semester.

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

Hyperbole

200

The highest point in the plot diagram and the turning point in the story. 

Climax

200

What is my wife's name?

Kayla

300

Yesterday, I played soccer until the street lights came on. 

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word. 

Adverb

300
Eagle is to nest as bear is to _____. 

Den

300

"The tired old house groaned under the weight of the storm."

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

Personification

300

hat is the stage in the writing process where you create a rough version of your writing, focusing on getting ideas down?

Drafting

300

I worked for a Record Label for a Summer after college, what state was it in?

New York

400

Which part of speech joins two phrases together?

Conjunction

400

Joy is to sorrow as success is to ___________. 

Failure

400

The cat hissed at the dog. 

Onomatopoeia

400

List all 6 parts of a Response to Literature paragraph in the correct order. 

TAG
CLAIM
PREMISE
EVIDENCE
JUSTIFICATION
CONCLUSION

400

In what state was Mr. Rickner Born?

Ohio

500

I felt hungry, so I went to the kitchen and got an apple.

What type of sentence is this?

Compound

500

Famine is to hunger as drought is to __________. 

Thirst

500

I was so nervous before the presentation, but I decided to bite the bullet and go for it.

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

Idiom

500

*as it's thunderstorming* "Well, at least we have nice weather today."

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

Verbal irony

500

I am one of how many siblings?

6

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