Parts of Speech
Literary Devices
CER Paragraphs
Short Stories & Poems
General Trivia
100

The cat [walked] to her food bowl. 

What is an action verb?

100

The box fell with a [crash]!

What is onomatopoeia?

100

What does the C stand for?

What is a claim?

100

What is the main character in "Breakfast" given to eat?

What are bacon and biscuits?

100

How many states are in the USA?

What is fifty?

200

While I worked, I listened to [music].

What is a noun?

200

You look [like something my dog coughed up]. 

What is a simile?

200

What is need with your evidence?

What is context? 

OR

What is a page reference?

200

Name a character killed by Perseus.

Who is Medusa/Phineus/Polydectes/the monster/Atlas/Acrisius?

200

Name a marine mammal.

What is a dolphin/whale/porpoise/sea otter/manatee/sea lion/ seal?

300

The people in the crowd [were] not happy.

What is a linking verb?

300

[Two tough terriers tussled]. 

What is alliteration?

300

What should you explain in your zoom in reasoning?

What is the meaning of the evidence?
300

How does the protagonist in "The Imp of the Perverse" murder his relative?

What is a poisoned candle?

300

Which team won the last soccer world cup?

What is Argentina?

400

Should I put this [in] the trash?

What is a preposition?

400

Marcy is so bossy; she's a regular [Julius Caesar].

What is allusion?

400

What should you explain in your zoom out reasoning?

How does this support your claim?
400

How much did Jimmy Valentine pay for his safe cracking tools?

What is worth over $900?

400

Who was the third president of the USA?

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

500

[Slowly] put down the ticking package.

What is an adverb?

500

The rain fell on the rows of flowers that [bowed their heads in sadness]. 

What is personification?

500

Why do we teach writing this way at TPCA?

Why do we want you to communicate your ideas clearly and logically?

500

Who wrote "The Confession"?

Who is Guy de Maupassant?

500
How many zeroes are in a googol?

How many is one hundred zeroes?

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