Root Words
Plot Elements and Motivation
True or False
Parts of Speech
Clauses
100
This root word means "to see"
What is vis-
100
Two brothers are fighting over who has to do the dishes.
What is a conflict?
100
I baked a cake for my friend's birthday, and I took it to her house. This sentence is correct as it is.
What is true?
100
Rainy, brown, sleepy, beautiful are all examples of this part of speech.
What are adjectives?
100
On Monday night, I had a ton of homework! This clause in the sentence is the dependent clause.
What is "On Monday night"?
200
This root word means water
What is hydro-?
200
Isabel, a senior high school, has worked very hard to earn good grades. ____________ has been Isabel's motivation.
Answers may vary.
200
circum- is a root word meaning "inside".
What is false?
200
The girl ran very quickly. The word "quickly" in this sentence is this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
200
My parents celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary, at their favorite restaurant. This clause in this sentence is the independent clause.
What is "My parents celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary"?
300
This word has 2 roots in it and together, they mean "the study of the mind"
What is psychology?
300
A teacher is trying to decide if he/she should pay his/her students for earning good grades.
What is an internal conflict?
300
The part of the introduction paragraph that tells readers what the essay will be about is called the conclusion.
What is false?
300
Over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house we go! "Over, through and to" in this song are examples of this part of speech.
What are prepositions?
300
My friend helped me with my homework. It was Monday night. Combine these 2 sentences into one sentence containing an independent clause and a dependent clause.
What is "Monday night, my friend helped me with my homework." Answers may vary slightly.
400
This root word means the opposite of good.
What is mal-?
400
A struggle between 2 opposing characters or forces.
What is a conflict?
400
The part of the introduction paragraph that will grab the readers attention is called the hook.
What is true?
400
Last weekend, I ____________ with my friends. It was extremely fun!
Answers may vary, but it must be a verb (past tense)
400
My friend Jessica, she can eat an entire pizza all by herself! ___________ is the dependent clause in this sentence.
What is "My friend Jessica"?
500
If "monoteacher" was a real word, it would mean ____teacher.
What is one teacher?
500
A little girl has been missing for 3 days. Today, the police finally found her and caught the person responsible.
What is the climax?
500
First, Next and Finally are all examples of transition words that show comparing.
What is false?
500
My best friend has been sharing his Halloween candy with me. In this sentence, "has been sharing" is this part of speech.
What are verbs?
500
While we opened Christmas presents we drank hot chocolate. This sentence needs a comma between these two words.
What is "presents, we"?
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