Stems
Literary Terms
Fig. Lang.
Indian Novel
Huh
100
What does the stem 'pater' mean?
father
100
What do we call books that tell untrue stories?
Fiction
100
What type of figurative language is the following: 'bang' 'bam' 'smack'
Onomatopoeia ******YOU EARN 500 POINTS IF YOU SPELLED IT CORRECTLY******
100
Who is the main character in 'Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian'?
Junior
100
What math teacher graduated from Alameda?
Mr. Matlock
200
What does the stem 'vest' mean?
clothes
200
What is it called when you give an object human qualities?
Personification
200
What type of figurative language is this: It is raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
200
Who is the author of 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian'?
Sherman Alexie ***DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU SPELLED IT CORRECTLY***
200
Which 8th grade teacher graduated from Oregon State?
Mr. Turner
300
What stem means 'large'?
mega
300
What is it called when a story is not true but uses events/people that are real?
Realistic Fiction
300
This type of figurative language compares two things by saying one thing IS another:
What is Metaphor
300
Why did Junior and Rowdy's friendship fall apart in the book?
Junior decided to leave the reservation to attend a white school.
300
What is Ms. Greenleaf's favorite animal?
Pig
400
What stem means 'straight'?
ortho
400
A book explaining the events of the titanic would be considered.......
non-fiction
400
This type of figurative language uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things:
simile
400
We wrote an essay about this type of mindset for our end of unit summative assessment:
Fatalistic
400
Which 8th grade teacher was once a professional ice skater?
Ms. Snead
500
What two stems mean 'good'?
bene and eu
500
Fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, mystery and realistic fiction are all different types of what?
genres
500
Yo Mama jokes are considered this type of figurative language:
Hyperbole
500
What was the theme of 'Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian'?
Answers may vary
500
What is our principal's full name?
Susie Van Scoyk ***DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU SPELLED IT CORRECTLY***
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