Grammar Slam
Figurative Language Frenzy
Literary Terms Lab
Vocab Vault
Plot Twist
100

What is the conjunction in the sentence? 

"Maria and Steve walked in the park"

What is "and"?

100

What figure of speech is this?

"He’s as sly as a fox."


What is a simile?

100

What do we call the time and place of a story?

What is the setting?

100

What does reluctant mean?

What is unwilling or hesitant?

100

What do we call the turning point of a story?

What is the climax?

200

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

A) I can’t wait to see the movie, it looks great.
B) I can’t wait to see the movie; it looks great.


What is B?

200

What’s the metaphor?

"Time is a thief."


What is Time being compared to a thief, implying it moves too fast and "steals" from people?

200

Define protagonist.

What is the main character of a story?
200

Use the word vivid in a sentence.

"She gave a vivid description of the other woman"

200

Identify the character trait:

"Even after failing three times, she kept trying."


What is persistent and determined?

300

What is the subject in this sentence?

"Under the table sat a sleeping cat."


What is "cat"?

300

Identify the type of figurative language:

"The wind whispered through the trees."


What is Personification?
300

What is the theme of a story?

What is the underlying message or lesson of a story?
300

What’s a synonym for anxious?

What is nervous and worried?

300

What is foreshadowing?

What are hints about what will happen later in the story?

400

Identify the verb tense (past, present, future):

"She had been running before it started to rain."


What is past tense?

400

Define hyperbole and give an example.

What is an exaggeration (I'm so hungry I could eat a horse)?

400

What type of conflict is “character vs. society”?

What is external conflict?

400

What’s an antonym for generous?

What is Selfish?
400

What’s the difference between mood and tone?

Mood is the reader's feeling about a story, Tone is the author's attitude--how they write the story
500

Correct the error:

"Each of the dogs have a collar."


What is "Each of the dogs has a collar"?

500

What is an idiom? Give one example.

What is An expression not meant to be taken literally, a saying that mean something else (Break a leg!)?

500

Name and define three points of view.

What is first person (I, me, we), second person (you, your) and third person (he, she it)?

500

Define meticulous and use it in context.

What is careful and precise? (He was meticulous about his school notes)
500

Based on this quote, what can we infer?

“He shoved his hands deep into his pockets and looked away.”


He may be nervous, upset, or avoiding something

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