RACER
Narratives
Expository
Paragraphing
Figurative Language
100
What does the first R stand for?
Restate the question.
100
What is another word for narrative?
Story.
100
What's another word for expository?
Essay.
100
When a new ________ comes along.
character
100
Hop to it!
Idiom.
200
What does the A stand for?
Answer the question in your own words.
200
Why are narratives written?
To entertain.
200
What is the main job of an expository essay?
To educate , explain or inform.
200
When a new ________ is described.
setting
200
It took an entire lifetime to finish my homework.
Hyperbole.
300
What does the C stand for?
Cite evidence from the text.
300
What are setting, characters, conflict, plot, and resolution called?
Story Elements.
300
How many paragraphs does an essay require?
5.
300
When a new person is ___________.
speaking.
300
The pencil flew across my paper.
Personification.
400
What does the E stand for?
Explain or elaborate with a personal comment.
400
What is the idea or lesson called that a reader should walk away with after reading a narrative?
The theme.
400
As with a narrative, what should an essay start off with?
A hook.
400
_______ moves forward and backwards.
Time
400
She's as sweet as sugar.
Simile.
500
What does the last R stand for?
Restate the answer.
500
What should all characters have?
A name.
500
Name something important that both a narrative and an essay need.
A title.
500
What is absolutely necessary before a new paragraph?
Indentation.
500
My fingers are icicles.
Metaphor.
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