True or False: A novella is longer than a short story.
What is True.
100
Monk Klutter is the leader of what gang?
What is The Kobras
100
What are Mr. J's 2 dogs' names.
What is Macey and Lilly.
200
Give two roots that mean "water"
What is hydro/aqua
200
What sport(s) did Mr. J play in college?
What is basketball and golf.
200
What do you need to make an inference?
What is Clues from the text and background knowledge.
200
What were the two kids' names of Ta-Na-E-Ka?
What is Mary and Roger
200
What is Mr. J's middle name?
What is Charles
300
Explain why these words are spelled the way they are...finish, final, finale, finally, infinite, finite.
What is fin means end/limit and all of those words have to do with being the end of something or having a limit.
300
What is Mr. J's favorite thing to listen to in the morning?
What is ESPN radio-Mike & Mike/The Herd
300
What is the difference between the subject of a story and the theme of the story?
What is Theme=idea of the story-usually expresses a truth about life and is written in a full sentence.
Subject=What the story is about-Can be a one word answer.
300
What song did Manuel sing in front of the school?
What is La Bamba.
300
What city does Mr. J live in?
What is Center Point.
400
What does centennial mean?
What does bicentennial mean?
What is 100 years.
200 years
400
I am 27. You have 30 seconds to figure out what year I was born.
What is 1987
400
Describe the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
What is They both compare 2 or more unlike things, but a simile uses the words "like" or "as"
400
In the story "The King of Mazy May," what is Mazy May?
What is a creek.
400
What is my summer job?
What is golf course-Cedar Rapids Country Club
500
Define the following word roots...
Act
Cede, ceed, cess
Aud
Chrono
Circ,circum
What is to do drive
to go/to yield
to hear
time
around
500
What was my favorite subject when I was your age?
What is Math.
500
Name as many story elements as you can.
What is plot, climax, setting, resolution, basic situation, internal and external conflicts.
500
Name 5 different forms of fiction.
What is myth, short stories, novellas, novels, graphic stories, legends, fables, folk tales.