Theme
Literary Genre
Prefixes
Suffixes
100

What is the theme of Goldilocks?

How your actions might hurt others.

100

A story about a person's life written by someone else

Biography

100

In the word “dislike” which part is the prefix?

"dis"

100

In the word “happily” which part is the suffix?

"ly"

200

What is the theme of Cinderella?

Cinderella teaches the morals of kindness towards all, forgiving others for doing wrong, and never letting bad things ruin your heart. Good versus evil.

200

Set in the past and based on real people and/or events

Historical Fiction

200

In the word “antisocial” which part is the prefix?

"anti"

200

In the word “handful” which part is the suffix?

"ful"

300

In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history. What is the theme of the story?

 Never give up and perseverance pays off.

300

The book “Holes” has no elements of fantasy, and could be true. Its genre is best classified as..

Realistic Fiction

300

In the word “unhappy” which part is the prefix?

"un"
300

In the word “fictional” which part is the suffix?

"al"

400

Katie Clean invited Messy Missy to her house to work on their biology project, but Katie Clean had no idea what a visit from Messy Missy entailed. First of all, it was raining and Messy Missy neither bothered to take her boots off nor thoroughly wiped them on the doormat. Then Messy Missy ate a bag of hot chips on Katie Clean’s white bedspread without asking, and Messy Missy is a sloppy eater, so hot chip powder got all over the bedspread. Katie Clean tried to be polite and ignore Messy Missy’s sloppy behavior, but then Messy Missy threw her chip wrapper on the floor. Offended, Katie Clean pretended that she was sick and asked Messy Missy to leave. The next day Katie Clean asked the teacher if she could work by herself. After explaining her situation, the teacher allowed Katie to work alone. Messy Missy would have finished the assignment by herself, but she spilled grape soda all over her assignment. What was the theme of this story?

Respect other people’s property and choose your partners carefully.  

400

verse & rhythmic writing with imagery

Poetry

400

In the word “multicultural” which part is the prefix?

"multi"

400

In the word “movement” which part is the suffix?

"ment"

500

Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog were hanging out at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge feast of pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch and Mr. Dog was watching him eat. “Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice of your pizza, I’ll let you have the next bone I find.” Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. “I’m sorry, Mr. Dog,” Mr. Pig said, “but I paid for this pizza and it’s all mine.” Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish, and then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter but since he was weighed down by such a large meal, Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter killed him. Mr. Dog easily escaped. Later that night while returning to the scene, Mr. Dog caught the scent of something delicious and began digging around a trash can. He found a large ham bone with lots of meat and marrow still stuck to the bone. Mr. Dog happily ate. What is the theme of this story?

Better to share and not be greedy.

500

The Narnia series has mythical creatures and magic. Its genre is best classified as...

Fantasy

500

In the word “cyperspace” which part is the prefix?

"cyber"

500

In the word “dialog” which part is the suffix?

"log"