Decoding
Literature
Affixes
Figurative Language
Northgate
100

When is the letter Y a consonant

at the beginning of a word

100

In a story, when and where are part of the ...

setting 

100

What do you add to the end of a word to change the meaning 

 a suffix

100

 a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.

a metaphor

100

what is the total number of grade level teams at Northgate?

6

200

give 2 examples of a dipthong

oa, ay, au, oi ,oy, ai, ew, ou,

200

The lesson of the story is called...

the moral

200

give the affix that means not, or opposite of 

un, dis, im, in, 

200

Bob built bridges and buildings in Balitimore, Belgium, and Bahamian is an example of?

an alliteration 

200

What is the Northgate mascot?

a gator/ alligator

300

how many sounds are in the english language 

44

300

the villian in a story is called the 

antagonist 

300

what function does "s, and es" have when added to the end of a word?

make it plural or more than one 

300

What is being personified in the following statement "the soft whisper of the clean sheets called to me like a mother singing to a newborn". 

 

the sheets 

300

What are the administrator's first names?

Patrick, tammie and Vincent

400

all words have ??

a vowel 
400

the events in the story are all part of 

the plot 

400

what are all of the vowels 

a,e, i,o,u, y

400

(scent, cent) , (flower,flour), (pail,pale) are all examples of

homophones 

400

Which administrator has a Ph.D

Dr. McGinnis

500

ch, ck, wh, sh, wr, th, and ph are examples of ?

digraphs 

500

the order in which a story happens is the 

sequence 

500

give the short vowel sounds (only 1 try)

apple, egg, igloo, octopus, ugly, 

500

"His feet were so big, he had to use a blanket as shoes. " is an example of 

a hyperbole 

500

Name all 5 fall sports that Northgate offers. 

football, volleyball, cheerleading, colorguard and cross country.