4/4 Jeopardy Showdown

Literary Elements

100

When the narrator takes you back in time.

Flashback

200

Where the story takes place-

Setting

300

When the author uses words like "I" and "me", the story is written in this person point of view-

1st person point of view

400

When the author gives you a hint of what will happen in the future.

Foreshadowing.

500

When two words back to back have opposite meanings (bittersweet, jumbo shrimp).

Oxymoron

Figurative Language

100

"Fast as lightning" is an example of-

A simile

200

"Big boom" and "creepy clowns" are examples of-

Alliteration

300

"Her mind was a computer" is an example of-

A metaphor.

400

"The cold wind slapped my face" is an example of-

Personification.

500

An idiom that means to take control of a situation-

"To take the bull by the horns."

Vocabulary

100

Chain of related events in a story.

Plot

200

Problem in a story-

Conflict

300

The most suspenseful part of a story; the turning point-

Climax

400

How the problem is solved in a story-

Resolution

500

Showing signs of danger-

Ominous

Ghost Characters

100

Boy on the track team that is an albino-

Lu

200

Name of the bully that Ghost fights-

Brandon

300

Was adopted because her mother lost her legs and couldn't take care of her-

Patty (Patina)

400

Girl with the loud laugh that drew attention to Ghost's shoes-

Shamika

500

Name one of the two friends that Ghost eats lunch with-

Red or Dre

Random Ghost Questions

100

Name of Ghost's shoes-

Silver bullets

200

 Ghost orders this at the Chinese restaurant-

Peking duck (duck is sufficient)

300

The secret that Sunny revealed at the Chinese food dinner-

That his mother died when he was born.

400

Ghost's cousin that he hangs out with on the weekends-

King

500

Ghost's aunt has a tattoo that says-

Sweetie Pie