Groups of lines in a poem. (Paragraphs of a poem.)
What is a stanza?
100
Deer and dear are examples of this type of word.
What is a homophones?
100
"Sub" in the word subtropical is a _.
What is a prefix?
100
Maria is taking this vacation during which break?
What is summer?
200
The reason an author writes a passage.
What is author's purpose?
200
Poets and authors use this to make a work more interesting.
What is figurative language?
200
The contraction for will not.
What is won't?
200
According to the passage, swarms of locust have been large enough to cover_.
What is the state of Delaware?
200
Maria is going to this city for vacation.
What is Malekula?
300
The events of a story.
What is the plot?
300
A phrase that cannot be taken literally.
What is an idiom?
300
Tim want to find a synonym for the word destroy. What resources should he use?
What is thesaurus?
300
What is meant by the phrase "turning day into night" in paragraph 1?
What is making it dark outside?
300
The purpose of this passage is to_.
What is entertain or tell a story.
400
The turning point or most exciting part of a story.
What is climax.
400
The pattern of rhyme in a poem.
What is rhyme scheme?
400
"Hot-air balloons filled the air over the city."
In the sentence above, the word balloons is a(n)
A. Subject. B. verb. C. adjective. D. modifer
What is the subject?
400
Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word "devour".
What is to eat?
400
The setting to the passage.
What is in a harbor?
500
The part of the plot in which the problem or conflict occurs.
What is rising action.
500
Using the posted poem, identify the rhyme scheme.
What is ABBA?
500
In the sentence, what function does the word "favorite" have?
My favorite game is Monopoly.
A. Subject. B. verb. C. Adjective. D. object of the preposition.
What is an adjective?
500
According to the passage, a locust eats this much in one day.