WGTB
Vocab
Grammar
General
Parts of Speech
100

Kenny would look at a person sideways because of this.

What is Kenny's lazy eye?

100

What is the slang "vocab" short for?

What is vocabulary?

100

How many dots are used in in an ellipsis?

What is three?

100

Where did Mrs. Watson grow up?

What is Birmingham, Alabama

100

Kenny, Byron, Buphead, Michigan, Birmingham, Appalachian Mountains -- all of these are an example of what part of speech?

What is a noun/proper noun?

200

The reason the Watsons decide to go to Aunt Cydney's house.

What is so they can get warm?

200

What does contrast mean?

To tell the differences.

200

What punctuation should be around dialogue?

quotations

200

This movement fought segregation in the 1960s.

What is The Civil Rights Movement?

200

Define antonym.

Two or more words that have the opposite meaning

300

Byron's best friend in Michigan.

Who is Buphead?

300

What does the word tolerate mean?

to put up with.

300

That jacket is ___ big for him!
(too,to,two)

too

300

The message or lesson of the story is called?

Theme

300

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words is called.

Alliteration
400

Momma covered her hand when she laughed because she was embarrassed by this.

What is she had a gap between her front teeth?

400

What does punctual mean?

on time

400

Which form of punctuation is used to set off material that is not part of the main statement?

What is parentheses

400

The ELA term for: A big exaggeration.

What is hyperbole?

400

Define simile.

What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'?

500

The name of the school the Watson kids went to?

What is Clark Elementary?

500

To stop buying from a company or business as a protest.

What is a boycott?

500

Fix the error.
I made a salad. It had lettuce tomato and croutons. 

I made a salad. It had lettuce, tomato and croutons.

500

What is the largest organ on our body?

Skin

500

When non-real objects, and things in nature are given human qualities in writing.

What is personification?