Grammar
Figurative Language
Story Elements
Units of Study
Surprise Me!
100

Which is correct?

1. Where are we going.

2. Where are we going?

2. Where are we going?

100

Name the type of figurative language:

"I jumped like a frog."

Simile

100

Where and when the story takes place.

Setting

100

Describe how one character changed in Because of Mr. Terupt.

Answers will vary.

100

Find the adjective:

"The brown dog jumped over the fence."

Brown

200

Which is correct?

1. My sister is 2 years old.

2. My sister is two years old.

2. My sister is two years old.

200

Name the type of figurative language:

"Knock, Knock!"

Onomatopoeia

200

When the narrator is a character in the story, uses words like "I" and "me".

1st Person Point of View

200

Name and define one notice & note signpost

Answers will vary.

200

What is foreshadowing?

When the author gives a hint to something that will happen later in the story.

300

Which is correct?

1. Chloe's dog barks a lot.

2. Chloes dog barks a lot.

1. Chloe's dog barks a lot.

300

Name the type of figurative language:

"The girl gave the geckos grass"

Alliteration

300

Which is the main character/hero?

1. Protagonist

2. Antagonist

1. Protagonist

300
What was the climax in Freak the Mighty?

When Freak got sick or when Freak died.

300

Give one example of an internal character trait and one example of an external character trait.

Ex. Internal - smart, kind, funny

Ex. External - brown hair, tall, 12 years old


400

Which is correct?

1. My Dad is going to the store today.

2. My dad is going to the store today.

2. My dad is going to the store today.

400

Name the type of figurative language:

"It's raining cats and dogs!"

Idiom

400

The events that happen in a story.

Plot

400

Name one greek god.

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Athenia, Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, etc.

400

What is the structure of an essay?

Intro paragraph, body paragraph(s), concluding paragraph.

500

Which is correct?

1. Twenty dollars, please.

2. 20 dollars, please.

1. Twenty dollars, please.

500

Name the type of figurative language:

"He was such a romantic, like Romeo"

Allusion (and simile!)

500

The lesson in the story.

Theme

500
Who is the author of Because of Mr. Terupt?

Rob Buyea

500

What is a personal pronoun?

1st person language (I, me, myself, etc.)