Grammar
Morphology
Elements of Fiction
Novels
Ms. Salinas Trivia
100

Identify the adjective in the following sentence.

The rain was steady throughout the afternoon.

  1. rain
  2. was
  3. steady
  4. throughout

3 / C

100

What does the following root word mean?

bio

Life
100

What is another word for the main problem in a story?

Conflict

100

What is the name of the protagonist (main character) of "A Wrinkle In Time"?

Meg Murry

100

What is Ms. Salinas' favorite animal?

Frog

200

Read the sentence:


aaron said, "i'm studying french, so i will be able to talk to my relatives from france."

Which words need to be capitalized?

  1. Aaron, I'm, French, I, France
  2. Aaron, I, France
  3. Aaron, I'm, I, France
  4. Aaron, I'm, France, French

1 / A

200

What does the following root word mean?

Micro

Small

200

When an author hints at future events in a story.

Foreshadowing

200

What is the name of the protagonist (main character) of "The Crossover"?

Josh Bell / Filthy McNasty

200

Who is Ms. Salinas' teacher bestie?

Ms. Bowen

300

Which sentence below shows correct subject and predicate agreement?

  1. Lizards and snakes live in Florida.
  2. Lizards and snakes lives in Florida.
  3. Mary sing like a bird.
  4. The cheerleaders walks in the parades.

Sentence 1/A

300

What does the following root word mean?

Auto

Self

300

The moral/message of a story.

Theme

300

What is the name/mascot of the main character's basketball team in "The Crossover"

Wildcats

300

How many and what kind of pets does Ms. Salinas own?

2 dogs

400

There are many wild animals in my city. We have snakes, dogs, deer, cats and many more. Snakes are the the most dangerous of them all. They are poisonous and they will bite anything that approaches them.

In the sentence above, what does "they" refer to?

  1. deer
  2. cats
  3. dogs
  4. snakes

Snakes

400

What does the following root word mean?

Script

Write

400

The turning point of a story - high reader interest.

Climax

400

Who is the author of The Crossover?

Alexander Kwame

400

When Ms. Salinas gets married, what will be her new last name?

Mrs. Melendez

500

When a word ends in "s", where does the apostrophe to show possession go?

After the "s"

Example: This is the TEACHERS' lounge.

500

What is a morpheme?

The smallest unit of meaning in a word.

500

What is the first part of a story/plot pyramid called?

Exposition

500

Who is the author of "A Wrinkle In Time"?

Madeleine L'Engle

500

How old is Ms. Salinas?

27