Miscellaneous
Parts of Speech
Intro & Conclusion
Paragraphs
Literary Devices
100

3 parts of a story

What is 1. character, setting, 2. problem, 3. resolution

100

Adjective

What is a word that describes a noun?

100

Thesis Statement

What is the last sentence in your Introduction paragraph giving your three main points and your opinion?

100

Topic Sentence

What is the sentence that comes first and tells what the paragraph is about?

100

Onomatopoeia

What is words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to?

200

Contractions

What is something you should never use in formal writing

200

LY Adverb

What is a word that describes a verb, adjective or other adverb and ends in ly?

200

Dramatic

What your opening sentence(s) should be in your intro paragraph!

200

One

What is how many main ideas or topics a paragraph can have?

200

Alliteration

What is the repetition of consonant sounds in three or more neighboring words or syllables?

300

Dialogue

What is a conversation between 2 people?
300

Who/Which Clause

What is a clause that starts with "who" or "which" and gives us more information about something or someone?

300

Restated Thesis

What is the first sentence of your conclusion, telling your reader your thesis statement in different words?

300

Off topic

What is a fact or sentence that is not part of the one main idea and does not belong in the paragraph?

300

Simile

What is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is introduced by like or as?

400

Yourself

What is something you should never talk about in a formal paper?

400

Adverbial Clause

What is a clause that starts with a WWW.ASIA.B word and describes a verb, adjective or other adverb?

400

Strong Conclusion

What is the call to action, question, quotation or "mic drop" at the end of your paper that seals the deal for your whole paper?

400

Clincher

What is the last sentence in the paragraph that repeats or reflects 2 to 3 keywords from the topic sentence?

400

Foreshadowing

What is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story?

500

Opinion

What is something you are required to have in an essay?

500

Prepositional Phrase

What is a group of words without a verb that shows position? It starts with a preposition and ends with a noun

500

Facts

What should not be given in the intro or conclusion? Save that for the Body Paragraphs!

500

Indent

What is writing the first word of your paragraph 5 spaces from the margin?

500

Irony

What is a literary device in which contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true?