7th Grade ELA
Author of the Harry Potter books
Who is J.K. Rowling?
The iReady test felt a million hours long.
Hyperbole
What continent is India located?
Asia
This part of a sentence cannot stand on its own. (Bonus point for what this also usually includes... Think AAAWWUBBIS)
Dependent clause, subordinating conjunction
May 5th holiday
What is Cinco De Mayo?
Retelling a story but using your own words
What is Paraphrasing?
Sometimes class can get as noisy as a music concert.
Simile
3rd president of the United States
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This part of a sentence could stand on its own. (Bonus points for what this usually includes with it to combine two of these)
Independent Clause (Coordinating conjunction)
What place is known as the "texting capital of the world"?
The Philippines is often called the “texting capital of the world,” since perhaps the main means of interpersonal communication is sending SMS “text” messages.
Theme
Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
These two made a trail on their way to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest
Who are Lewis & Clark?
When talking about possession of an object, you will often include one of these along with an S to show ownership.
Apostrophe
Show casting Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, John Legend, Nick Jonas
What is The Voice?
different words that mean the same/similar things
What is Synonyms?
Deafening silence
oxymoron
Answers Vary
List all of the sentence structures (4)
Name two actors who have played Spiderman
Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield
Something that is false and true at the same time
The car died on the side of the road with a chorus of creeks and bangs.
Onomatopaoeia, personification
Mountain range that extends from New Mexico to Canada
What is Rocky Mountains?
Label the noun, adjective, adverb, verb, and pronoun in the following sentence:
"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously today, and her makeup is beautiful."
District of Katniss (Hunger Games)
What is District 12?