VOCABULARY
WRITING
GRAMMAR
BOOKS
MYSTERY CATEGORY
100

A beginner

What is a novice?

100

The form of writing in which you tell a true story from your life. YOU are the main character.

What is the personal narrative?

100

The punctuation marks you use for dialogue

What are quotation marks?

100

The book about a gorilla that was living in a mall for 27 years

What is The One and Only Ivan?

100

True or False: Hedgehogs like to live in cages together.

What is false?

200

An enemy or arch rival

What is a nemesis?

200

This is the type of writing in which you teach someone how to do something or teach about a topic.

What is how to or explanatory writing?

200

Name the three verb tenses.

What is past, present, and future?

200

The name of the dog that was Ivan's friend

Who is Bob?

200

Name two things hedgehogs like to eat.

What is insects and vegetables?

300

Loud, clashing sounds

What is a cacophony?

300

Name the steps in the writing process.

What is brainstorm, plan, draft, edit and revise, and publish?

300

Two words that mean the same

What is a synonym?

300

Name the way Ivan was finally rescued from the Big Top Mall

What is a reporter shared the story on the news and people protested his captivity?

300

Name the size cage a hedgehog needs.

What is 2 feet by 4 feet?

400

Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind


What is exemplary?

400

Name some ways you can create an opening sentence.

Examples: Start with a question or an interesting fact. Begin with a sound word or dialogue.

400

A word that describes a noun

What is an adjective?

400

Name where Ivan lived after leaving the mall

What is the zoo?

400

Name a student that Dr. Pittman thinks is an incredible reader, writer, and storyteller.

Who is Camden Jordan?

500

Represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is


What is exaggerate?

500

Name the steps in creating a concluding paragraph.

What is restate the topic, summarize the reasons, and end with a concluding sentence or question?

500

A word that describes a verb

What is an adverb?

500

Name a sequel to The One and Only Ivan.

Example: What is The One and Only Bob?

500

Name the character that poured water on Kung Fu Koala's head.

Who is llama?