Word Origins
This word for a fear of spiders comes from the Greek word for spider.
What is arachnophobia
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
What are footsteps
This is the term for the main character in a story, not necessarily the “good guy.”
What is the protagonist
“Better late than ___.”
What is never
I am the largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter
This word, meaning “life writing,” comes from Greek roots meaning “self” and “life.”
What is an autobiography
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.
What is an Echo
This type of conflict is a struggle between a character and their own thoughts or feelings.
What is internal conflict
“Actions speak louder than ___.”
What is words
I wrote Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare
This word for a place where books are kept comes from the Greek meaning “book collection.”
What is Library
I have keys but no locks, space but no room—you can enter, but not go outside.
What is a Keyboard
This literary device gives human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification
“Don’t judge a book by its ___.”
What is cover
I am the capital of France
What is Paris
This word, meaning “earthquake,” comes from Greek words meaning “earth shaking.”
What is seismic
The person who makes it doesn’t need it; the person who buys it doesn’t use it.
What is a coffin
This is the turning point or the most intense moment in a story.
What is the climax
“The early bird gets the ___.”
What is worm
I am the fastest land animal.
What is a Cheetah
This word for studying stars comes from the Greek meaning “star law.”
What is astronomy
I’m always running but never move.
What is a river
This term describes when the outcome of a story is the opposite of what was expected.
What is Irony
“A picture is worth a thousand ___.”
What is words
I am the element with the chemical symbol “Au.”
What is Gold