ELA (7th Grade)

Parts of Speech

100

Takes the place of a noun

What is pronoun?

200

action words

What is verb?

300

describes a noun or a pronoun

What is adjective

400

shows strong feeling; OUCH!

What is interjection?

500

connector words (and, or, so, but)

What is conjunction?

Word Parts

100

Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?

What is the end?

200

True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.

What is False- "hair-less" - hair is the root word that can stand alone "aud-ible" - aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along

300

What is the meaning of the prefix: un-

What is not?

400

What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness?

What is something is female?

500

What is the root, prefix and suffix of the word "biography"?

Prefix: bio- meaning life Root: graph - meaning to write Suffix: -y - means - quality of

Music

100

being able to make music with your mouth and hands

What is beat-boxing?

200

Hiphop's most famous married duo.

What is Beyonce and Jay-Z?

300

He is best know for this song "Since '98 I grabbed my plate up off the lunch table I told momma I'm thuggin' outside, we don't need cable"

What is Lil Boosie?

400

What does R&B stand for?

What is rhythm & blues? 

500

His song Purple Rain was featured in the 1984 movie, Purple Rain, which won an academy award for original song and a grammy for best soundtrack album. (Daily Double)

Who is Prince?

Figurative Language

100

Read the sentence. What figurative language is found here. The flower was soft as silk. a)simile b)personification c) hyperbole

What is a simile?

200

Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole

What is personification?

300

The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. a.) simile b.) onomatopeia c.) hyperbole

What is hyperbole?

400

"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification

What is an onomatopoeia?

500

What figurative language is found here? Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus! a) idiom b) metaphor c) hyperbole

What is an idiom?

"Wild Card"

100

Ms. Merritt's favorite character?

What is Mickey Mouse?

200

Mrs. Merritt's favorite artist.

What is Prince?

300

What is Mrs. Merritt's favorite morning breakfast drink?

What is Starbucks?

400

How many sisters does Mrs. Merritt have?

What is zero?

500

What is the mascot for the college Mrs. Merritt graduated from?

What is a Cougar?