Lamb to the slaughter
verb forms
Theme
Essay structure
Figurative language
100

Who is the author of Lamb to the Slaughter?

What is Roald Dahl

100

A verb form with the word 'to'

What is an infinitive

100

What is theme?

What is the lesson, or what the story teaches you?

100

How mayn paragraphs should an essay have?

What is 5-7?

100

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as' called?

What is a simile?

200

What is the first and last name of the main character?

What is Mary Maloney?

200

What is the verb form in the sentence, "The crying baby was upset."?

What is crying?

200

A woman goes on a journey, failing again and again, but eventually succeeds after trying for years.

what is perseverance is key?

200

What is the first sentence of an essay called?

What is a hook?

200

What is a comparison without 'like' or 'as' called?

What is a metaphor?

300

What does Mary do with the murder weapon?

What is feed it to the policemen?

300

What is the Gerund in the sentence "running is her favorite exercise"?

What is Running?

300

What is the main theme of Lamb to the Slaughter?

what is appearances can be decieving?

300

To explain the main parts of a story, skipping small details but getting the main idea is called...

What is a summary/summarizing

300

What figurative language is used in the sentence:

"The wind danced through the trees."

What is personification?

400

The  police believed the weapon was...

What is a metal club?

400

 a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed is called...

What is a participle?

400

What is the theme of Ray Bradburry's the Veldt?

What is the dangers of technological dependance

400

What is rewriting something from a text in different words called?

What is paraphrasing?

400

The word 'BANG!' is an example of...

What is onomatopoeia?

500

The ending is an example of what type of irony, and how?

What is dramatic irony, because the policemen eat the very weapon they are looking for.

500

The sentence:

"I don't have anything to wear."

Includes what verb form?

What is an infinitive?

500

Mrs. Smith was doing a unit on healthy living with her students. All week she taught her students about eating the correct foods like fruits and vegetables. Over the weekend, some of Mrs. Smith's students were at the mall and saw her eating pizza, a milkshake, and candy. Mrs. Smith's student Molly was going to order a salad but now decided to order junk food too. What is the theme? 

A. Actions speak louder than words

B. Never eat pizza at the mall 

C. Vegetables are good for you

A. Actions speak louder than words

500

The most effective way to link paragraphs together is...

What are transition words?

500

What is an idiom?

What is a saying or phrase that is not literal?