Figurative Language
Story Elements
Nonfiction
R.A.C.E.R
Life of Scizz
100
I ran like a thief in the night.
Simile
100
What does characterization mean?
Describing a character
DOUBLE POINTS
100
What are context clues?
Clues to help you understand a word
100
What does the R and A stand for?
Restate and answer
100
How many cats do I have?
2
200
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!"
Hyperbole
200
What is the definition of theme?
The lesson or moral of a story.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
200
Author's purpose: When the drums begin, Tony will leap to the center of the stage for his solo. Everyone else should form a circle around him.
P. I . E
I
Inform
200
What CAN the last R stand for?
Recap/ Review/ Restate
200
What college did I go to?
Kent State
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
300
The parched soil eagerly swallowed the rain.
Personification
300
What is the MOOD of this poem?
My life feels over
I can't even walk
I can't even knock
If only I had a heart
Depressing
Sad
300
What is the meaning of the word ANTONYM?
The opposite meaning of a word
300
Explain WHY you do not use me, I , myself in an essay.
It makes the essay seem less serious// It's not about you//The essay should be presented as facts
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
300
What other subject am I licensed to teach?
Math
Science
Social Studies
Social Studies
400
"The Lord is my Shepheard there's nothing I shall want."
Metaphor
400
What is the difference of a protagonist and an antagonist?
Main character ____ Character that opposes the main character
400
Think of the word ASTRONAUT
The suffix NAUT means: a person engaged in the navigation of a vehicle
What must the prefix ASTRO mean?
Answer something close:
related to stars, celestial bodies, and outer space.
400
What is the mistake in this citation?
The text states, "Yesterday was a day" (passage 2).
Capitalize P
400
Where was I born?
Hint: think football
Buffalo
#gobills
500
Spaghetti, spaghetti, all over the place,
Up to my elbows--up to my face,
Over the carpet and under the chairs,
Into the hammock and wound round the stairs,
Filling the bathtub and covering the desk,
Making the sofa a mad mushy mess.
Hyperbole
500
Name all the parts of a plot diagram.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
500
Order the topics from broadest to narrowest
A) the character of Velvet Brown in National Velvet
B) characters in the novel National Velvet
C) Velvet Brown's determination in National Velvet
B A C
500
Fix the citation:
according to the text i like dogs passage 1
According to the text, "I like dogs" (Passage 1).
Must have made ALL capitalization and punctuation mistakes to get all 500 points. No exceptions.
500
How many sisters do I have?
2