ELA Pre Thanksgiving Jeopardy

Literary Devices

100

"Timmy was brave like a lion" is an example of this literary device.

Simile

200

This literary device is when you give human characteristics to a non-human thing.

Personification

300

This literary device is like a hint about something that will happen later in the book.

Foreshadowing

400

This is an image or object that is repeated multiple times over the course of the story and has some kind of deeper meaning. 

Motif

500

This device is when a story makes a reference to another well-known story. (Like saying "he was Romeo, I was Juliet")

Allusion

Theme

100

3 examples of theme words are...

See Me

200

This is a gift from the theme Gods

Everyone gets 200 points

300

This is the definition of a theme

A message about a topic/big idea (theme word)

400

The word "abstract" means...

Something that exists as a thought or idea, but has no physical form. 

500

Themes are ALWAYS these 3 things

1. One sentence

2. Universal

3. Arguable

New Mark

100

These are the names of the four 8th grade teams

Raiders, Patriots, Galaxy, and Comets

200

This is the name of New Mark's newest assistant principal.

Mr. Loe

300

This is the year that New Mark first opened.

1973

400

STARs of the month are selected based off of one of these 4 qualities

Self-Starter, Trustworthy, Respectful, Responsible

500

New Mark Middle School is located on this street

NE 106th St

Thanksgiving

100

Thanksgiving turkey is most often served with this type of fruit sauce.

Cranberry sauce

200

A female turkey is called a Hen. What is a male turkey called?

A Tom

300

Which 2 NFL teams always play a game on Thanksgiving?

The Lions and the Cowboys

400

Which president declared Thanksgiving a national Holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

500

The first Thanksgiving was shared between the pilgrims and this Native American tribe

The Wampanoag

Potpourri

100

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

200

Which U.S. president was the "Teddy" bear named after?

Theodore Roosevelt

300

How many teeth does an adult human have?

32

400

This movie that came out in 2009, is the highest grossing film of all time. 

Avatar

500

In Egyptian mythology, the God Anubis is depicted as having a human body, and the head of this animal...

A jackal (dog)