ELA 1
ELA 2
ELA 3
ELA 4
Super Fun Questions
100

What is the setting of a story?

Where/when the story takes place

100

When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective

First Person

100

What is a noun?

Person, place, or thing

100

Name 3 different types of poems

Haiku: 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllable pattern

Limerick: 5 lines, AABA rhyme scheme

Free Verse: No rhyme scheme

Rhyme Verse: Rhymes, but no overall structure.

100

What is an adjective

A word that describes a noun

200

A problem in a story

Conflict

200

The message or lesson of a story

theme

200

What the author is trying to convince you about a topic, or their main point

Claim
200

She is a busy bee. 

What type of figurative language is this?

A simile

200

What is a narrative?

A story

300

What does it mean to compare and contrast?

To find the differences and similarities between two things

300

When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective 



Third person

300

Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.



Fiction = a made up story

Nonfiction = text based on factual information

300

"You are my sunshine" is an example of?



A metaphor

300

What does chronological order mean? 



order of events from first to last



400

What is an action word?

Verb

400

How the author thinks or feels about a topic

Author's perspective

400

Abigail ate apples at Applebees.

What is this sentence an example of?

Alliteration

400

Marcos went to the market to get bread.

How many nouns are in this sentence?

3

400

I ate a million cheeseburgers yesterday.

What is this sentence an example of?

A. Hyperbole

B. Simile

C. Figurative language

A. Hyperbole

500

Define cause and effect 



Test structure that tells what happens and why, key words: as a result, because, It/then, etc.

500

Put the following plot elements in order: climax, falling action, rising action, resolution, exposition.


1. Exposition

2. Rising Action

3. Climax

4. Falling Action

5. Resolution

500

How many verbs are in this sentence:

Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.

2
500

What punctuation marks do you use to cite direct evidence from the text?



Quotation Marks

500

What strategy should I use if I am struggling to answer a question?



Process of elimination