Basic fiction
Grammar
Non-Fiction
Citations
Story Trivia
100

What are the 5 elements of setting

Place, Time, Historical context, Sensory details, Tone/mood

100

Name 5 types of punctuation

Period, Exclamation point, Hyphen, Semicolon, Comma

100

What might be the author's purpose in writing the Winchester Mystery House article? 

To inform readers of how and why the building was created. 

100

Provide an example of a MLA parenthetical citation.

Ex: (Mayfield 2022)

100

What story is this quote from: "Once again all rations were reduced, except those of the pigs and dogs."

Animal Farm

200

Name 6 types of figurative language

Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Idiom, Allusion

200

Name 2 conjunctions and 2 prepositions

Because, And, On, Above

200

What is the outline for an argumentative essay? Be detailed!

Introduction (hook, background info, claim)

Body Paragraph 1 (main point, 3 pieces of evidence, 3 explanations)

Body Paragraph 2 (main point, 3 pieces of evidence, 3 explanations)

Body Paragraph 3 (main point, 3 pieces of evidence, 3 explanations)

Conclusion (restate claim and main points)

200

What are the different citation types and quote types?

Citations: Narrative, Parenthetical, Work Cited/Reference Page

Quotes: Hanging, Sentence Stem, Interweaved, Blocked

200

What happened to Arthur in the end of "Button, Button"

He was push onto the train tracks and died

300

What are some examples of a preposition?

Above, On, Over, Across, Down, Inside, Under.

300

Is this a compound of complex sentence? Since it is raining, I had to bring an umbrella.

Compound

300

What are the different types of mode in persuasion? 

Logos, Ethos, Pathos.

300

What type of quote and citation is used in this sentence? 

Since “[s]chool was recently over for the summer,” the children were “gather[ed] together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play” (Jackson, 1948, p. 1).

APA Interweaved Parenthetical Citation


300

What historical event was taking place while the author wrote "The Most Dangerous Game"?

The Russian Revolution

400

Make a sentence with a conjunction, noun and a preposition.

Anything.

400

What is a synonym for the italicized word? Aidan was shopping at the store and was upset when he found out there was a discontinuation of his favorite chips. 

Stop, End, No more

400

What are the different types of Non-Fiction? 

Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, Persuasive.

400

What type of quote is this? How do you know? 

The lions were coming.  And again George  Hadley was filled with admiration for the mechanical genius who had  conceived this room. A miracle of efficiency selling for an absurdly low price. Every home should have one. Oh, occasionally they frightened you with their clinical accuracy,  they startled you, gave you a twinge, but most of the time what fun for everyone, not only your own son and daughter, but for yourself when you felt like a quick jaunt to a foreign land, a quick change of scenery. Well, here it was! (Bradbury, 1950, p. 2).

1) Blocked Quote

2) Contains 40 or more words and is a chunk of text.

400

What story is this quote from: "He was fresh.The teacher spanked him and made him stand in a corner. He was awfully fresh." 

Charles

500

What is the difference between an Adverb and Verb?

A verb is an action while an Adverb is a modification of an action, describing an action.

500

What is the formula for a compound sentence

2 independent clauses

500

What text structure is this written in? 

Ever wondered the process to make your own mummy? The first step is gathering wine and water from the nile river to wash the body with. After this, remove the organs and clean them, and place them in special jars. The next step is to bury the body completely in salt for 40 days, this is to get rid of the bodies moisture.Then, plants, spices, and rags are added to insure the body keeps its shape. Finally ,the body is wrapped up to be placed in a tomb.

Sequencial

500

Turn this citation into an APA Narrative citation.

“The stomp of your foot, on one mouse, could start an earthquake, the effects of which could shake our earth and destinies down through Time, to their very foundations” 

(Bradbury, 1952, slide 11)

Answers will vary. 

500

In "The Lottery", which character got the black dot?

Tessie