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Vocabulary
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This punctuation mark separates two related sentences, but it is not a period.
What is a semi colon?
100
Compares two things without using "like" or "as" Example: I have a mountain of homework!
What is metaphor?
100
Which source would be the most reliable information about where lumberjack artists would display their work? A. an online article discussing a lumberjack artist B. an advertisement for upcoming lumberjack art exhibitions C. a newspaper feature about the techniques used by lumberjack artist D.
What is B. an advertisement for upcoming lumberjack art exhibitions
100
Fact vs. Opinion There are 29 kids in Mrs. Greetham's first class.
What is fact
100
The spray from the storm and the push of the tide doused everyone on the ship's deck right down to their socks. The word doused means A. scared B. threw C. drenched D. dried
What is C. drenched
200
Which of the following contains an infinitive? A. She ran to the bank to deposit her first check. B. Paloma and Keith are going to the bank. C. Florida should have at least won the Final Four. D. "To your room!" my Mom shouted.
What is A. She ran to the bank to deposit her first check. to deposit
200
Which sound device is used in the following lines: Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream
What is repetition
200
Choose the most focused research topic: A why students use cell phone applications B how cell phone use affects concentration C the impact of computers on everyday life D the effect of computers on everyday life
What is how cell phone use affects concentration
200
Fact vs. Opinion Mrs. Greetham has three favorite students on the Trailblazers Team.
What is opinion
200
Then, off the starboard side, Evan saw the whisper of a light nearly obscured by the confusion of dark clouds merging with the black of the sea. The word obscured means A. uncovered B. brightened C. Hidden D. heated
What is hidden
300
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. "Mrs. Greetham, your baby is adorable," Mrs. Neal squealed. B. "Mom, can I have twenty bucks"? C. Are you serious? Mom I can't possibly work for money! Isabella cried in disbelief. D. "Move it or lose it, Demarkus shouted in the hallway."
What is A. "Mrs. Greetham, your baby is adorable," Mrs. Neal squealed.
300
The red hot candy lit my mouth on fire and made me gag! This is an example of which figurative language?
What is personification
300
When a source is trustworthy, you would call it this
What is reliable
300
Complete the analogy Lake is to river as road is to _________ A. street B. cobblestone C. railway
What is street
300
They were floundering in the middle of the Atlantic with no direction, like a leaf on the wind. What does the word floundering mean? A. fishing B. struggling C. melting D. hiding
What is struggling
400
You/You're the best teacher in this school, but you make us write too/to/two much. Choose the correct word from your choices above.
What is You're and too
400
Her eyes burned into me like a 1000 suns. This is an example of two types of figurative language...what is it?
What is simile & hyperbole
400
What does the word irrelevant mean?
What is not related
400
Complete the analogy Bed is to sleep as plane is to __________. A. Ride B. Fly C. Drive D. Rest
What is fly
400
The thunder was shaking loose what courage the crew had managed to muster after the skipper's big speech. The word muster means to awaken. to confuse. to trouble. to gather.
What is to gather
500
All natural products such as, potatoes mimosa, flowers, starch, and a special French soap are mixed together to give the jeans a blue color. Choose the revision that shows correct comma usage in the sentence. A. All natural products, such as potatoes, mimosa, flowers, starch, and a special French soap are mixed together to give the jeans a blue color. B. All natural products such as potatoes, mimosa flowers, starch and a special French soap are mixed together to give the jeans a blue color. C. All natural products, such as potatoes, mimosa flowers, starch, and a special French soap, are mixed together, to give the jeans a blue color.
What is B. All natural products such as potatoes, mimosa flowers, starch and a special French soap are mixed together to give the jeans a blue color.
500
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers. She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Which two sound devices are presented here?
What is alliteration & assonance?
500
There are two sources that would be reliable and two that are not so trustworthy. Identify each. Newspaper Article Eyewitness Account Supermarket Tabloid An internet blog
What is newspaper article and eyewitness account as more reliable than supermarket tabloid and internet blog
500
Meet is to meat as right is to A. person B. place C. direction D. write
What is write
500
The black clouds above them billowed like lungs taking in air. In paragraph 2, the word billowed means followed. A. sunk. B. swelled. C. disappeared. D. awakened
What is swelled