Grammar
Transition Words
Poetry
Short Stories
Greek Myths
100
What type of punctuation goes at the end of this sentence? I am so excited ____
! I am so excited !
100
Fill in the blank with the correct transition word: ______ she ate breakfast. Secondly, she brushed her teeth. Options: Similarly, Firstly, In the beginning.
Firstly Firstly, she ate breakfast. Secondly, she brushed her teeth.
100
What is a line of poetry?
A sentence in a poem.
100
What was everyone dying from in "The Masque of the ____."
Red plague, red death.
100
Who is Athena?
Goddess of Wisdom.
200
Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation: Whenever she hikes ___ she brings a water bottle with her.
comma , Whenever she hikes, she brings a water bottle with her.
200
She is painting a picture; ________ , he is watering the plants. Options: Therefore, Similarly, Meanwhile.
Meanwhile She is painting a picture; meanwhile , he is watering the plants.
200
What is a stanza in a poem?
A paragraph in a poem.
200
Why was the painting creepy in "The Oval Portrait"?
Because the woman in the painting looked alive.
200
Who is Aprohodite?
Goddess of love.
300
Josh and Danny own the same bike. (Josh's and Danny's/ Josh and Danny's) bike is green.
Josh and Danny's bike is green.
300
She forgot her homework; _______, she got a zero.
Consequently She forgot her homework; consequently, she got a zero.
300
What does "theme" mean?
The message or lesson in a poem.
300
Why was the main character able to trick his enemy into the cellar in "The Cask of Amantillado"?
Because he had drunk too much wine.
300
What monster does Perseus kill?
Medusa.
400
Where does the punctuation go? What type of punctuation is it? She loves the following color pairs: yellow and green purple and pink and blue and white.
; She loves the following color pairs: yellow and green; purple and pink; and blue and white.
400
She has never skied before; ____, she was nervous on her first day.
Therefore She has never skied before; therefore, she was nervous on her first day.
400
What is a metaphor and a simile?
Metaphor: comparison between two things WITHOUT "like" or "as" Simile: comparison between two things WITH "like" or "as"
400
Where was the heart beating in "The Tell Tale Heart"?
Under the floorboards.
400
How was Achilles killed in the Trojan War?
An arrow hit him in the ankle--his weak spot.
500
Where does the punctuation go? What type of punctuation is it? She love all types of art however she does not enjoy modern art.
; , She love all types of art; however, she does not enjoy modern art.
500
He has never traveled to another state; ___, he has never left the country.
Furthermore He has never traveled to another state; furthermore, he has never left the country.
500
What is imagery and personification?
Imagery: descriptive writing Personification: when inanimate objects are given human characteristics.
500
What happened to the main character in the ending of "The Black Cat"?
He gave himself and his crime away to the police.
500
Who are Eros and Psyche? What is their story?
Eros is the god of love (Cupid). He married Psyche and would not let her see his face.