English Jeopardy

Nouns/Conjunctions

100

A noun is a person, place, or ________.

A. Action     B. Thing      C. Description

B. THING

200

Which of the following words is a conjunction?

A. They      B. Him       C. But    

C. But

300

Which of the following words is a noun?

A. Baking      B. Brick       C. Drive

B. BRICK

400

Which of the following words is a noun?

A. Flying     B. Stop     C. Desk

C. DESK

500

Name one noun from the sentence below:

The girl went to school after she ate breakfast. 

GIRL, SCHOOL, or BREAKFAST

Adjectives/Conjunctions

100

An adjective is a word that __________ something. 

A. Person       B. Places      C. Describes 

C. DESCRIBES

200

Which of the following words is an adjective?

A. Bumpy    B. Jump     C. Mr. Mariani

A. Bumpy

300

Which of the following words is an adjective?

A. Chair         B. Tiny       C. Running

B. TINY

400

Which of the following words is an adjective?

A. So       B. Standing     C. Glass

A. So

500

Find one adjective in the following sentence:

The large box was round. 

LARGE or ROUND

Verbs/ Conjunctions

100

A verb is an action word, it is something that you ____.

A. Do         B. Place        C. Thing

A. DO

200

Which of the following words is an verb?

A. Run    B. Home     C. Brown

A. RUN

300

Which of the following words is a conjunction?

A. Brown      B. Or       C. Computer

B. Or

400

Which of the following words is a verb?

A. Hat      B. Mask        C. Learning

C. LEARNING

500

Name one verb AND one conjunction in the following sentence:

The players run around the field and play the game. 

RUN or PLAY, AND

Writing

100

What is the first sentence of a paragraph?

A. Topic     B. Detail      C. Closing

A. Topic

200

What is the last sentence of a paragraph?

A. Topic     B. Detail      C. Closing

C. Closing

300

What are the middle sentences of a paragraph?

A. Topic     B. Detail      C. Closing

B. Detail

400

How many detail sentences do you need?

A. 1       B.2          C. 3

C. 3

500

At least how many sentences should you have total in your hamburger paragraph?

A. 3      B.  4      C. 5

C. 5

Sequencing

100

How do I start the story?

A. First     B. Next     C. Last

A. First

200

How do you finish a story?

A. First     B. Next    C. Last

Last

300

What words can you use in the middle of the story?

A. First and Last      B. Next and Then

Next and Then

400

What are the four transition words?

First, Next, Then, Last

500

What is the correct order?

First, Next, Then, Last

First, Last, Next, Then

Last, First, Then, Next

First, Next, Then, Last