Figuratively and Literally
Literary fire and water
Grammar! Grammar everywhere!
Conflicts of the people
All texts are structurally sound
100

Which of the following uses "like" or "as" to compare to or more things? 

A Metaphor 

A Simile 

An onomatopoeia 


What is a Simile?

100

What do you call the "turning point" of a story? 

The Plot 

The Exposition 

The Rising Action 

The Climax 


What is the Climax?

100

What is a noun?

What is a person, place, thing or idea

100

Fill in the blank: 

    Man vs. Self 

    Man vs. ______

    Man vs. Nature 

    Man vs. Technology 

    Man vs. Society 

    Man vs. Supernatural 

What is Man

100

How many types of text structure are there? 

What is Five

200

Which of the following is an "exaggerated statement"?  

A Simile 

An idiom 

A hyperbole 

What is a hyperbole

200

What is the very beginning of a story called? 

The Rising Action 

The Exposition 

The Falling Action 

The Resolution 

What is the Exposition

200

Is the sentence below, Compound, Complex, or Simple?

              "Yesterday, they all went skiing." 

What is Simple?  

200
How many different types of 'Conflict' are there? 

What is Seven

200

Fill in the blank: 

   "This type of text structure is called Compare and _____________." 

What is Contrast

300

What is "an common expression used to describe something else?" 

Ex: "Break a leg out there! 

What is an idiom

300

The part of the plot where everything is wrapped up and completed is called "The __________." 

What is the Resolution? 
300

What is the subject in the sentence below? 

"On Tuesday, the cat fell asleep below the window. 

What is the cat
300

The following is an example of which type of conflict? 

"Liam loved living in his new smart house. With just his voice, he could turn on lights, play music, and even lock the doors. One night, during a storm, the system glitched. Suddenly, the lights flickered, the doors locked on their own and he was trapped." 

What is Man vs. Technology? 
300

Fill in the blank: 

  "This type of text structure is __________ and effect." 

What is Cause

400

The following is an example for what type of figurative language? 


Ex: Students seem to sleep soundly so to not stress so suddenly. 

What is Alliteration

400
In the T.V. show 'Bluey', who is the protagonist? 

Who is 'Bluey'? 

400

An __________ is used to describe a noun.

What is an adjective

400

The following is an example of what type of Conflict? 

"Rocky the raccoon had always snuck into the neighborhood garbage cans at night. It was easy food, and no one ever stopped him. But one evening, he saw a young girl crying because her birthday picnic was ruined by the mess he had made. Rocky hid behind a bush, feeling something he’d never felt before—guilt." 

What is 'Man vs. Self'? 

400
Read the following excerpt about racoons: 


"The racoon, Jim, was born in the spring of 1999, before it joins the circus in the late 2000's. Around 2021, he decided that he wanted more..." 

Which type of text structure is this an example of? 

What is Chronological
500

Which type of "figurative speech" is the example below?

Ex: "The wind whispered through the trees."

What is Personification

500

What is the description of a character called? 

What is 'Characterization'? 

 

500

Is the following sentence Compound, Complex or Simple?

   The other night we stayed up to play 'Jenga' since my parents went out of town and left us with the babysitter, Tori. 

What is complex
500

The following is an example of which type of conflict? 

Ranger the raccoon lived in a quiet park on the edge of a busy town. All he wanted was to gather snacks from the picnic tables and play in the fountain. But the humans had other plans. "No raccoons allowed!" the signs said, and people started building fences and setting traps. The other animals warned Ranger to stay hidden, to follow the rules. But Ranger didn’t want to live in fear or hide who he was.

What is 'Man vs. Society'? 
500

The following excerpt is an example of what kind of text structure? 

"As cities grow, raccoons are running into a big problem: finding food. In the wild, they search forests and rivers for berries, insects, and small animals. But in cities, those natural food sources are harder to find. To solve this problem, some cities have started using animal-proof trash can..." 

What is Problem and Solution