Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Pieces of Literature
100
How many adverbs are in the sentence? He continually constantly ran around the school quickly.
What are 3 adverbs?
100
"The grey cloud hung over with a slight drop of rain hitting my shoulder." In the quote, this form of figurative language is used.
What is imagery?
100
When you read and examine, typically with great, care, you are doing this.
What is perusing?
100
The heart in this story is not beating, but the main character is hallucinating.
What is The Tell Tale Heart?
200
List 3 parts of speech.
The possible proper answers: Verb, Noun, Adjective, Determiner, Adverb, Pronoun, Conjunction, and Interjection.
200
The quote "The cake is a lie" from the Portal game series is an example of a ______.
What is a metaphor?
200
What word is defined by "in a careful or cautious manner"?
What is gingerly?
200
Why is the name "Fortunato" in the Cask of the Amontiallo ironic?
What is because he wasn't very lucky or fortunate?
300
Which word is an adjective? Gradually, guileless, gracefully, or hence.
What is guileless?
300
"The house was like twenty googolplexian feet tall." This sentence uses ____.
What is a simile.
300
Define blase?
What is bored with life?
300
Who does the main character in The Scarlet Ibis call William Armstrong the 3rd Doodle?
What is no one takes him seriously?
400
Which word is an adjective? Rebarbative, still, too, unquestionably, very, wholly.
What is rebarbative?
400
What figurative language is used in this sentence: The experiment fizzed.
What is onomatopoeia.
400
Define the word venerate.
What is regarded with great respect?
400
What is the reason for why there are no humans in the story "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
What is a nuclear fallout? (Not sponsored by Vault Tech)
500
Which word is an adjective? Obtuse, trenchant, ambient, and zealous.
What is ALL OF THEM??
500
What figurative language is used in the following sentence? "The desk was as tall as a building."
What is simile?
500
Define the word discordant.
What is disagreeing or incongruous?