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Miscellaneous #1
Figurative Language
Grammar
Tuck Everlasting
Miscellaneous #2
100
What part of speech is "grimace"?
Verb
100
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration
100
What kind of punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence to interrogate?
A question mark
100
Why does Winnie want to run away?
She wants freedom from her guardians.
100
What should writing identify? (Hint: M.A.P.S.)
Mode, audience, purpose, subject
200
What is a transition and when do we use it in writing?
A word that connects two ideas and provides sequence in writing.
200
What is a simile?
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using "like" or "as".
200
When is an apostrophe used in writing?
It is used to show possession.
200
Why did the stranger approach Winnie's house?
He wanted to find out information about a family.
200
What are homonyms?
Words that sound the same, but have different meanings.
300
"Everyone has it" is what type of persuasive advertising technique?
Bandwagon
300
"It's a million degrees in this room" is an example of a ___________.
Hyperbole
300
What is the correct homonym that goes in this sentence? ______________ dog was the star of the show.
Their
300
What are the names of all of the Tucks?
Mae, Angus, Jesse, and Miles
300
What is a homonym for "pour"?
poor
400
What does "R.A.C.E" mean and when is it used?
R- restate question A- answer question C- cite specific examples E- explain evidence It is used when answering an open-ended question.
400
"The pen jumped out of my hand" is an example of ______________.
Personification
400
Add the correct punctuation mark to this sentence: In summation persuasive writing is my favorite type of writing.
In summation, persuasive writing is my favorite type of writing.
400
What does the stranger look like?
He has long hair, long fingers, yellow suit, and a black hat.
400
What is a homonym for "teas"?
Tease
500
What are the reading strategies? (Name all six)
Review, evaluate, question, connect, visualize, and predict
500
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
500
What is the writing process?
Brainstorming, drafting, peer reviewing, editing, and evaluating
500
What are the 3 events that happen in the novel that have nothing to do with each other?
Mae wants to see her children. Winnie wants to run away. The stranger appears at Winnie's gate.
500
What is the plot structure of events?
Rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution