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LITERARY TERMS
CAN YOU MAKE ONE?
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
READ AND ANSWER
MISCELLANEOUS
100
This is a term for a figurative phrase that can only be understood by someone who speaks the language and understands the culture.
What is an idiom?
100
Create an example of a metaphor that we have NOT discussed in class.
Answers will vary; points at the discretion of the game host.
100
The following is what type of question: "In your opinion, who is the most sympathetic character in The Outsiders?
What is an "Author and You" question?
100
"Life is a journey." This is an example of what literary term?
What is a metaphor?
100
What was the name of the main character in The Outsiders?
What is Ponyboy?
200
This is the term for the part of the story when all of the loose ends are tied up.
What is the resolution?
200
Create an example of a simile NOT discussed in class.
Answers will vary; points are given at the discretion of the game host!
200
What type of question is the following? "In what year did World War II begin?"
What is a "Right There" question?
200
"Life is like a box of chocolates." This is an example of what literary term?
What is a simile?
200
What can you do to get homework points if your book is not in the Reading Counts system?
What is write a short book report?
300
This is the term for the lesson the author wants you to take away from the story/literary work.
What is the theme?
300
Give an example of onomatopoiea.
Answers will vary; points are given at the discretion of the game host.
300
What type of question is this? "Can you give three reasons why students should not be required to take End Of Grade tests?"
What is a "Think and Search" question?
300
"The blasting bell brought a belated Bob to the building." This is an example of what literary term?
What is alliteration?
300
Name three characters from the book "Bronx Masquerade."
Answers will vary; points are given at the discretion of the game host.
400
This is the term for an extreme exaggeration used in a literary piece to make a point.
What is hyperbole?
400
Give an example of personification from a work that we have read in class OR a literary work that will be familiar to the class.
Answers will vary; points are given at the discretion of the teacher.
400
What type of question is this? "Compare the Sioux Indian tribe fighting style to the Ojibwa tribe fighting style."
What is a "Think and Search" question?
400
Is the following literal or figurative speech? "Riding a wave of excitement."
What is figurative language?
400
How many times should you read a passage in the Reading EOG?
At least twice, if not more!
500
This is the term for the most dramatic part of the story when we find out the solution to the problem faced by the protagonist.
What is the climax?
500
Give an example of a poem with the rhyme scheme "aabba."
Answers will vary; points given at the discretion of the game host.
500
What type of question is the following? "Can you describe a time when you resolved a conflict?"
What is an "On Your Own" question?
500
"The beautiful woman looked into the mirror and hated what she saw." This is an example of what literary term?
What is irony?
500
How many more scale score points do you need to get this year in order to get at least a THREE on the EOG?
What is FIVE?