Grade 8 Jeopardy

Grammar Grabs

100

SAY ALOUD: Name the FANBOYS and what they are a "fan" of.

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so; they are "fans" of commas because they need one before them to be grammatically correct

200

SAY ALOUD: Use "affect" and "effect" correctly in a single sentence.

Answers will vary. Example: "The effect of the tranquilizer was clear as soon as the horse's balance was affected."

300

WRITE ON PAPER: Use a semicolon in a proper sentence.

Answers vary. Example: "The homework was tedious; I completed it anyway."

400

SAY ALOUD: What is the difference between an independent and dependent clause?

Independent clauses have both a subject and a verb. Dependent clauses lack a subject and rely on an independent clause to make sense.

500

WRITE ON PAPER: Use a hyphen, an en dash, AND an em dash in one sentence.

Answers vary. Example: From 9:30–10:30, the fast-paced debate club—well—debated...

Short Stories

100

SAY ALOUD: These are the four elements introduced in a story's exposition

Who, what, where, when

200

SAY ALOUD: The climax of the story is the moment of greatest tension. Ms. Riding also noted that something else happens in this moment in the story. What happens/what must be done?

A choice must be made

300

SAY ALOUD: In "A Mountain Legend", what is the initial conflict of Muskawashee's story?

Muskawashee is told he is not ready to be a warrior, and he wishes to prove those who doubt him, wrong.

400

SAY ALOUD: What is a symbol in "A Mountain Legend"? Name it and explain what it symbolizes.

Answers vary. An example: The mountain symbolizes both protagonists' coming-of-age story.

500

SAY ALOUD: Why does the falling action of "Harrison Bergeron" matter to the story? What does it change, or what does it reveal to the reader?

Answers vary. An example: When Harrison's parents forget their son's murder almost as quickly as it happens, it reiterates how difficult critical thinking has become with the addition of the characters' handicaps.

Term Blurbs

100

SAY ALOUD: This is the term where an author uses descriptive language to appeal to one or more of our senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, hearing)

Imagery

200

Name at least three different elements of setting.

Any of the following: location, time, era, weather, props, costumes, makeup, etc.

300

SAY ALOUD: What three main categories are there for symbols, based on what we discussed in class/in the library?

Items, characters, settings

400

SAY ALOUD: What are two or more differences between first- and third-person points of view?

Pronouns (I, we for first person; character names, they or she or he for third person); how much information is available to the reader; the amount of thoughts available to the reader; et cetera

500

WRITE ON PAPER: This is a theme of "Harrison Bergeron", as well as a one-sentence explanation of how we know this is a theme of the story.

Answers will vary. Some themes could include: government control; handicaps; equality; right to choose; independence

Vocabulary

100

WRITE ON PAPER: This is the proper spelling of a word the adjective that describes something that "can be passed or spread from one person to another"

Infectious

200

SAY ALOUD: Enigma is the ____ form of the vocabulary word, while ______ is the adjective form.

Enigma is the noun form of the vocabulary word, while enigmatic is the adjective form.

300

WRITE ON PAPER: This is how you spell rectify in past tense and in the following sentence: "She ______ the situation."

Rectified; "She rectifies the situation."

400

WRITE ON PAPER: Correct the following sentence: "She caused a raucous in English class today, so I saw a regress."

Answers may vary. One possibility is: "She was raucous in English class today, so we all regressed."

500

SAY ALOUD: Use any FIVE vocabulary words in one grammatically correct sentence. Lists are not allowed (for example, I couldn't say: "This character is happy, nice, lucky, caring, and silly."

Answers will vary. An example, "It did not take an extraordinary detective to make the deduction; a lenient police officer can lead to a raucous crowd that may need to be rectified later.

Chaos

100

Name any 8 characters in Super Smash Bros.: Ultimate

Answers vary. I know ball, so I'm not going to write all of them because they're all in my head.

200

SAY ALOUD: What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?

Pangea

300

SAY ALOUD: Who was the scoring leader in the NHL in the 2025–26 season?

Connor McDavid (captain of the Oilers)

400

Using your understanding of the periodic table, what elements are bolded in the following sentence? I just CaN't Find you.

Iodine, Carbon, Nitrogen, and Fluorine

500

SAY ALOUD: What is the hardest substance on the human body?

Tooth enamel