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Parts of Speech

1

I threw the lamp.

What part of speech is threw?

Verb

2

Carla is my favorite nurse. 

What part of speech is nurse?

Noun

3

He has plenty of bravery. 

What type of noun is bravery?

Abstract noun

4

That seems unlikely.

What type of verb is seems?

Linking Verb

5

The orchestra played beautifully last night.

What type of verb is played?

Intransitive Verb

Sentence Types

1

Identify the sentence type:

I won the contest, but I felt bad.

Compound 

2

Identify the sentence type:

My sister and I had a picnic yesterday in the park over by the Chippewa River. 

Simple

3

Identify the sentence type:

I need new friends because my current friends are kinda lame.

Complex

4

Identify the sentence type:

If you give me ten dollars, I'll go on a date with your weird cousin.

Complex

5

Identify the sentence type:

After school, I went to the mall and bought like fifty new pairs of earrings.

Simple

Figurative Language

1

Identify the figurative language used:

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

Simile

2

Identify the figurative language used:

The wind howled through the dark forest that night.

Personification

3

Identify the figurative language used:

Love is a battlefield.

Metaphor

4

Identify the figurative language used:

He hemmed and hawed, but had to hack on.

Alliteration

5

Identify the figurative language used:

She treasured the red rose he left on her doorstep.

Symbol

Books

1

What was the first book we read in 7th grade?

The Giver

2

What is it called when a book is written entirely in poetry?

Novel in Verse

3

Name a book from our Historical Fiction Unit that took place during the Great Depression.

Out of the Dust

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry

Moon Over Manifest

Stella by Starlight

4

Who owned the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?

Isaac Harris & Max Blanck

5

In what month and year did the Triangle Factory Fire take place?

March 1911

National Parks

1

Arches National Park is located in which state?

Utah

2

How many national parks does the U.S. have?

63

3

What is oldest national park in the U.S.?

Yellowstone (1872)

4

Which state has the top 5 biggest national parks?

Alaska

1. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska – 13,175,799 acres
2. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska – 8,472,506 acres
3. Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska – 6,075,029 acres
4. Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska – 4,093,077 acres
5. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska – 4,030,015 acres

5

A-Z

Name a national park that starts with "A" and a national park that starts with "Z"

A - Arches or Acadia

Z - Zion