So you think you know your teacher? (Mrs. Emes Trivia)
ELA Terminology
Quip Staff Trivia
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (ELA Edition)
Guess Who?
100

What is my middle name?

Marie
100

What do we call the time and place in which a story occurs?

Setting

100

This Quip staff member is the same as another...

Mr. Heard
100

What do we call the lesson or moral of a story?


Theme

100

"We bout to fight..."

"I should beat you up!"

Mike G

200

What is my son's full name?

Charles ("Charlie") Edward Emes

200

"BOOM! The fireworks exploded in the air during the celebration!"

Onomatopoeia

200

This Quip staff member is a Beaver Falls graduate and was their Class Vice President (2008).

Mrs. Furr

200

If the author writes, "The thunder grumbled like an old man," what literary device is being used?


Personification

200

"Can I be like you when I grow up?"

Arison Walker

300

***DAILY DOUBLE!!!***

How much did my son weigh when he was born?

7lbs. 9oz.

300

What point of view uses "I" and/or "me?"

First person point of view

300

This Quip staff member has three children, one grandchild, and one grandchild on the way!

Mr. Bellinger

300

What do we call the character who opposes the main character in a story?


Antagonist

300

"Yo, I ain't gon' lie..."

"We listen and we don't judge..."

Skylar Wisdom

400

What is my dog's name?

Tango

400

What kind of sentence asks a question?

Interrogative sentence

400

This Quip staff member is a published poet, plays 8 musical instruments, and sings.

Ms. Heinlein

400

In a basic five-paragraph essay, what should the third paragraph usually be?

A) Introduction
B) Second Body Paragraph
C) Counter-Argument
D) Conclusion

B) Second Body Paragraph

400

"Watch that mouth!"

Carla Brown

500

What was I voted as for a senior superlative in high school?

Most popular

500

What is an oxymoron? (or give an example and then explain)

Two opposite words are put together to create a new meaning.
Example: "deafening silence" or "jumbo shrimp."

500

This Quip staff member has worked part-time for the Pittsburgh Steelers for 23 years.

Ms. (T) Roberts

500

***DAILY DOUBLE!!!***

What type of writing tells a story?


Narrative

500

This Quip student is 6' 2"...

Alexis Miller