Jeopardy!

Connective Adverbs and Conjunctions

100

Give an example of an adverb or conjunction that indicates a "result?"

As a result

As a result of

Consequently

So

200

Give two examples of adverbs or conjunctions that indicate "cause."

As

Because

Because of

Due to

For this reason

Owing to

Since

Therefore

300

Give three examples of adverbs or conjunctions that indicate "sequence."

At first

Finally

Next

Then

400

If these sentences are correct, tell me that it is correct. If it is incorrect, fix it by changing or removing one word.

I walked to work yesterday, walked to 15 classrooms, walked outside for lunch and walked home. However, I walked around my neighborhood after dinner.

Change however to an "addition" conjunction or adverb.

also

and

as well as

furthermore

in addition

moreover

500

Choose correct adverbs or conjunctions of connection for each blank space in the following sentences.

__________, I went to the bathroom. _________, I went to the sink and washed my hands. __________, there was no water coming out of the faucet. ____________, I used paper towels instead of water to clean my hands.

sequence

sequence

contrast

result

Verb Tenses

100

what is the verb tense?

I will eat dinner early today.

(write the whole tense)

future simple

200

Is this sentence correct? If it is incorrect, correct it.

You have studied since 3 hours.

incorrect

you have studied for 3 hours.

300

Is this sentence correct? If incorrect, correct it.

Mr. Albertson is playing the piano, listening to a speech, eating a burger and sniffing perfume at the same time.

correct

400

What verb tense do we use to describe something that happened in the past over a period of time and then was interrupted by another event?

past continuous

500

What is the verb tense? (the whole verb tense-look at all of the parts)

I will have been eating for three hours by 10 o'clock.

future perfect continuous

Potpourri

100

What city was Mr. Albertson born in?

Washington D.C.

200

What country is Mr. Segura from?

Colombia

300

What country is Ms. Morita from?

Japan

400

What country is Ms. Juju from?

Brazil

500

What country is Ms. G. Young from?

Jamaica

Math

100

how many sides does a trapezoid have?

4

200

What is the square root of 169?

13 (13² = 169)

300

solve for x:

3x +2x +31=x+51

x=5

400

what are the prime factors of 12?

2 and 3

500

What are the first 5 numbers in pi?

3.1415

ELA

100

What do we the things that happen in a story, from the beginning to the end?

ex. In Little Red Riding Hood, a girl goes to her grandmas house but her grandma has been eaten by a wolf. Before the wolf can eat the girl, a hunter comes and cuts the wolf's belly open, saving the grandmother and the girl.

the plot

200

Provide 3 essay types that we discussed earlier this academic year.

persuasive

narrative

descriptive

compare and contrast

informative

300

what are the two aspects of a setting?

location/place and time

400

What do we call the most important and most exciting moment in a story?

the climax

500

Give an example of a simile and an example of a metaphor

simile:

Adnan was as hungry as a shark on the soccer field.

metaphor:

Diego was a shark on the soccer field.