Name That Category
Figurative Language
Describe This Person
Occupations
Emotions
100

What is the category? 

I like social studies and language arts, but science and math are hard. 

What is: School subjects

100

What does this mean?

Let's keep our fingers crossed that the rain stops before field day. What does "Keep our fingers crossed" mean?


What is: to hope for the best outcome

100

Use 1 word to describe this person. 

Grandma always gives us lots of hugs and kisses. 

What is loving, caring, nice, friendly

100

What type of job does this person have?

Captain Flynn landed the plane safely at the airport. 

What is pilot?

100

What is the emotion?

I watched the Seahawks win the Super Bowl after a great season. 

What is: happiness, elation

200

What is the category?

Todd has soccer practice on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 

What is: Days of the week, schedule, etc. 

200

What does this mean?

Jeff gets excellent grades in school. He is sharp as a tack. What does "Sharp as a tack" mean?

What is: to be very smart

200

Use 1 word to describe this person. 

Tanya loves skydiving, white water rafting, and rock climbing. 

What is: daring, brave, fearless, bold

200

What type of job does this person have?

The man drove his passenger to the airport and collected $25.

What is: Uber driver, taxi drive, chauffer

200

What is the emotion? 

Renee's palms were sweaty, and her voice cracked as she gave her speech in front of the whole school. 

What is: nervous, afraid, scared

300

What is the category?

The walls in the aquarium are aqua, green, and navy. 

What is: Colors

300

What does this mean?

Greg and Chris were neck and neck as they crossed the finish line of the race. What does "neck and neck" mean?

What is to be so close it's hard to tell who will win. 

300

Use 1 word to describe this person.

Kaitlin's desk is always full of loose papers and trash. 

What is: messy, careless

300

What type of job does this person have?

Cindy delivers letters and packages to homes in the neighborhood. 

What is postal carrier?

300

What is the emotion?

Brad went to pay for the groceries but realized he had left his wallet at home. 

What is: embarrassed, unsure, upset, mad

400

What is the category?

I cut my heel and toe, and then I fell and broke my ankle. I'm having a bad day. 

What are body parts, parts of the leg

400

What does this mean?

Don't tell Aiden about Mimi's gift because he'll spill the beans. What does "Spill the beans" mean?

What is to tell information that's supposed to be a surprise later. 

400

Use 1 word to describe this person.

Mr. Roberts, our bus driver, tells jokes and sings songs to us. 

What is friendly, nice, happy

400

What type of job does this person have?

Bill repaired the leaky water pipes and installed a new water heater. 

What is: plumber, construction worker

400

What is the emotion?

I came home to find water dripping from the ceiling.

What is: confused, astonished, dumbfounded

500

What is the category?

We made cookies, pies, and cakes for the fundraiser. 

What are desserts? (baked goods)

500

What does this mean?

Mom tells Mike a billion times a day to take out the garbage. What does it mean to say something "a billion times"? 

What is to say something repeatedly or over and over

500

Use 1 word to describe this person.

Kevin asks lots of questions because he is eager to learn about new things. 

What is: Curious

500

What type of job does this person have?

Joe repairs engines, brakes, and transmissions on cars. 

What is mechanic?

500

What is the emotion?

It stormed every day during our beach vacation. 

What is disappointed, sad, upset