Figurative Language
Quotations
Sentences - Complete or Fragment
Crash
Hodge Podge
100
He was as happy as a toddler with a new toy.
What is simile
100
Having a 'bubble thought' means keeping a thought to yourself explained Zach. (add 3 " " and ,)
"Having a 'bubble thought' means keeping a thought to yourself," explained Zach.
100
Even though we wanted to go to Chipotle.
What is a fragment. 100 extra points to make the sentence complete. Even though we wanted to go to Chipotle.
100
Use the word "glum" correctly in a sentence.
Answers vary.
100
"ZZZZZZZZZZZ! The lawn mower motor hummed loudly in the back yard" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia.
200
Life is an adventure.
What is metaphor.
200
When something the opposite of what you expect happens, it's called irony explained Jessica. (add 3 "" and ,)
"When something the opposite of what you expect happens, it's called irony," explained Jessica.
200
Was excited to go to Worlds of Fun this summer.
What is fragment. 100 extra points to make the sentence complete. Was excited to go to Worlds of Fun this summer.
200
Tell five facts about Penn.
Answers vary
200
The 3 prepositions in the following sentence: Penn ran up the street, around the corner, and near Crash's house.
What are up, around, and near.
300
Her heart cried out.
What is personification.
300
It's easy said Fred, as long as I try my hardest. (add 5 " " and ,)
"It's easy," said Fred, "as long as I try my hardest." (add 5 " " and ,)
300
Because it was an exceptionally nice day.
What is a fragment. 100 extra points to make this sentence complete. Because it was an exceptionally nice day.
300
Use the term "loose cannon" correctly in a sentence.
Answers vary.
300
Identify the subject and verb in the following sentence: The setting is part of the exposition of the story.
What is setting is (100 extra points to identify a prepositional phrase.)
400
He wrote so much, his hand was falling off.
What is hyperbole.
400
Dr. Porter exclaimed Make it a great day or not -- the choice is yours (add 4 " " and , or !)
Dr. Porter exclaimed, "Make it a great day or not -- the choice is yours!" (add 4 " " and , or !)
400
We're excited that their are only 4 more days before Summer Break.
What is complete. 100 points extra if you can correct the grammatical error in the sentence. We're excited that their are only 4 more days before Summer Break.
400
Tell five facts about Abby.
Answers vary.
400
The 6 capitalization/punctuation corrections to the following sentence: the climax of "crash" was when Crash let webb win the race to go to the penn relays
What are The, Crash, Webb, Penn Relays, .
500
Seeing surfers, sailors, and swimmers, Stuart stopped.
What is alliteration.
500
It shows you have class said Mrs. Harris when you cover your mouth while yawning (add 6 " " and ,)
"It shows you have class," said Mrs. Harris, "when you cover your mouth while yawning."
500
We went to the lake it was really fun. (think hard -- this is a trick question!)
What is a run-on sentence. You still get the 500 points if you can explain why it is a run-on sentence and correct it.
500
Tell five changes that happened in the story.
Answers vary.
500
The 4 correct usages of 1) they're, 2) their and 3) there in the following sentence: ___________ eating _______ lunch with _________ friends over ___________.
What is They're, their, their, there.