Genre
Grammar
Proofreading
Literary Elements
Anything Goes!
100
If you are reading a book about the Ancient Egyptians, are you reading fiction or non-fiction?
non-fiction
100

After eating all of the boring stuff, she was ready for her ______.

A. dezzert

B. dessert

C. desert

D. dezert

B. dessert

100

What word needs to be capitalized in the following sentence? Mrs. Funk went on vacation to utah and saw Arches National Park.

Utah

100
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that represent sounds
100
The people or animals in the story are known as the story's __________________.
characters
200
If you are reading a book about Abraham Lincoln written by the author Russell Freedman, what type of book are you reading?
A biography
200

What needs to be corrected in the following sentence?

Sam can't go to the park, talk, to his friends, or watch television because he is grounded.

 A. The period should be an exclamation point.

 B. The comma after "park" needs to be removed.

 C. A comma should be added after "because."

 D. The comma after "talk" should be removed.

D. The comma after "talk" should be removed.

200

Which sentence is correct? 

a. The 6th graders at Elmwood, Elementary learned about worms. 

b. The 6th graders at Elmwood Elementary learned about Worms. 

c. The 6th graders at Elmwood Elementary learned about worms. 

d. The 6th graders, at Elmwood elementary, learned about worms.

c. The 6th graders at Elmwood Elementary learned about worms.

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!

The Kanas crew likes cookies, candy, and computers. This sentence is a tongue twister or an example of ________________.

alliteration

200

Blake wants to find out why recycling is so important. While doing research, Blake found the following sentence.

"Recycling reduces the need for incineration, which causes air pollution."
Blake thinks he might have found some great information, but he isn't sure what "incineration" means. 

What research tool would be most helpful to him?

A. dictionary
B. encyclopedia
C. thesaurus
D. journal




A. dictionary


300

A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral is called a ____________.


fable

300
Mary and Patti went to the movie theater and they decided to see Bolt. What nouns does the pronoun "they" replace?
Mary, Patti
300

Which sentence is NOT correct? 

a. We started composting in our classroom. 

b. The worms love to eat lettuce banana peels and carrot scraps. 

c. We couldn't believe how much dirt the worms made! 

d. We will use the rich soil in our gardens.

b. The worms love to eat lettuce banana peels and carrot scraps. (it is missing a comma between "lettuce" and "scraps".)

300
Her smile was as bright as a star in the night sky. This sentence is an example of a ________________.
simile
300
Where in a book would you most likely find the definition of the word "alibi"? a. glossary b. table of contents c. title page
a. glossary
400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!

A fictional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events is called a...

legend or myth

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!

Choose the correct pronoun for the following sentence.
The baseball team lost _____ game.

 A. there
 B. it's
 C. their
 D. its


D. its

400

Which sentence does NOT contain a misspelled word? a. We like doing science experimets in 6th grade. 

b. We like doing sciense experiments in 6th grade. 

c. We like doing science expiriments in 6th grade. 

d. We like doing science experiments in 6th grade.

d. We like doing science experiments in 6th grade.

400

The loud and obnoxious Liberator fan was a thorn to the opposing team. What type of literary device (figurative language) is in this sentence?

metaphor

400

Which underlined word in this sentence should be capitalized?

Last summer, Jake's dad and uncle took him to see the Statue of liberty in New York.

 A. liberty
 B. uncle
 C. summer
 D. dad


A. Liberty

500

If Mrs. Hainlin is reading a book about Zendaya, written by Zendaya, what type of book is she reading?

An autobiography

500
Solve this analogy: noun : mountain :

 _______ : run

verb
500

What is the correctly punctuated sentence? 

a. Each week, our class goes to music technology, gym, and art. 

b. Each week our class goes to music technology gym and art. 

c. Each week our class goes to music, technology, gym, and art? 

d. Each week our class goes to music, technology, gym, and art.

d. Each week our class goes to music, technology, gym, and art.

500

Which sentence is an example of personification. 

a. The trees danced in the wind. 

b. The trees were as green as grass. 

c. The trees shook like an earthquake. 

d. The trees were as colorful as a painting.

a. The trees danced in the wind. (Personification is giving human-like qualities to something that is not human)

500
In what source are you most likely to find another word that means the same thing as "frigid"? a. dictionary b. encyclopedia c. thesaurus d. atlas
c. thesaurus