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Anything Goes
100

We would change the grades of my sister to my sister's grades and use this type of punctuation to show ownership for possessives

What is an apostrophe?
100
This is the rhyme scheme of the poem below:

I only woke this morning

To find the world is fair,

I'm going on for forty,

With scarcely one grey hair;

What is A, B, C, B.
100
Archaeologists have found 105 mummies in the four tombs excavated in the last few months.


What is the meaning of the word "excavated"?

What is "dug out" or "unearthed"?
100
Form of expression in which two things are compared wherein one thing is said to be another.
What is a metaphor?
100

These are the elements of plot.

What are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
200
Two words such as I and am can be combined to form a new word such as I'm, creating this type of shortened form of a word.
What is a contraction?
200

Line 2 uses this type of figurative language --

The rain was pouring down,

beating upon the growing grass;

The silver moon winked,

As the clouds drifted in the breeze.


What are alliteration (line 2) and personification (line 3)?
200
This is a response to an opposing argument that uses evidence to disprove or dismiss it.
What is a rebuttal?
200
Language that describes something that is the opposite of what the reader might expect.  It is done to create suspense or humor. 
What is irony?
200
Boldface, Footnotes, Captions, Tables, Diagrams, and Illustrations
What are text features?
300
These are used to show dialogue and should be placed before and after a person's exact words.
What are quotation marks?
300
Why do poets use repetition?
To emphasize important words or phrases and to ensure that the reader doesn't forget or overlook an important detail. 
300
These organizational patterns include cause and effect, compare/contrast, problem and solution, sequence, and chronological order.  
What are text structures?
300

The literary device refers to the use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.

What is foreshadowing?
300
Conflicts usually are categorized according to one of these four types. 
What character vs. character, character vs. society, character vs. nature, and character vs. self?
400
This type of print can be used in place of underlining for titles, books, films, works of art, and names of ships.  
What is italics?
400
One line of poetry is also referred to by this name.
What is a verse?
400
When reading inside of an unfamiliar word to determine its meaning, pay close attention to these three word parts.  
What are prefixes, suffixes, and roots?
400
What is the story's big message about life?  You could also think of this literary term as being the subject matter of the text.    
What is theme?
400

Ronald hated the detention room because it was absolutely devoid of warmth and cheer. 

What is the meaning of devoid?

What is "lacking, free from, or without?"
500

She quickly told Jimmy funny stories. 

Identify the part of speech for each word in the above sentence. 

What is pronoun, adverb, verb, proper noun, adjective, and noun?
500

This is the author's attitude towards the subject.  

Perhaps the story can be described as hopeful, bitter, admiring, sarcastic, or thoughtful. Pay attention to the what the author says and how he says to figure it out. 

What is tone?
500
Don't forget to look for a block of text set off from the actual passage.  Authors include these when they want to share extra information that may be interesting or helpful to readers. 
What is a text box?
500
This narrator reveals what all characters in a story think and feel.
What is third-person omniscient?
500
In this organizational pattern, the author starts with a situation and then goes back to an earlier event.
What is flashback?