Story Elements
Root Words
Figurative Language
Essay Structure
Grammar
100

This element of the plot mountain is found at the very top.  It is considered the most important and intense part of a story.

What is the climax?

100

What is the name of a letter or word placed in front of a root word?

What is a prefix?

100

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

Mr. Lewis runs as fast as cheetah.

What is a simile?  This is also true by the way, Mr. Lewis does actually run this fast.

100
What is the name of the first paragraph in an essay?

What is an introduction paragraph?

100

What do we call a clause that can stand alone as a sentence?

What is an independent clause?

200

TRUE OR FALSE: There can be more than one falling action.

What is true?

200

What is the suffix found in the following word:

Wonderful

What is "ful?"

200

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

The tree reached out and grabbed at Daniel as he walked home.

What is personification?

200

What is the name of the paragraph that comes after the introduction paragraph?  Hint, it is the only paragraph that can show up multiple times in an essay.

What is the body paragraph?

200

What is the following symbol called?

;

What is a semicolon?

300

These events take place before the climax and help develop the story's conflict.

What are rising actions?

300

What is the prefix found in the following word:

Disagreed

What is "dis?"

300

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

What is alliteration?

300

In your introduction paragraph, this sentence comes last and serves as the road map for the rest of your essay.  Many consider it the most important sentence in the entire essay.

What is the thesis statement?

300

What are the three main verb tenses?

What are past, present, and future?

400

What are the two components of exposition?

What are the setting and characters?
400

Using your knowledge of root words, what does the following word mean?

The firm undertook to keep price increases to a minimum

What is promise to do a particular thing?

400

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

"As I always say, cheese is my kryptonite!  I just can't stop eating it."

What is an allusion?

400

There are three steps required to effectively use textual evidence.  What are they?

What are introduce the evidence, give the evidence, and explain the evidence?

400

Explain why the following sentence needs a colon?

When you go to the store, make sure to buy the following items: bread, milk, cheese, lunch meat, and orange juice.

What is because there is a list of items?

500

What is the order for elements of the plot mountain going from first to last?  You must include all to receive the points.

What is exposition, conflict, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution?

500

Using your knowledge of root words, what does the following word mean?

Mr. Turner has been alive for like 1000 years, he practically prehistoric!

What is very old or out of date?

500

Which type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

My dog always bow-wows whenever he sees me.

What is onomatopoeia?

500

What are the three components of the conclusion paragraph?

What are the reference to your hook, restated thesis, and "so what" response?

500

What type of noun is used for names of an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters? 

What are proper nouns?