Inferences
Essay Writing
Story Elements
Words in Context
Grammar
100

As I walked in the door, I was amazed at the beautiful colors and smells. I knew it would be hard to decide what to buy with my $3. The chocolate truffles looked delicious, but they were expensive. The jelly beans were not only cheap, but so colorful! With so much to choose from, I knew I would be here a long time. Where am I?

a candy store

100

A strong essay includes this many paragraphs.

4-5

100

The setting of a story includes these three elements.

Place, time, and environment

100

The pudgy baby bear looked chubby and round.

Pudgy refers to:

a. small

b. thin

c. plump

c. plump

100

Fix the verb: I done my homework last night. 

done -> did

200

As George walked down the hallway to his apartment, he could smell his neighbors' dinners. What time of day is it?

Evening; dinner time

200

Quotations marks should be used when citing these in your essay.

Hint: there are 2 answers!

1. when using text evidence

2. in the title of articles

200

The author of a story uses this story element to send a message or teach an important life lesson.

Theme

200

Mary sneered at the ugly sweater. "Wow," she said. "That is just hideous."

Hideous refers to:

a. expensive

b. unattractive

c. cheap

b. unattractive

200

The yellow ball rolled down the hill. What is the adjective?

yellow

300

The movie ended and everyone in the audience clapped. What happened?

The movie has just ended.

300

These four letters make up what we call our "writing strategy."

Bonus! (+200 points): share the 4 letters, and state what they stand for

RACE

Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite evidence, Explain the evidence

300

This story element term is the problem in the story.

Conflict

300

Regular exercise is beneficial to your body, but too much exercise is not good for you.

Beneficial refers to:

a. helpful

b. harmful

c. pleasant

a. helpful

300

We went outside for class today What's wrong with the sentence?

missing ending punctuation

400

Lightning cracked across the sky, and the thunder boomed! Suddenly, all the lights went out. What happened?

The storm caused the power to go out.

400

When tasked with an essay, you should identify these three letters of your prompt before you begin writing.

TPA:

Task, Purpose, Audience

400

This story element term describes an individual's qualities that make up a character.

Hint: This term would be used when asked to describe a character.

Character trait

400

Regina remembers when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and style.

Plethora refers to:

a. shape

b. size

c. large quantity

c. large quantity

400

The boy and his dog went to the park to play fetch with a ball. List the nouns.

boy, dog, park, ball

500

My friend has a difficult time completing his homework. What can you infer about your friend?

He has poor grades; he is not learning much

500

These four letters make up the topic sentence of a body paragraph.

GTAP:

Genre, Title, Author, Purpose

500

These five stages represent a story's plot.

*You must list them in order to earn the points! 

1. Exposition

2. Rising Action

3. Climax

4. Falling Action

5. Resolution

500

Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she'd enjoy the music, but she didn't really want to go out in the rainy weather.

Ambivalent refers to:

a. mixed

b. angry

c. distrustful

a. mixed

500

I went to the market and bought bananas oranges and strawberries to make a smoothie. Where should the commas be placed?

bananas, oranges, and strawberries