Literature
Figurative Language
Spelling
Grammar & Punctuation
One Last Surprise
100

This is the name of the rambunctious boy with ADHD written by Jack Gantos. 

Who is Joey Pigza?

100

This sentence is an example of this type of figurative language, "The overgrown grass reached out a tripped me".

What is personification? 

100

THIS IS WORTH TRIPLE POINTS BUT YOU LOSE 100 POINTS FOR EACH INCORRECT ANSWER

This is the spelling of {Insert spelling word 1 and example sentence}.

What is A-F-F-E-C-T?

100

This type of punctuation occurs at the end of a complete declarative sentence

What is a period?

100

This is the state your teacher went to college in. It is also the state where Johnny Cash and  Former President Bill Clinton were born.

What is Arkansas?

200

THIS IS WORTH DOUBLE POINTS!

This is the disorder that causes Ali from Fish in Tree to struggle to read. 

What is dyslexia?

200

This sentence is an example of this type of figurative language we studied, "She has a green thumb".

What is a metaphor?

200

This is the spelling of {Insert spelling word 2 and example sentence}.

What is C-O-M-P-R-O-M-I-S-E?

200

This is the person, place, thing, or idea a sentence is about and all the words that describe it.

What is the subject?

200

This is the number of books your teacher has read this year and the solution to the problem 100-25 + 6

What is 81?

300

This is the body part that Maria gets cut off in Joey Pigza Swallows the Key.

What is the tip of her nose?

300

THIS IS WORTH TRIPLE POINTS! 

This sentence is an example of this type of figurative language, "My grades sunk like the Titanic".

What is simile?

300

This is the spelling of {Insert spelling word 3 and example sentence}.

What is I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L

300

This is the type of sentence that question or query is.

What is interrogative?

300

This is the ancient culture's mythology that inspired your teacher's dog's name? 

What is Greek?

400

THIS IS WORTH THE TRIPLE POINTS 

This is who wrote The Selfish Giant?

Who is Oscar Wilde?

400

This sentence is an example of this type of figurative language, "The dog growled at me".

What is onomatopoeia? 

400

This is the spelling of {Insert spelling word 4 and example sentence}.

What is O-C-C-U-R-R-E-D

400

This R word means saying the same thing twice or using too many words.

What is redundancy?

400

This is your teacher's favorite sport. 

What is American football?

500

This is the name of the teacher in Fish in a Tree that helps Aly.

Who is Mr. Daniels?

500

THIS IS WORTH DOUBLE POINTS


This sentence is an example of this type of figurative language, "The wild wacky wizard whisked the whale away to Walla Walla, Washington".

What is alliteration?

500

THIS IS WORTH DOUBLE POINTS

This is the spelling of {Insert spelling word 5 and example sentence}.

What is D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y?

500

This is the type of punctuation necessary with a subordinating conjunction or FANBOYS word 

What is a comma?

500

This is the number of poems your teacher has written this year and also the average human body temp in Celsius. 

What is 37?