Middle School Grammar Jeopardy

Parts of Speech

100

Which part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?

A noun

200

Which part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun?

An adjective

300

Which part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb?

An adverb

400

Which part of speech is used to join words or groups of words?

A conjunction

500

Which part of speech are the words “in,” “out,” “about,” “at,” “toward,” and “of”?

Prepositions

Writing

100

This is the first paragraph, it tells what your essay will be about and the points you will be making.

introduction paragraph

200

These are the words "furthermore", "in addition to", "all in all", "lastly"

transition words

300

Which type of writing is collecting and presenting evidence, allowing the reader to make an informed decision regarding the topic. 

argumentative writing

400

Which type of writing is story writing? it can be fiction or nonfiction

narrative writing

500

I've got bigger fish to fry, You hit the nail on the head, break a leg, try to wrap your head around this, and feeling under the weather are all examples of - what?

idioms

Mix it Up

100

Which type of sentence error is written as if it were a complete idea (but it is not!)

A fragment

200

Name two main characters from the novel Tangerine

Paul and Erik Fisher

300

The following statement is an example of which type of sentence error?  I have to finish my essay after school it is due tomorrow and the teacher will help me complete it.  

A run-on sentence

400

What was Paul Fisher's nickname?  (when kids teased him at the bus stop)

"Eclipse Boy"

500

What is the real reason that Erik Fisher has a sight problem and his family said he was blind?

his brother, Paul, spray painted his eyes when he was very young 

Figurative Language

100

slippery as a seal, quiet as a mouse, and slick like a fox - are all examples of what?

simile

200

the stars danced across the sky, the long branches reached out to me as I passed, and the time marches on - are all examples of what? 

personification

300

wearing silly socks in the city is an example of this figurative language

Alliteration

400

this figurative language device depends on th ereader knowing alittle bit of background knowledge to reference - an example is - I’m no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you - or - I'm like Google, ask me anything

Allusion

500

this is when something is super exaggerated - my teacher is as old as the hills and that person is as tough as nails

hyperbole

"no" your words

100

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Boston is known for (its, it’s) many  traffic jams.

its

200

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: (Your, You’re) one of the winners of the essay contest.

You're

300

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: My family and I went (two, to, too) the mall.

to

400

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: All of the campers returned to (there, they’re, their) cabins.

their

500

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Everyone smiled for the photographer (accept, except) Joey.

except