Mr. Althoff's ELA JEOPARDY game!

Parts of Speech

100

This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.

NOUN

200

Where are you going? Which words in this sentence are VERBS?

are, going

300

I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?

Awfully

400

I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?

ADJECTIVE

500

This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.

Proper noun

Nonfiction Text Features

100

This sentence is written in what kind of text?

Italics

200

This sentence is written in what kind of text?

Bold

300

This is a list of words and definitions used in a nonfiction text.

Glossary

400

This is a short explanatory note at the bottom of a page, often numbered and usually in a small font.

Footnote

500

This is a short explanatory note located next to or under an image in a nonfiction text.

Caption

Vocabulary

100

Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional

a.) gratitude

200

What do you call an extremely short piece of fiction (usually 20 words or less)?

Microfiction

300

Which word matches this definition? To consume destructively a.) crevices b.) devour c.) adaptation

b.) devour

400

Which word matches this definition? Usual, by habit a.) resemble b.) gyre c.) accustomed

c. ) accustomed

500

What do you call a group of lines in a poem?

Stanza

Figurative Language

100

What figurative language is found in this sentence: The flower was soft as silk.

Simile

200

What figurative language is found in this sentence: The sky looked angry.

Personification

300

What figurative language is found in this sentence: The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. 

hyperbole

400

What figurative language is found in this sentence: "Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." 

Onomatopoeia

500

What figurative language is found in this sentence: "Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!"

Idiom

Nonfiction Text Structures

100

What kind of nonfiction text structure is a recipe that tells you each step needed to cook a dish?

Order and sequence

200

What kind of nonfiction text structure is an essay that describes a major concern and how to solve it?

Problem and solution

300

What kind of nonfiction text structure is an essay that gives many characteristics of the topic to paint a mental picture of it for the reader?

Description

400

What kind of nonfiction text structure is a blog post that talks about how cats and dogs are different and similar?

Compare and contrast

500

What kind of nonfiction text structure is a book that talks about how the invention of the internet has made a big difference in the world?

Cause and effect