Name That Tense!
Passive or Active?
Vocab
Author's Purpose
Argumentative
100

I'm going to eat a sandwich for lunch today. 

What is future tense?

100

I walked my dog yesterday. 

What is active voice?

100

This is an unhealthy type of fat found in tried and processed fast foods. 

What is trans fat?

100

A children's book about a dog and a butterfly who become friends. 

(Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive)

What is Narrative? 

100

The number of arguments you should have when writing an argumentative paragraph or essay. 

What is 3?

200

I run every Tuesday at 4PM. 

What is present simple?

200

The reports were shared with the committee. 

What is passive voice? 

200

This occurs when a store puts discounts on many things they are selling. 

What is a sale? 

200

A dictionary that simply give the word and its definition. 

(Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive)

What is Expository? 

200

The point of view that should be used to maintain a formal tone when writing. 

What is third-person?

300

I had been waiting for over an hour when the bus finally arrived.

What is past perfect progressive/continuous? 

300

I ate salad for lunch. 

What is active voice? 

300
This term is thrown at older people who do things in a certain way that does not conform with the way young people do things. 

What is old-fashioned? 

300

An essay that is telling the audience why dogs are the superior pet to cats. 

(Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive)

What is Persuasive? 

300

Every sentence needs to end with this, regardless of if another sentence comes after it or not. 

What is end punctuation?

400

Why are you drinking my juice?

What is present progressive/continuous? 

400

The cookies were cooked with gluten-free flour. 

What is passive voice? 

400

This term refers to the ruining of ecosystems that many species require to survive. 

What is habitat destruction? 

400

An article talking about the way the inside of a real-life hotel looks, going into detail about the layout and style of the lobby. 

(Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive)

What is Descriptive? 

400

These words bridge thoughts/arguments together to improve the flow of the paragraph. 

What are transition words? 

500

I ate your snack's... I'm sorry. 

(2 answers!)

What is past simple AND present simple? 

500

My sister loves that movie!

What is active voice? 

500

This term refers to the exchange of information and culture all over the world. 

What is globalization? 

500

A booklet that comes with a lamp that tells the reader how to assemble the lamp correctly. 

(Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive)

What is Expository? 

500

This sentence comes at the very end of your paragraph to help wrap up all of the points made. 

What is concluding sentence?