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100

What do you call the series of events in a story?

Plot 

100

What do you call a group of words that includes a complete subject and a complete predicate?

Clause 
100

How many main characters are in this story?

2- Scoot and Sully 

100

What do you call the platform on a boat where people stand?

Deck 

100

 What word is used to describe a floating container anchored to the sea bottom so that it remains in position? It is often used to mark channels that help keep boats safe.

Buoy

200

How many parts are in PLOT?

5 Five 

200

_________________ includes all the words that identify the person, place, thing, or idea the clause is about. 

Complete Subject or Subject 

200

Which character was older: Scoot or Sully?

Sully. "Sullivan Atkins, Scoot’s oldest brother, "

200

What do you call a "killer" wave?

Rogue Wave 

200

The Cleveland Guardians have a Triple-A minor league affiliate in Columbus with what nickname? A term for a speedy merchant sailing vessel, it’s also the nickname of a pro NBA franchise in Los Angeles, CA.

Clippers

300

This part of plot introduces the characters, setting, and conflict?

Exposition 

300

What is another word for "verb"? A complete sentence has to have a subject +_________. 

Predicate 

300

What do you call the main character of a story? Usually the good guy, but doesn't have to be. 

Protagonist 

300

What do you call a long, unbroken wave?

Swell

300

If you get on the Maid of the Mist boat tour at Observation Tower, you are in which US State Park to look at its namesake natural spectacle?

Niagara Falls State Park

400

This part of Plot is the story’s moment of greatest interest and where the conflict is resolved?

Climax 

400

And, but, or, for, so, yet, and nor are examples of what part of speech?

Coordinating Conjunctions

400

What do you call the character who causes a problem for the main character? They might be the bad guy? 

Antagonist 

400

What do you call the act of guiding a boat along its planned course?

Navigation 

400

What “P” side of a boat refers to the left-hand area of that boat? It is a word that can also describe a city with a harbor.

Port

500

Which sentence is part of the climax of the story?

A)He wished she would tap again to let him know she was still alive. (paragraph 57) 

B) It was almost unbearable to know she was alive and he was unable to do anything for her. (paragraph 44) 

C) Treading water beside the hull, she sucked in fresh air and finally called out, “Sully . . .” (paragraph 62) 

c) Treading water beside the hull, she sucked in fresh air and finally called out, “Sully . . .” (paragraph 62)

500

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For

And

Nor

But 

Or

Yet

So 

500

How old was Scoot?

14 years old. Paragraph 6

500

What do you call the circular window on a boat or ship?

Porthole

500

What four-word idiom for preparing to deal with a crisis comes from the nautical meaning of using long, thin strips of wood or metal to secure a ship's tarpaulins?

Batten down the hatches