Figurative Language
6 Elements of Fiction
Convention/Parts of Speech
Math
Science
100

What figurative language compares two things using “like” or “as”?

What is a Simile

100

What is the term for the time and place of a story?

What is Setting

100

What part of speech describes a noun?

What is an Adjective

100

5(3+2)−42

9

100

What are the 5 kingdoms of life?

Monerans, protists, fungi, plants, animal

200

“The thunder growled across the sky.” What figurative language is used?

What is a Personification

200

What do you call the main problem or struggle that drives the events of a story?

What is Conflict

200

What part of speech shows action or state of being?

What is a Verb

200

A number divided by 4 equals 6. What is the number?

24

200

What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

What is Evaporation

300

What figurative language exaggerates something for emphasis?

What is a Hyperbole

300

What is the lesson or message the author wants readers to learn?

What is Theme

300

What part of speech replaces a noun in a sentence (like he, she, it, they)?

What is a Pronoun

300

A triangle has angles 50° and 60°. What is the third angle?

70°

300

What is the name of the force that resists motion between two surfaces in contact?

What is Friction

400

"Sally sold seashells by the seashore.” What figurative language is used?

What is a Alliteration

400

What do you call a character that changes and grows throughout the story?

What is Dynamic character

400

What punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses without a conjunction?

What is a Semicolon

400

6x − 8 = 4x + 10

x = 9

400

What is the name of the system in the human body that transports blood, oxygen, and nutrients?

What is a Circulatory system

500

What figurative language creates a comparison by saying one thing is another thing?

What is a Metaphor

500

What literary element refers to clues or hints about what will happen later in the story?

What is Foreshadowing

500

What type of sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause?

What is a Complex sentence

500

A gym charges a $15 membership fee plus $8 per class. If someone spent $71 total, how many classes did they take?

7 classes

500

What are the 8 characteristics of life?

Cells, reproduction, metabolism, adaptation, movement, growth, irritability, respiration