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Spelling
What's That Word?
RANDOM
100

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc

Tone

100

Having to get out of bed to turn it off changes the likelihood of hitting the snooze button. 

Which word best replaces changes?

varies, shifts, controls or decreases 

Decreases

100

Their, there, or they're 


The neighbors wouldn't let me borrow ______ lawnmower. 

Their

100

the point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved.


Double Points: Name 3 out of the 5 stages of the plot pyramid. 

Climax

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

100
What is the largest organ in the body?

Skin

200

an opening statement in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on

Hook

200

The photo a girl posts of a crazy stunt or that negative remark he posts about someone at school might not seem like a big deal now, but it could come back to haunt them later 

A) Change that to some

B) Change he to a boy

C) Change someone to a person 

D) Change them to him 

B) Change he to a boy

200

Spell ________.

Situation

200

The message, lesson or moral the author wants you to learn.

Theme 

200

Who is the Vice President of the United States?

Kamala Harris

300

using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

Symbol 

300

My Literature teacher explained that a fable is a story that teaches a lesson or moral and often uses animals as characters. 

A) Change Literature to literature

B) Insert a comma after story

C) Change uses to use 

D) Change animals to animal’s 

A) Change Literature to literature 

300

Spell __________.

Announced 

300

Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.

Non Fiction

300

Name 5 Elements on the periodic table. 

or 

How many elements are there on the periodic table?

Answers may Vary


118

400

literary device that uses the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.

Repetition

400

So several of my dateless friends and me banded together and decided to go as a big group. 

A) Change me to I 

B) Insert a comma after together

C) Change decided to decide

J)  No change should be made.

A) change me to I

400

Spell ___________

Appreciated 

400

convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.

Persuasion / Persuasive 

400

In what year did Instagram launch?

2010

500

At five o'clock, the interstate is always a parking lot 

Is an example of a .......

Metaphor

500

The moral of “The Seagull and the Crow” was clearly this no matter how dissimilar two creatures might be, they will have opportunities to help and support each other. 

A) Insert a colon after this

B) Change dissimilar to dissimular

C) Delete the comma 

D) Change they to you 

A) Insert a colon after this

500

Spell _______

Tragedy

500

The controlling idea of an essay. It must demonstrate that you restated the prompt, included your position/opinion, and gave a reason.

Thesis

500

How many months have 31 days?

7

January, March, May, July, August, October and December.