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100

Identify the part of speech:   run

verb

100

Make this noun plural: cat

cats

100

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence:  Children are like butterflies flying across the playground. 

simile

100

One thing needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What is it?  

When i was 12, my favorite class was science. 

i needs to be uppercased to I

100

Define the word: inference (or to infer)

a really smart guess (based on the evidence)

200

Identify the part of speech: car

noun

200

Make this noun plural: beach

beaches

200

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: It'll take a million years to finish this homework!

hyperbole

200

Two things needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?

This saturday is the big game

1. s in Saturday needs to be uppercased

2. period at the end

200

Define the word:  antagonist

the villain or "bad guy" in a story (opposite of protagonist)

300

Identify the part of speech: beautiful

adjective

300

Make this noun plural: woman

women

300

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: I am a beast in the gym!

metaphor

300

Two things needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?

two students failed the math test but the rest of the class passed it. 

1. t in Two, the first letter of the first word of a sentence is always uppercased

2. add a comma between "test" and the conjunction "but"

300

Define the word: climax

the peak or final moment of the rising action in the story (usually when the protagonist accomplishes or fails to accomplish his/her goal)

400

Identify the part of speech: quietly

adverb

400

Make this noun plural: cactus

cacti

400

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: This game is a piece of cake. 

idiom

400

Two things need to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?

Right now joe is busy walked the dog. 

1. uppercase the j in J, proper noun

2. walked needs to be changed to walking, verb tense agreement

400

Define the word: implicit

something that is implied, not said in a blunt and direct manner,  (e.g. "Wow Mr. H, did you spend all spring break at the donut shop?" what is being implied?)
500

Identify the part of speech: I, me, my

pronoun

500

Make this noun plural: person

people

500

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: The ground groaned, "I'm tired of people walking all over me." 

personification

500

Three things needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?

where did all the pencil go

1. uppercase w in Where

2. add an "s" to "pencil" to make "pencils"

3. question mark at the end

Where did all the pencils go?

500
Define the word: dialogue

something that is said out loud, often in drama