GRAMMAR/PUNCTUATION
SENTENCES
SPELLING
PARAGRAPHS
WILD CARD: ACTIVE LISTENING & ATTENTIVENESS
100

This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list, after introductory elements, or to join independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.

What is a comma?

100

This type of sentence contains both a subject and a predicate, but does not express a complete thought and leaves the reader or listener hanging.

What is a fragment?

100

A word meaning "the act of teaching or instructing" is:

What is "education"? OR "educate"?

100

SURPRISE WILD CARD

YAHOO!

100

This is the name of our first Pyramid Presenting activity in Week 1?

What is 'Tell It & Sell It'?

200

In the sentence "She runs every day," the word "runs" is an example of this type of word.

What is a verb?

200

A sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period is known as this type of sentence.

What is a declarative sentence?

200

FREEBIE

YAHOO!

200

Sentences in a paragraph that give more details about the main idea are called these.

What are supporting sentences?

200

These are the terms associated with CLIP:

C: Communication, Connection & Confidence

L: Listening

I: Inform

P: Power of Persuasion

300

The word "quickly" in the sentence "He runs quickly" is an example of this type of word.

What is an adverb?

300

This type of sentence combines two ideas using "and," "but," or "or."

What is a compound sentence?

300

A term meaning "an official statement" is:

What is "announcement"?

300

The purpose of a concluding sentence in a paragraph is to:

What is to summarize the main idea or wrap up the paragraph?

300

In Week 1, we discussed the outdated terms of 'soft' and 'hard' skills. This is the current term used to explain the types of skills you need in your career(s).

What are 'Durable Skills'?

400

To show possession or a contraction, you use this punctuation mark.

What is an apostrophe?

400

This type of sentence contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

What is a complex sentence?

400

The word meaning "to use or apply something effectively".

What is "utilize"?

400

To make a paragraph easy to follow, it’s important to use these words to connect ideas.

What are transition words?

400

FREEBIE

YAHOO!

500

This punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses when they are joined by a conjunctive adverb like "however" or "therefore."

What is a semicolon?

500

A sentence that gives a command or request is called this.

What is an imperative sentence?

500

This word means "to say or write the opposite of something" is:

What is "contradict"?

500

A paragraph that describes something in detail, focusing on characteristics and features, is known as this type of paragraph.

What is a descriptive paragraph?

500

This is the saying that is stated on the final slide of each week's slide deck.

STAY CALM, STAY CARING, STAY CURIOUS


If you stay calm, you can overcome anything.

If you stay caring, you can understand anything.

If you stay curious, you can learn anything.