She was truly a kind sly boy. Which word is the adverb?
What is "truly"?
100
The water sloshed on the floor of the ship. In this sentence, which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
What is "sloshed"?
100
What is the difference between a "glossary" and an "index"?
What is "both are at the back of a book and in alphabetical order; a glossary includes vocabulary with definitions, but an index is a list of topics and their page numbers within the book."
100
I must study VERY hard for the test.
VERY is what part of speech?
What is adverb?
100
In the following, what does "34" refer to?
Cannon, Angie. "Just Saying No to Tests." U.S. News and World Report. Oct. 1999: 34.
What is the "page number"?
200
The whales travelled across the ocean. The whales did this every year. How would you combine these sentences effectively?
What is "answers vary"?
200
Joe jumped as high as a jackrabbit is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is a "simile"? (Alliteration is a "rhythmic device.")
200
What does "n." mean in the following dictionary entry:
o-pin'ion (o-pin-yen): n. 1. what one thinks true.
What is "noun"?
200
I must study very hard for the test.
"I" is what part of speech?
What is "pronoun"?
200
If I need to determine the main idea of a passage, the ____________ and ____________of a paragraph can help?
What is "the first and last sentence"?
300
The teacher gave me a pencil next I finished the test.
Please correct this sentence.
What is "answers vary"?
300
My stomach was the size of a hot air balloon after Thanksgiving dinner!
What is "hyperbole"?
300
What is missing in this works cited:
Steinbeck, John. The Pearl. Bantam Books, 2001. Print.
What is "the city of publication/publisher's city"?
300
I must study very hard for the TEST.
What part of speech is TEST?
What is a "noun"?
300
[ME>LL holocasutum.GK holokauston] is what?
What is the "etymology of a word, found in the dictionary"?
400
There fixing the streets, yet the bulldozer caused more traffic problems. Please find the error in this sentence.
What is "they're"?
400
Langston Hughes wrote: "Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." What type of figurative language did he include here?
Studying is difficult sometimes.
What is the verb in this sentence?
What is "is"?
(Studying is a noun -- the topic in this sentence!)
400
Mildred Taylor probably wrote Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry for two reasons; what are they?
a. to entertain
b. to inform
c. to persuade
d. to explain how to do something
What is "a and b"?
500
Anne Frank was a famous writer. You should read her diary! What perspective/point of view are these sentences written in?
What is "second person" limited?
500
"I saw the mountain of shoes; and they moved."
This line includes two examples of figurative language; what are they?
What is a "metaphor" and "personficiation"?
500
What is the meaning of "race" in this sentence?
Kino was part of the indigenous race of Mexico.
a. v. to compete
b. n. a group
c. n. a contest
d. n. one's ethnicity
What is "d."
500
Anne seems happy today.
What is the adjective in this sentence?
What is the verb?
What is "happy is the adjective"; and "seems is the verb"?
500
"Baseball" is probably the name of a _____________in the following works cited entry:
Barnidge, Thomas. "Baseball". World Book On-Line for Kids. 2012. Electronic.