Are they adjectives?
Are they nouns?
Are they adverbs?
Are they verbs?
Use them correctly!
100

The moms described the birthday party after the sugar buzz kicked in.

What is boisterous?

100

They jumped over the fence and performed a perfect surprise attack, stealing all their snowballs.

What is a raid?

100

The dog was tiny, but he stood up to the Great Dane when the giant tried to take his bowl of treats.

What is defiant?

100

Everyone in a book, movie, or poem. They may not be human.

What are characters?

100

Anything that you see, experience, read or are told that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened.

What is evidence?

200

Bringing it all together. (He cleared his throat for the final word.)

What is a conclusion?

200

They took him done to the police station to point out the dude who stole his laptop.

What is identify?

200

Where are you? When are you? Who are you? Bring me up to speed fast!

What is the setting?

200

Remember snail mail? Yeah, they are in charge of making it all happen.

What is a postmaster?

200

He was a jolly old man, who always had a smile on his lips.

What is jovial?

300

The moms described the birthday party after the sugar buzz kicked in.

What is boisterous?

300

Just give me a one-paragraph description - I don't have time to read the whole article.

What is a summary?

300

Jimmy knew he had a loud one coming when he got caught stealing from his auntie's purse.

What is reprimand?


300

More than a topic, this concept is what will keep you thinking about the book long after you read it.

What is a theme?

300

The boy began to take apart his toy robot, looking at each part own.

What is analyzing?

400

You are being rude and defiant just because you had to do your homework!

What is being petulant?

400

Writers use these as a sort of special effects with words.

What are literary devices?

400

Martin Luther King fought against using this as a way to separate people based on the color of their skin.

What is categorizing?

400

It was a land of plenty, with gorgeous fruit trees and enough of everything for all.

What is profusely?

400

Everyone had a story to tell, but I began to notice that everyone had a different angle on the same event.

What is a narrative?

500

We were amazed to see all the technical gear that the mountain climber had to bring.

What is paraphernalia?


500

They yawned while they rattled off their morning prayers.

What is perfunctory?

500

She was a woman of the town, always seeking to do her best for the community.

Wha is civic?

500

The cop didn't want to hear what you thought they said. He wanted to get it straight from the horse's mouth.

What is a quotation?