The Year in ELA

Story Elements

100

The main character of Black Panther is ____________________________.

Black Panther

200

1. The main _______________of a story is the person the story revolves around.

Character

300

1. The ____________ is the series of events that happen in a story.

Plot

400

1. The _______________________ is where and when a story takes place.

Setting

500

What is the main character also called?

The Protagonist

Punctuation

100

Is the punctuation of this sentence correct.

No!

200

What must you do to the first letter of the first word in every sentence?

Capitalize it!

300

What are the three punctuation marks that end a sentence?

Period

Question Mark

Exclamation Point

400

What is the punctuation mark that indicates a pause in a sentence or is a way to break up a list?

Comma

500

What are these ( ) called?

Parentheses

Figurative Language

100

Figurative language is not literal language. True or false?

True

200

Figurative language is . . . ?

creative, expressive language that is not literal.

300

Name one type of figurative language

Hyperbole, metaphor, simile, understatement, personification, alliteration

400

"The student sat in the chair." 

Is this an example of figurative language?

Heck, no.

500

"The student sat in the chair answering questions like a wise owl."

What type of figurative language is this?

Simile

Some Fun/Some Serious

100

SpongeBob's best friend's name is . . . 

Patrick

200

Big Macs have pickles, lettuce, cheese and onions on them. True or false?

True. (And special sauce.)

300

There are 7 days in a week. We went to their house. They're eating cookies.

Are these sentences correct?

Yes.

400

What's the last stop on the 2 train in Brooklyn?

Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station

500

Vocab quiz: What does "jealous" mean? As in, "My little brother is always jealous of me."

To want something that others have; feeling bad about the good things that another person has.

Let's just have fun

100

Name at least four Marvel characters

Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther, Dr. Strange. . . 

200

A classic Whopper has mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup and sliced onions. Yes or no?

Yes

300

Name at least four Mario Kart characters. . .

Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Toad, Yoshi, Wario, Luigi, Rosalina, Donkey Kong, Princess Peach. . .

400

Name the five boroughs of New York City

Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island

500

Riddle:  What word is always spelled wrong?

w-r-o-n-g