Poetry
What makes a poem "free verse"?
It has no rhyme scheme
How many syllables are in the word "assonance"?
3
Give the correct pronoun for the words in italics.
Eliza and Haley went to the movies on Saturday.
They
What is a biography?
A story written about someone
What is the definition of the word summit?
highest point of a hill or mountain
What do the poems "This is Just to Say" and "Mrs. Garcia" have in common?
They both speak about taking something (food), feeling bad about an action, taking responsibility
Look at the words below. Which one(s) are spelled incorrectly?
musculer
crumble
solem
musculer (muscular)
solem (solemn)
Give the correct subject pronoun in the following sentence.
She organized a food drive at the school cafeteria.
She
What is another name for the genre "drama"?
play
Which vocabulary word has the following definition?
extremely serious or tragic event
calamity
What is a stanza?
A section of a poem (poem paragraph)
Which words are misspelled?
1. Greg will designe an offical logo for the new team.
Spell the incorrect words for points.
design
official
Choose the correct possessive pronoun in the following sentence.
The missing notebook in the classroom was mine.
mine
What made Erik Weihenmayer's mountain climbing so unique?
He is blind
Name something you might see in a multitude.
If it works, it wins.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a) The dog was barking at the man.
b) The child chewed a chocolate chip cookie.
c) Mary had a bicycle in the garage.
b
You have one minute to put these words into alphabetical order.
magician
complicate
reject
public
crumb
prejudice
crumb
magician
prejudice
public
reject
Change the following words into contractions.
he is->
they have->
will not->
he's
they've
won't
Greece
If you have rapport with someone, how would you treat one another?
kindness, friendly, respectful
In the poem "Primer Lesson", what does the poet mean by proud words?
Words that can hurt people
You have two minutes to write the following words in cursive.
magic
publicity
suburb
office
rejection
submit
creation
cooperate
If they look good, you win.
Complete these sentences by choosing the correct pronouns.
Jason and Mike are the boys (who, whom) who buy lunch every day.
(Everyone, Both) are staying after school for basketball.
Tomorrow, (what, which) is Tuesday, is our Stations day.
who
Both
which
Name 2 things that Kek and Aminata had in common.
They were both from Africa, both in ESL class, both used non-verbal ways to express themselves
Student A makes a hurtful comment to Student B. Student B says something hurtful back. Who is answerable and will receive consequences?
Both Student A and B