this is used in place of one or more nouns---as in THEM or HE
What is a pronoun?
100
the speakers attitude toward his or her subject or audience
What is the tone?
100
a comparison between two unlike things that uses comparison words like or as
What is simile?
100
speaking as "I" is referred to as this
What is first person point of view?
100
Identify the correct way to write the following title of a short story if you include it in a report.
A. The Lady or the Tiger
B. "The Lady or the Tiger"
C. The Lady or The Tiger
D. The lady or the tiger
B. "The Lady or the Tiger"
200
identify the correct sentence
A. No one had ever saw a triceratops.
B. No one has ever seen a triceratops.
C. No one have ever seen a triceratops.
D. No one has ever saw a triceratops.
B. No one has ever seen a triceratops.
200
directly compares two unlike things
What is metaphor?
200
descriptive language that appeals to our senses
What is imagery?
200
a story, usually based on some historical fact, that has been handed down from one generation to the next
What is a legend?
200
What was the score of yesterdays Giants game?
What is Giants 10, Cubs 7!!!!! WooHooo!
300
identify the correct sentence
A. This land, an old riverbed.
B. This land was old, and was a riverbed.
C. An old, riverbed is what the land was.
D. This land was an old riverbed.
D. This land was an old riverbed.
300
a regular pattern or beat in a poem
What is meter?
300
the pattern of end rhymes
What is rhyme scheme?
300
the series of related events that make up a story
What is plot?
300
What word is spelled incorrectly?
A. amazingley
B. process
C. unique
D. ability
A. amazingley-----amazingly
400
People who haven't tried eating bugs don't know what ______________ missing!
A. there
B. their
C. they'll
D. they're
D. they're
400
Identify the word in the following sentence that is being negatively connotated.
The boy wasted his money on candy and soda.
Wasted
What would be a positive way of altering this word?
400
the term used for extreme exageration or when something is overstated to produce a comical effect--an example "I just ate a mountain of food."
What is a hyperbole?
400
a conversation between two or more characters
(it helps add interest to a story)
What is dialogue?
400
On the return trip we are not paying as much attention to detail. Time seems to pass more quickly.
Which word could BEST be used to join these sentences?
so while but because
so
500
this kind of sentence expresses strong feelings and is followed by an exclamation point
What is an exclamatory sentence?
500
the type of poetry that does not have a rhyme scheme or meter
What is "free verse"?
500
the repetition of sounds in words that are close together
What is alliteration?
500
a brief restatement of the main ideas in a text
What is a summary?
500
If I were to write a letter to my grandma telling her what I wanted for Christmas, what kind of letter would I write?
A. letter to the editor
B. personal letter
C. letter of request
D. business letter