Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Types of Sentences
Punctuation
Story Elements
100

Clue: This is an exaggeration used to make something sound more extreme than it is.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I’d swim through cheese dip for a million years,
Just to get to you!

Answer: What is hyperbole?

100

Clue: This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea, like the ALL CAPS word below.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
My DOG doesn’t like you,
And neither do I, it’s true!

Answer: What is a noun?

100

Clue: This sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.

Example Sentence:
Valentine's Day is the perfect day to eat chocolate until you feel sick.

Answer: What is a declarative sentence?

100

Clue: This punctuation separates items in a list or adds a pause.

Example Sentence:
Your mama is so sweet, even the candy heart factory has to take notes on how to make her!

Answer: What are commas?

100

Clue: This is the introduction, where characters, setting, and the situation are introduced.

Example Sentence:
Once upon a time, in a land full of chocolate, there lived a lonely donut who just wanted someone to share their sprinkles with.

Answer: What is the exposition?

200

Clue: This figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
The cookies begged me,
“Please eat us too!”

Answer: What is personification?

200

Clue: This part of speech shows action or being.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I stuck pictures with soup,
And SLURPED some glue!

Answer: What is a verb?

200

Clue: This sentence gives a command or request and ends with a period or exclamation mark.

Example Sentence:
Give me all the candy and nobody gets hurt!

Answer: What is an imperative sentence?

200

Clue: This punctuation marks the end of a sentence.

Example Sentence:
Your mama’s hugs are so strong, even a period can’t stop her from squeezing the life out of you!

Answer: What is a period?

200

Clue: This part of the plot builds tension and leads up to the climax.

Example Sentence:
The donut tried to impress the cupcake with dance moves, but ended up getting frosting everywhere and looking like a mess!

Answer: What is the rising action?

300

Clue: This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Your hair’s like spaghetti,
But with way more goo!

Answer: What is a simile?

300

Clue: This part of speech describes a noun.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
You’re a SQUISHY donut,
With sprinkles on you!

Answer: What is an adjective?

300

Clue: This sentence shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.

Example Sentence:
I can’t believe you got me a teddy bear that’s bigger than Jose's mom!

Answer: What is an exclamatory sentence?

300

Clue: This punctuation is used to show when someone is speaking or to highlight specific words.

Example Sentence:
Your mama is so romantic, she says, “Roses are red, violets are blue, I’ll make spaghetti for you!”

Answer: What are quotation marks?

300

Clue: The turning point of the story, the most exciting moment.

Example Sentence:
Just as the donut was about to give up, the cupcake slipped on a candy heart, flew through the air, and landed right in the donut’s arms—true love, or just a dessert disaster?

Answer: What is the climax?

400

Clue: This figurative language compares two things without using "like" or "as."

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
You are my worms in the dirt,
Wiggling right through!

Answer: What is a metaphor?

400

Clue: This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
You dance AWKWARDLY,
But I still think you're cool!

Answer: What is an adverb?

400

Clue: This sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.

Example Sentence:
Why do we give heart-shaped candies when they taste like chalk and regret?

Answer: What is an interrogative sentence?

400

Clue: This punctuation shows excitement or strong emotion.

Example Sentence:
Your mama is so fabulous, even pizza says, “I’m not worthy!”

Answer: What is an exclamation mark?

400

Clue: This part shows the aftermath of the climax, where the tension starts to ease.

Example Sentence:
The donut and cupcake spent the rest of the day in a sugar rush, rolling around in frosting and laughing at their clumsy dance moves.

Answer: What is the falling action?

500

Clue: This is a phrase that is a common saying.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I’ve got butterflies in my stomach,
And a pizza too!

Answer: What is an idiom?

500

Clue: This part of speech shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence.

Example Poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I’ll hide UNDER the table,
Just to avoid all of you!

Answer: What is a preposition?

500

Clue: This punctuation marks a question.

Example Sentence:
Your mama is so confusing, even Google is like, “What is she talking about?”

Answer: What is a question mark?

500

Clue: The conclusion of the story, where everything is wrapped up.

Example Sentence:
And they lived happily ever after, eating candy hearts and watching rom-coms, because who needs flowers when you’ve got donuts?

Answer: What is the resolution?