The Brain
Sentences
Idioms
Vowel Sounds
The Neverending Story
100

True or False.  It is good to have a brain with deep wrinkles.

True.  Deep wrinkles are called 'gyri' and this is how your brain gets bigger without getting larger.

100

How is a command different than a statement?

A command tells what to do.  A statement is a declaration.

100

You have ants in your pants.

You're wiggly.

100

What is the vowel sound in 'ant'?

short a

100

What is the name of the child reading The Neverending Story?

Bastian

200

In the survival state we might want to know what?

Am I safe?

200

Sentences that start with the words who, what, when, where, and why end with what punctuation?

Question mark.

200

I'm on top of the world.

I'm doing really well.

200

What is the vowel sound in 'beach'?

long e

200

Where does Atreyu's quest in The Neverending Story take place?

Fantastica

300

True or false.  We can solve problems and learn easily in the survival state.

False.  In the survival state it is difficult to make smart decisions.

300

Subject or Predicate

the loud television

300

I hit the nail on the head.  

I got it right.

300

Which of these words has a long i sound?

winner   idea   scissors

idea

300

What is the main problem in The Neverending Story?

The Childlike Empress is ill.  The Nothing is taking over.  She needs a new name.

400

The limbic system of the brain controls what?

Our emotions.  When in an emotional state we need connection with others.

400

Subject or Predicate

walked through the doorway

400

I'm in a pickle.

I'm in trouble.

400

Name both vowel sounds in 'complex'.

short o and short e

400

Name/describe one of the three gates Atreyu goes through to speak with the Southern Oracle, Uyulala.

Great Riddle Gate, Magic-Mirror Gate & No-Key Gate

500

This state of the brain represents the optimal state for problem-solving and learning. 

Exectutive State

500

What is the difference between a complete subject and a simple subject.

A complete subject is the simple subject,the main word or words in a subject, along with any of the modifiers that describe the subject

500

Idioms have figurative and literal meanings.  Describe figurative language and how it can help your writing.

Figurative language creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas. Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way for particular effect, for example simile, metaphor, personification.  Figurative language refers to the color you use to amplify your writing.

500

Name both vowel sounds in 'remain'.

long e and long a

500

Where does Atreyu's horse Artax die?

The Swamps of Sadness.