Literacy Quiz Bowl

Which word is an example of a conjunction?

Using a word, phrase, sound, or line more than once in a poem...

Who is the author of the Hunger Games series?

Decade is to ten, as century is to...?

Who wrote "Running Out of Time"?

Which president is NOT on Mt. Rushmore?

Which word means "to cause something to change from good to bad"?

Which word does not belong with the others?

Which is NOT a verb?

Which word is NOT a noun?

Type of genre? - story with made-up characters, settings, and problems but sound as if true

The attitude the author wants to convey is called what?

A short story in which a lesson (or moral) is learned is called....

Type of genre? - suspenseful story meant to scare or keep the reader guessing.

In "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", what does the scarecrow want from the wizard?

What is it called when an author gives human characteristics to non-humans?

Type of genre? - a record of events written by a person having personal knowledge of them.

What do you called words with opposite meaning? (such as "up" and "down")

Which is NOT a synonym of "timid"?

What is the title of the second book in the "Divergent" series?

"My backpack weighs a TON" is an example of what???

What is the beat you hear in a poem called?

Who is the author of "Hatchet"?

What does the word "stamina" mean?

In the word "interstate", what does the prefix "inter" mean?

In the "Harry Potter" series, what is the last name of Harry's aunt and uncle?

Plural form of deer?

Stanley Yalnats is the main character in what book by Louis Sachar?

In "Divergent", how many factions are there?

What does "malleable" mean?

"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of what???

Which point of view? "If she was happy, I was happy. If she was sad, I was sad."

What is the term in figurative language in which two things are compared using "like" or "as"?

When an author gives a hint about something that will happen later in the story?

Which part of the plot is the most exciting part and a turning point in the story?

What part of speech names a person, place, thing, quality, or idea?

What does melancholy mean?

How do you spell the contraction of the words "will not"?

Which word is NOT a pronoun?

Type of genre? - story of a person's life written by another person

What do you call a book or story about a person's life, written by that person?

Who owned the chocolate factory in the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?

Genre? - text that provides factual information about a variety of topics

Who is the author of "Maniac Magee"?

Words that sounds like their meaning?

Type of genre? - a fictional story that takes place in the past 

Which word means "to value or admire highly"? 

Who is the author of "The Hobbit"?

Type of genre? - story including elements that are impossible (magic, mythical creatures, etc.)

In the word "chronological", what does the root, "chrono" mean?

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

Type of genre? - stories that use elements that are not part of our world (aliens, time travel)

A word formed by joining two words is called...

The phrase "big, beautiful boat" is an example of...?

Text feature at the bottom of our textbook pages that has a small #, word, & definition?

In the word "hydrofoil", what does the root "hydro" mean?

Plural form of "mouse"?

A word that takes the place of a noun is called...

How do you spell the plural form of "chimney"?

Which is NOT an adjective?

Genre? - Verse written to create a response of thought & feeling from the reader.