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1
How many words are in the dictionary?
1 million
3 million
9 thousand
15 million
2
Who was the first person to get 20 million followers on Twitter?
Miley Cyrus
Lady Gaga
Ellen Degeneres
Bruno Mars
3
Which is not an example of informational text?
Essays
Guides
Flyers
Textbooks
4
An example of a transition that builds suspense is?
Afterwards
At once
First
Next
5
Mystery is a subgenre to ______________.
Realistic fiction
Fantasy
Science fiction
Historical fiction
6
The writer appeals to the reader's emotions is
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
Fathos
7
Which genre is a story that uses made-up characters and events that could happen in real life?
Realistic fiction
Poetry
Traditional literature
Historical fiction
8
What does the A in the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
Any
Am
And
Are
9
The topic of an essay is called what?
Road map
Subject
Statement
Position
10
Who won the 2014 Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Drama TV series?
Bryan Cranston
Brad Pitt
Will Smith
Peter Dinklage
11
What word almost rhymes with orange?
No words rhyme with orange
Cow
Potato
Door hinge
12
What's 9 + 10?
21
1
19
11
13
What is a synonym for optimistic?
Furious
Happy
Positive
Sad
14
You're in a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
First
Third
Who cares?
Second
15
What is a phrase?
A word used to identify topics
Verbals
A small group of words
Verbs
16
What is the repetition of the same sound in two or more words?
Rhyme
End rhyme
Internal rhyme
Partial rhyme
17
An example of a transition for showing connection is?
Afterward
Next
By the same token
First
18
When the tone is serious, a writer is using ____________ language.
Proper
Informal
Formal
Complete
19
The sentence "My shadow's the only one that walks beside me," is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
20
How many syllables is in the word posterized?
3
4
5
6
21
What movie is Sully from?
A Bug's Life
Finding Nemo
Monsters, Inc.
The AristoCats
22
What is pathos?
Emotion
Happy
Angry
Sad
23
What word rhymes with potion?
Notion
Rant
Can't
Brant
24
The reader or audience knows something a character doesn't know is
Irony
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
25
When the writer tells the reader what a character looks like, it is called?
Hyperbole
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
Exposition
26
How many elements to a memoir are there?
10
8
9
15
27
How far away in miles is the sun from the Earth?
4,500,600.8 miles
92,960,000 miles
18 miles
9,000 miles
28
What do we end our nonfiction writing pieces, such as an argument, with?
Claim
Sizzle statement
Reflection
The end
29
The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something is what type of author's purpose?
Inform
Entertain
Describe
Persuade
30
Which one is not an author's purpose?
Persuade
Entertain
Impress
Explain
31
Who did Lebron James lose to in high school when he was a junior?
Hamilton
Badin
Mt. Healthy
Roger Bacon
32
Which transition word/phrase shows relationship?
All of the sudden
Correspondingly
At the same time
Afterward
33
Which is not a genre of fiction?
Fantasy
Drama
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
34
What is not a type of fiction?
Literary nonfiction
Fable
Adventure
Drama
35
What is the fourth letter of the alphabet?
G
E
D
A
36
Which one is a type of rhyme?
Middle
Internal
Beginning
Start
37
Can cats taste things that are sweet?
No
Both
Depends on genes
Yes
38
A haiku has _____ lines.
8
3
5
6
39
What is a simile?
A comparison of 2 unlike things not using like or as
An exaggeration that is not true
Giving human qualities to non-human things
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
40
What does a sentence consist of?
All of the above
It can stand alone.
It expresses a complete thought.
It has a subject and verb.
41
How many wolves are in a pack?
7
6
4
5
42
Mrs. Bruner has _________ Harry Potter themed items in her classroom.
14
2
7
3
43
What does ROY G. BIV stand for?
Types of chairs
Colors of the rainbow
Keys on the chromebook
Whiteboard symbols
44
What is a stanza?
Another name for refrain
A situation in a poem when conflict happens
A group or set of lines i a poem
A part in the song when the lines start rhyming
45
The ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes is...
Repetition
Generalization
Assertion
Connotation
46
Which one is not author's purpose?
Persuade
Entertain
Voice
Inform
47
There are ___________ bookcases in this room.
2
4
1
6
48
What does logos mean?
Logical
Emotion
Credibility
49
What is literature that is not poetry?
Simile
Prose
Poetry
Rhyme
50
The sentence, "Life is a highway," is an example of (a):
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
51
Someone insults you, and you say, "Wow, thanks." This is an example of what?
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
FANBOYS
52
Fiction does not have which genre?
Fantasy
Folklore
Mystery
Booklets
53
Which is not a definition for abide?
To continue a relationship
Unable to tolerate
To deny
To endure
54
Which author's purpose is when the author wants to give you information?
Describe
Inform
Persuade
Entertain
55
What is irony?
A happy, cheerful event
When an event happens that wasn't expected
Sarcasm or a verbal statement
Materials that have propertie of iron in it
56
What does POP stand for?
People on Pluto
Party on paper
Personality on paper
57
What type of poems uses letters/words to form a shape?
Aloud poem
The Bop
Concrete poem
ABC poem
58
The most popular sport in the world is?
Football
Basketball
Soccer
Tennis
59
Which superhero has a hammer?
Ironman
Thor
Hulk
Captain America
60
Which one is a genre of fiction?
Artistic
Cartoon
Fantasy
Funny
61
What genre is set in a post-apocalypse society where there is a loss of human rights?
Adventure
Dystopian
Mystery
Realistic fiction
62
What is onomatopoeia?
Can be any part in the word
A word that imitates its sound
Repeated consonant sound in a series of words
The repetition of the same sound among words
63
A girl wanders into an abandoned building. She sees 50 people; she's alone. What does she see?
Ghosts
All of the above
Mirrors
Wax figures
64
When is the last day of school?
May 24
June 24
June 25
May 25
65
Where is the table of contents in a book?
8th page
Beginning
End
Middle
66
What is an octave?
A stanza or poem that contains 2 lines
a stanza or poem that contains 5 lines
A stanza or poem that contains 8 lines
A stanza or poem that contains 10 lines
67
What type of irony is when a person says the opposite of what they mean?
Irony
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
68
What is a thesaurus used for?
Synonyms/antonyms
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Pictures
69
What are the 2 types of characterization?
Indirect & Direct
Nature & Plants
Situational & Characters
Simile & Metaphor
70
A story of someone's life written by another person is what?
Speech
Persuasive writing
Autobiography
Biography
71
What type of irony is what we say is the opposite of what we mean?
Irony
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
72
Which example below is a simile?
Her voice is music to my ears.
Boiling mad
Cute as a button
The assignment was a breeze.
73
What genre involves the search for answers surrounding an unexpected event?
Dystopian
Biography
Mystery
Adventure
74
What is the most exciting time in the story?
Conclusion
Rising action
Falling action
Climax
75
A sentence that consists of a subject and a verb is?
Simple sentence
Stanza
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
76
What are the 3 types of persuasive techniques?
Primary, secondary, tertiary
Consonance, assonance, alliteration
Inform, describe, explain
Ethos, logos, pathos
77
What is the cat's name from Shrek 2?
Lenny
Puss in Boots
Boats in wuss
Donkey
78
Sarcasm is an example of what type of irony?
Vocal
Situational
Dramatic
Verbal
79
"I was so mad I ran my car into a mailbox." This sentence is an example of what?
Simile
Metaphor
None of the above
Hyperbole
80
What is 1 type of author's purpose?
Improve
Express
Explain
Remember
81
A stronger personal judgement for one side or another is?
Diction
Tone
Bias
Voice
82
What is "pop" an example of?
Hyperbole
Carbonated drink
Personification
Onomatopoeia
83
"A cunning, cuddly, curious cat" is an example of?
Hyperbole
Assonance
Alliteration
Consonance
84
Words that were recently coined, are informal, and go out of style are called what?
Jargon
Formal
Slang
Informal
85
What is a simile?
To cause one to smile
When people start smiling for no reason
Using like or as to compare 2 things
Comparing 2 things not using like or as
86
What is "personality on paper?"
Tone
Voice
POP
Variety
87
What is an example of a transition that shifts time?
Consequently
At first
By the same token
In opposition
88
What word does not rhyme with weird?
Seared
Potato
Cleared
Beard
89
What superhero plays in the
Dark Knight
?
Batman
Ironman
Superman
Spiderman
90
What is a single line of a poem called?
Verse
Octave
Couplet
Quatrain
91
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so...stand for what?
Conjunctions
THAMO
Simile
FANBOYS
92
"My church set up a fundraising carnival for cancer research." What type of sentence is this?
Complex
Simple
Compound
Compound complex
93
What part of speech is the word bashful?
Adverb
Noun
Adjective
Verb
94
How many types of nonfiction are there?
50,000
1
2
4
95
What is characterization?
A lie about a character
A character in a book
The way a writer develops a character in a book
A character
96
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 4 lines?
Couplet
Quatrain
Octave
Verse
97
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Boom!
Shirt
Deez
Got 'em!
98
Which type of fiction is set in the future?
Historical fiction
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Fantasy
99
What is the author's individual writing style?
Voice
Diction
Bias
Tone
100
What color is at the top of a stop light?
Red
Yellow
Green
Blue
101
Which movie is this prince from?
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Beauty and the Beast
102
What year did Netflix come out?
1990
1997
2000
1982
103
What is Mrs. Bruner's favorite color?
Blue
Red
Brown
Purple
104
The author wants to give you information is what type of author's purpose?
Describe
Explain
Persuade
Inform
105
Who is the strongest Avenger?
Thor
Iron Man
Black Widow
Hulk
106
The __________ jumped over the ____________.
cow, moon
day, sun
cat, tree
horse, box
107
What is an example of alliteration?
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed & restless.
All mammals named Heather must be clammy.
Tick, tock, click, clack, drip, drop, sizzle
I stood still and stopped the sound effect.
108
What is logos?
Logical
Happy
Emotion
Credibility
109
Which one is a type of persuasive technique?
Emotion
Loaded words
All of the above
Reason
110
Which of these animals is not extinct?
Black rhino
Jaran tiger
Quagga
Tripod fish
111
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
112
What color is Elmo?
Green
Red
Pink
None of the above
113
What is the name of the child who makes very inspirational videos?
Ronny Little
Donald Duck
Ricky Raffle
Kid President
114
The occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of adjacent words is?
Alliteration
Assonance
Hyperbole
Consonance
115
What is one of our learning strands?
Reading: Literature
Writing: Poetry
Reading: Informational Answers
Language: Arts
116
A genre of fiction set in the past involving real people, places, or events from history is
Historical fiction
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Fantasy
117
When the writer appeals to the reader's emotions, it's...
Jargon
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
118
What is the way a writer develops characters in a story?
Figurative Language
Alliteration
Prose
Characterization
119
What is it called when a story is true?
Metaphor
Fiction
Simile
Nonfiction
120
Which one is a FANBOY?
Yes
Not
Before
For
121
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison of 2 things without using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison 2 things using like or as
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
122
What word lets your language reflect the positive or negative of what you are saying?
Variety
Originality
Tone
Voice
123
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 2 lines that have end rhymes?
Couplet
Verse
Octave
Quatrain
124
What type of poem has 3 lines containing 5 syllables, 7 syllables and then 5 syllables?
Epic poem
Haynaku
Acrostic poem
Haiku
125
A statement that supports your claim is?
Claim
Argument
Position
Thesis
126
Which of these is an element of a memoir?
Adding in as much irony as possible to affect the storyline
Ending the story abruptly so the reader doesn't get bored.
Using no dialogue to make sure the reader understands t
Using sensory details to describe characters/settings
127
What does denotation mean?
Emotion
Meaning
Dictionary definition
Different
128
What does connotation mean?
The dictionary definition
The meaning of an unknown word
The feeling of the word
The number of syllables in a word
129
In the movie,
The Little Mermaid 2
, what is Ariel's daughter's name?
Pearl
Melody
Jewel
Alana
130
Imagine you are alone sinking in a rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Stop imagining.
Accept your fate.
Stand still, and don't move.
Feed them the guy next to you and swim away.
