Intellectual Duel

35. If I am handwriting the title of a novel (a long book), I would use ___?

37. Mrs. Hopper give solid ___ to her students.

25. Readers often have to make a(n) ___ when the central idea of a piece is ___ by details in the passage.

41. When you are ___ with the book, you will trade it in for a new one at the library.

31. You do NOT have to cite a source when you are summarizing a piece of evidence from the passages in a formal essay.

36. If you were to miss one or two questions on a test, do not let it ___ you!

14. What goes into the thesis statement of an expository essay?

40. If you are in ___ much of a hurry, you might make mistakes.

30. Your thesis statement must address the ___.

49. Which one of the following is NOT a part of a well-written concluding paragraph:

22. The zoo keeper saw the three ___ father near the monkey cages.

46. When the paramedic got to the accident victim, he was ___ and not responding.

9. If you saw the word "explain" in the prompt of your formal essay, what type of essay would you be writing?

6. I know the character of my team, and I know that ___ going down without a fight.

34. "OK, class, now it's time for the ___ round," said the teacher as the class started the game.

45. What sentence rehashes the body's topic sentences?

23. It is advantageous to give a ___ to your ELA teacher every now and then.

29. What goes into the thesis statement of an argumentative essay?

42. You are __ fortunate to have Mrs. Ballester as your science teacher.

44. You need to ___ easy to pace yourself if you are running in a marathon.

1. I have ___ money in my wallet today than yesterday.

15. "That girl has more problems than a math book." This is an example of all the literary devices below EXCEPT:

13. ___ all of the players on the tennis team, Pablo and Johnny were the best.

47. How many pieces of evidence from the passages should you to be able to weave into the body paragraphs of your essay?

5. If I write a letter to my boss seeking a pay increase, the ___ of my letter might be optimistic and serious.

50. "___, dude," whispered the surfer to the policeman.

21. Students who do not prepare for tests often get ___ before they take them.

39. Which rhetorical appeal should I use when I want to appeal to a reader's sense of intelligence.

2. I bought a new car, but ___ headlight was broken.

12. He did not want to ___ the fact that he was going to have to go to summer school.

4. How many paragraphs does Mr. Conrad want you to write in your formal essay?

20. The ___ is what the passage or work is mostly about.

11. When the copy machine fails, it is often due to its components being ___.

38. Which is more important when writing a formal essay?

48. "No worries, Jim, that was in the ___," Bob said.

43. If you are ___ honest man, you will not lie on your taxes.

33. The freedom to make a choice is he basic ___ of our democracy.

16. You gave me ___ word that you did not eat the last donut!

8. The class scored ___ on their test and earned the field trip.

32. This test is a piece of cake, everyone in Mr. Conrad's class thought.

27. The students complained that there were too ___ pieces of information on the text.

19. The words "To commence" would best start off what paragraph in a formal essay?

7. "If you want to lose weight, then you need to cut back on ___," warned Mrs. Hart to Mr. Conrad.

17. "I have ___ more friends than you think!" shouted the old man.

24. What punctuation do you use when you are directly quoting a source or passage in your formal essay?

28. The manager's tone will ___ that the project will fail, which will lead the team to ___ they need to work harder.

3. The company my dad works for makes more money ___ most of the companies in town.

18. Good teachers read ___ to their students to model proper annunciation and pronunciation.

10. I want to write educating the public on the education a child can get at PKS. The __ will be to inform the public.

26. Did you have a ___ time at the party?