2016-2017 Year in LA Review

In what state did Duke the dog assume a mayoral office?

What pronoun would fill the blank space? The girl dropped __________ pen on the floor.

What is the antecedent to the pronoun it? The yellow pencil fell, and it hit the floor.

This is the part of the plot that is the turning point, the high point of interest or suspense.

What state are the fur seals thriving on a volcanic island off its coast?

True or False? One method to fix a run-on sentence is to add a semicolon between the clauses.

What is the name of the girl that began the garden in Seedfolks?

True or False? AWUBIS words are used in complex sentences.

Why did SE Hinton write The Outsiders?

Name the conflict type: a man is troubled by an approaching tornado.

What are the words/phrases called that connect/relate one idea to the next?

What university helped a 5th grader with an anti-bullying campaign over a t-shirt?

What is the author's purpose of a nonfiction article in the newspaper?

What figurative language is being used? The ocean waves grabbed us as we were scuba diving.

In the text "User Friendly," what was the name of the computer that liked the boy Kevin?

In the film "Transformers," what is the main conflict that is represented?

The 2nd paragraph in an argumentative writing is used for the counter-argument. True or False?

This point of view where the narrator is outside of the story; zooms in on ONE character.

What is the complete predicate of the following? The flying monkey swung from the trees.

What is the definition of the word part monos?

Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy recited to Johnny to understand change in The Outsiders.

Which character in Seedfolks was a sixteen year-old mom who was assigned to work in the garden?

True or False? Alliteration is the repetition of the same ending sound.

Name the text structure: An author states a problem and lists one or more possible solutions.

This is when a writer shows their characters in action and let the readers decide the traits.

Which word means to look into?

What ancient civilization was Tutankhamun the pharaoh of from 1332 BC to 1323 BC?

Why did Curtis plant tomatoes in the garden in the novel Seedfolks?

What is the term used for sources a reader can trust?

What is a statement that explains how the evidence supports and connects to the claim?

When studying plot, what was the name of the Brady Bunch episode that we watched together?

What is the figurative language that is the use of words to describe/imitate sounds?

What part of the plot gives background info and introduces you to the setting and characters?

Which character crumpled under the street lamp and died as a hoodlum?

True or False? A hook grabs the reader's attention.

What is figurative language that compares two different things without using like or as?

What is the name of the Pixar short film featuring an older man playing chess against himself.

What is the simple subject in the following sentence? The overcrowded train left the station.

Which genre represents the impossible being possible and contains the 3 M's.

What is the name of the town that experienced the largest (in area) fire in US History?

Which of the following dialogue is punctuated properly?

In The Outsiders which character was Sodapop's best friend that worked at the DX Station.