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