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Game # 1

FAST FINGER ROUND

Put the following parts of a friendly letter in the order they appear on a page.

a. salutation b. signaturec. dated. body

Put the following parts of a friendly letter in the order they appear on a page.

d. Datea. salutation d. bodyb. signature

#1 What grammatical term is used to name a person, place or thing ?

a. pronounb. adverbc. nound. verb

#1 What grammatical term is used to name a person, place or thing?c. noun

#2Finish this nursery rhyme:“Humpty, Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty, Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the kings men …”

a. “couldn’t put Humpty together again”b. “rode out of town and bought a new

pen”c. “cried because Humpty fell again”d. “got attacked by a gel pen”

#2Finish this nursery rhyme:

“Humpty, Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty, Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the kings men …”

a. “couldn’t put Humpty together again”

#3Which genre of books could have plots involving aliens and time travel?

a. Non-fictionb. Historical Fictionc. Fantasyd. Science Fiction

#3 Which genre of books could have plots involving aliens and time travel?

d. Science Fiction

#4What is the term used to describe the person or character who tells the story?

a. narratorb. main characterc. playwrightd. principal

#4What is the term used to describe the person or character who tells the story?

a. narrator

#5 Which of the following stories is a tall tale?

a. Dr. Mr. Henshawb. Tornadoesc. John Henryd. The Wreck of the Zephyr

#5 Which of the following stories was a folk tale?

c. John Henry

#6 Which of the following stories is considered a fantasy?

a. Over the Top of the Worldb. The Phantom Tollboothc. Exploring the Titanicd. Back to the Moon

#6 Which of the following stories is considered a fantasy?

b. The Phantom Tollbooth

#7What term is given to describe the villain in a story?

a. protagonist b. bad guyc. antagonistd. minor character

#7What term is given to describe the villain in a story?

c. antagonist

#8 Identify the verb in the following sentence.

a. workingb. arec. Mr. and Mrs. Smithd. parents

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are both working parents.

#8 Identify the verb in the following

sentence.

b. are

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are both working parents.

#9What is the literature term used to describe the end of a story when the problems are solved?

a. climaxb. expositionc. plotd. resolution

#9What is the literature term used to describe the end of a story when the problems are solved?

d. resolution

#10What is the term given to Japanese poetry about nature?

a. balladb. limerickc. haikud. Cinquain

#10What is the term given to Japanese poetry about nature?

c. haiku

#11Who wrote the books Blubber and Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?

a. Judy Blumeb. Bill Martin Jr.c. Lois Lowry d. Katherine Patterson

#11Who wrote the books Blubber and Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?

a. Judy Blume

#12What is unusual about the Tuck family in Tuck Everlasting?

a. They can fly to outer spaceb. They live foreverc. They have magical powersd. They are witches

#12What is unusual about the Tuck family in Tuck Everlasting?

b. They live forever

#13Leslie and Jess make a secret kingdom in the woods, which they reach by swinging on a rope over a creek. What book is this?

a. Friends Foreverb. Bridge to Terebithiac. Prince Terraind. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

#13Leslie and Jess make a secret kingdom in the woods, which they reach by swinging on a rope over a creek. What book is this?

b. Bridge to Terebithia

#14Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a. She was as tall as a light postb. He is as sly as a foxc. The street is my heartd. My heart broke

#14Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

c. The street is my heart

#15In what book do Annie and Sini hide from the Nazis for 2 years, with the Oostervald family in Holland?a. The Upstairs Roomb. The Diary of Anne Frankc. The Devil’s Arithmeticd. Number the Stars

#15In what book do Annie and Sini hide from the Nazis for 2 years, with the Oostervald family in Holland?a. The Upstairs Room

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