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Test your knowledge of context clues, elements of fiction/nonfiction, and vocabulary with this Jeopardy-style game. Explore different literary concepts, point of view, and improve your understanding of word meanings.
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Jeopardy Context Clues Elements of Fiction/Nonfiction Point of View Author’s Desk Potluck Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Context Clues The doll’s small feet wore miniscule shoes. What does miniscule mean?
$200 Question from Context Clues After her car accident, we visited my aunt in the hospital. She is a bit verbose, fond of using twenty words where two would do. Still, her veracity is admirable. She admitted that when it came down to a question of responsibility she was culpable because she did not notice the stop sign. What does verbose mean in this selection? A. angry B. wordy C. distant D. cheerful
$200 Answer from Context Clues B. wordy
$300 Question from Context Clues • After her car accident, we visited my aunt in the hospital. • She is a bit verbose, fond of using twenty words where • two would do. Still, her veracity is admirable. She • admitted that when it came down to a question of • responsibility she was culpable because she did not • notice the stop sign. • Which clue in the selection helped you determine the meaning of the word verbose? • fond of using twenty words B. in the hospital • C. after her car accident D. her veracity is admirable
$300 Answer from Context Clues A. fond of using twenty words
$100 Question from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction • Which of the following distinguishes fiction from nonfiction? • A narrator describes events in the selection. • Most characters and events are imagined. • Conversations take place among characters. • Events make up the action in the selection.
$100 Answer from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction B. Most characters and events are imagined
$200 Question from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction • Which of the following is an example of nonfiction writing? • novel • short story • folktale • essay
$200 Answer from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction d. essay
$300 Question from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction • Which of the following would you expect to find in • a nonfiction selection? • a description of a real event • a description based on a dream • an imaginary character • character dialogue
$300 Answer from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction A. a description of a real event
$400 Question from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction At 21 stories high, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse in North Carolina is the tallest one in the United States and is one of our nation’s most prominent landmarks. The lighthouse was built in 1870 on a barrier island, 457 m from the shoreline, to warn sailors of dangerous waters. This is an example of fiction or nonfiction and why?
$400 Answer from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction non-fiction, because it gives facts and real places.
$500 Question from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction Sally awoke one morning to find that it had snowed the night before. Looking out her bedroom window, she saw a snowman walking down the street. She quickly leapt out of bed and ran downstairs to see what was happening. Is this an example of fiction or nonfiction and why?
$500 Answer from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction Nonfiction Snowmen cannot walk
$600 Question from Elements of Fiction and nonfiction • What is a biography? • True story written by a person about him/her self • True story written by a person about another person. • Essay • Political magazine
Answer B! True story written by a person about another person
$100 Question from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction • What are facts? • Personal preferences or ideas developed by individuals. • Information that can be proven to be true. • Theories • D. Personal beliefs, feelings or attitudes.
Answer B! Info that is true
$200 Question from Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction • What is an opinion? • Personal preferences or ideas developed by individuals. • Information that can be proven to be true. • Theories • D. Personal beliefs, feelings or attitudes.
Answer A C and D!
$300 question • What does topic mean? • What the text is about • The most important point the author is trying to make
$400 question • What does main idea mean? • What the text is about • The most important point the author is trying to make
$100 QUESTION • WHAT DOES “UNIFORM” MEAN? • TO GIVE OR ADD TO SOMETHING • A MENTAL VIEW OR OUTLOOK • VERY DIFFERENT OR A DIFFERENT TYPE • HAVING THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS (SHAPE/SIZE/COLOR/ETC.)
$200 QUESTION • WHAT DOES “DISTINCT” MEAN? • TO GIVE OR ADD TO SOMETHING • A MENTAL VIEW OR OUTLOOK • VERY DIFFERENT OR A DIFFERENT TYPE • HAVING THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS (SHAPE/SIZE/COLOR/ETC.)
$300 QUESTION • WHAT DOES “CONTRIBUTE” MEAN? • TO GIVE OR ADD TO SOMETHING • A MENTAL VIEW OR OUTLOOK • VERY DIFFERENT OR A DIFFERENT TYPE • HAVING THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS (SHAPE/SIZE/COLOR/ETC.)
$400 QUESTION • WHAT DOES “PERSPECTIVE” MEAN? • TO GIVE OR ADD TO SOMETHING • A MENTAL VIEW OR OUTLOOK • VERY DIFFERENT OR A DIFFERENT TYPE • HAVING THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS (SHAPE/SIZE/COLOR/ETC.)
$100 Question from Point of View • In the first-person point of view, the person telling the • story is a______________. • character in the story • person outside the action of the story
$100 Answer from Point of View A. character in the story
$200 Question from Point of View • In the third person point of view, the person telling the story is a _____________________. • character in the story • person outside the action of the story.
$200 Answer from Point of View B. person outside the action of the story
$300 Question from Point of View • When a story is told from the third person • point of view, readers know_______. • only what the narrator experiences • what many of the characters do and say
$300 Answer from Point of View B. what many of the characters do and say
$400 Question from Point of View • What point of view would be used in an • autobiographical narrative? • first person • third person
$400 Answer from Point of View first person
$100 Question from Author’s Desk featured author of this unit
$100 Answer from Author’s Desk GARY SOTO
$200 Question from Author’s Desk The story Gary Soto wrote is called?
$200 Answer from Author’s Desk “The Jacket”
$300 Question from Author’s Desk Who was the narrator in “The Jacket?”
$300 Answer from Author’s Desk Gary Soto, as a child
