Jeopardy Part of Speech Word Meaning Figurative Language Sentences Synonym Antonym Homophone Part of Speech Word Meaning Figurative Language Sentences 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 H1 “Europeans of the Middle Ages ate foods that were often very bland and tasteless.” The word tasteless means___

$100 Answer from H1 Without taste, flavorless

$200 Question from H1 “Not one has reappeared all morning.” The prefix re in reappeared means_____.

$200 Answer from H1 Again

$300 Question from H1 “The next morning she handed Esmeralda a gorgeous jacket. What does the underlined word mean?

$300 Answer from H1 Splendid - Beautiful

$400 Question from H1 “Without these crops, city dwellers would be in dire trouble.” What is the meaning of the italicized word?

$400 Answer from H1 serious

$500 Question from H1 The plant said, “I am alive and ready to shoot.” What is the meaning of shoot as used in the statement above?

$500 Answer from H1 sprout

$100 Question from H2 Can’t you smell a scent like a pink cloud of the loveliest of perfumes? The underlined words are an example of _______.

$100 Answer from H2 Simile – comparison using like or as

$200 Question from H2 “My voice is louder than thunder”. This is an example of a _____.

$200 Answer from H2 Metaphor – comparison saying something is something else

$300 Question from H2 “You think I am dead,” The apple tree said, This language is an example of ____.

$300 Answer from H2 Personification – the apple tree was talking

$400 Question from H2 Mark knew his sister couldn’t keep a secret. When he asked her why she told the secret she replied, I guess I just spilled the beans.” The underlined phrase is an______.

$400 Answer from H2 Idiom

$500 Question from H2 Tommy couldn’t wait until mom got home. He hadn’t eaten all day. When she entered he thought I’m so hungry I could eat a cow. The italicized phrase is an example of _____.

$500 Answer from H2 Hyperbole

$100 Question from H3 We planted a pair of pear trees. What is the relationship between pair/pear in the sentence above?

$100 Answer from H3 homophones

$200 Question from H3 I may call it a sofa and you may call it a couch. What is the relationship between sofa and couch?

$200 Answer from H3 Synonyms

$300 Question from H3 The hare is fast while the tortoise is slow. What is the relationship between fast and slow?

$300 Answer from H3 Antonyms

$400 Question from H3 What are the other two spellings and meanings for “to”?

$400 Answer from H3 Two – number Too - also

$500 Question from H3 “I went to there house for lunch.” Which word in the sentence above is used incorrectly?

$500 Answer from H3 Their - homophone

$100 Question from H4 After the game, we waited for my brother and his friend. What part of speech is the underlined word?

$100 Answer from H4 preposition

$200 Question from H4 “Across America, each wagon train was pulled by oxen, and everyone walked westward.” What is the plural noun in the sentence?

$200 Answer from H4 oxen

$300 Question from H4 Which word in the sentence below is a modifier? “My mother planted that lovely tree last spring.”

$300 Answer from H4 Lovely – describes the noun tree

$400 Question from H4 Which underlined word in the sentence below is the adverb? “That freshly baked pie is for the family reunion.

$400 Answer from H4 freshly

$500 Question from H4 “On Monday, it will have been two weeks since your birthday.” What is the verb phrase in the sentence above?

$500 Answer from H4 will have been

$100 Question from H5 “Since Keewon had already bought everyone’s ticket.” Is the above a sentence or a fragment?

$100 Answer from H5 fragment

$200 Question from H5 “After April 30, 2006, we will visit Moultrie Georgia.” What is wrong with the statement above?

$200 Answer from H5 There should be a comma between Moultrie and Georgia.

$300 Question from H5 “Please proceed to the playground.” What is the type and purpose of the sentence above?

$300 Answer from H5 Imperative - Make a request

$400 Question from H5 “Because Carol missed the bus she had to walk to school.” What is the structure of this sentence?

$400 Answer from H5 Complex – Dependent and Independent Clause

$500 Question from H5 What kind of sentence is listed below? “After opening the trunk, we peeked inside, and we found a large pirate’s coat.”

$500 Answer from H5 Compound-Complex – Dependent Clause on a Compound Sentence

Final Jeopardy “Those three friends love a mystery. They like to search for clues. They like putting the clues together.” Combine the sentences above into one meaningful sentence.

Final Jeopardy Answer “Those three friends love a mystery because they like searching for clues and putting them together.”