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5. 100 200 300 400 500 Parts of Speech Rhyme Time Grammar Slammer “M”ockingbird Words “A” literary term “Eat Your Eggs” Wherefore art thou three- syllable words?

6. Person, place, or thing / Circus Entertainer A 100

7. Noun Clown A 100

8. A specific or capitalized noun / Reddish brown metallic element A 200

9. Proper Copper A 200

10. Used to connect two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction / Another word for a play A 300

11. Comma Drama A 300

12. A type of conjunction placed at the beginning which makes a complete sentence dependent / a type of conjunction used to connect grammatical equivalents or independent clauses A 400

13. Subordinate Coordinate A 400

14. Definite / Verb Phrase beginning with “to” A 500

15. Definitive Infinitive A 500

16. Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? Julie who is my best friend is rather quiet. B 100

17. Contains a non-essential clause (set off by commas). Julie, who is my best friend, is rather quiet. B 100

18. Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? Two, small kittens purred peacefully. B 200

19. Doesn’t include coordinate adjectives. Can’t be reversed, and the word “and” can’t be placed between them. B 200

20. Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? I am hungry, therefore, I am going to eat. B 300

21. A semicolon should come before a conjunctive adverb which joins two complete sentences. B 300

22. Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? Although I love to eat sushi. B 400

23. This sentence is a fragment. If a sentence begins with a subordinate conjunction, like ‘although,’ the first part of the phrase becomes dependent. B 400

24. Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? The buffet offers several types of fruit including: bananas, pears, and grapefruit. B 500

25. When using a colon, the part preceding it must be a complete sentence. B 500

26. Accuses Tom Robinson of rape. C 100

27. Mayella C 100

28. Setting of To Kill a Mockingbird C 200

29. Maycomb C 200

30. This person’s house burns down C 300

31. Miss Maudie C 300

32. DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

33. Symbolizes racism/prejudice in the town C 400

34. Mad dog C 400

35. Tells of the “squalid” conditions of the Mruna tribe in Africa C 500

36. Mrs. Merriweather C 500

37. The person or thing a protagonist struggles against D 100

38. Antagonist D 100

39. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art Ex: Shakespeare, mythology, Bible D 200

40. Allusion D 200

41. When a character in a play says something on stage (almost like a secret), and the other characters on stage pretend not to hear. D 300

42. Aside D 300

43. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck… D 400

44. Alliteration D 400

45. Repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words Ex: High kite flies D 500

46. Assonance D 500

47. “Eat your eggs, they gonna be cold.” E 100

48. Ruth E 100

49. “Lord, if this little old plant don’t get more sun than it’s getting it ain’t never going to see spring again.” E 200

50. Mama E 200

51. “As I say, that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities.” E 300

52. Mr. Lindner E 300

53. “I’ll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America…but we got to move.” E 400

54. Ruth E 400

55. “That money is made out of my father’s flesh!” E 500

56. Walter E 500

57. Capulet’s rival household F 100

58. Montague F 100

59. Romeo’s love before the inciting incident. F 200

60. Rosaline F 200

61. F 300 The Chorus states: “Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair ________, where we lay our scene”

62. Verona F 300

63. The time period during which Shakespeare thrived F 400

64. Renaissance F 400

65. Both sonnets and blank verse employ ___________ pentameter. F 500

66. Iambic F 500

67. The Final Jeopardy Category is: Shakespeare Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

68. What is the supposed date of Shakespeare’s birth and death? Click on screen to continue

69. April 23 Click on screen to continue

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