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3. JEOPARDY BOARD $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Inference Foreshadow
FINAL JEOPARDY
Inference
Foreshadow
Characterization
Prediction
Theme
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500

4. Topic 1 - $100 Question
What is an inference?
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5. What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Topic 1 - $100 Answer
What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
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6. True or false: An inference is a guess.
Topic 1 - $200 Question
True or false: An inference is a guess.
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Topic 1 - $200 Answer
What is false.
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8. Topic 1 - $300 Question Maggie was getting ready to walk to
school. She put on her coat and grabbed
her backpack. As she was leaving, her
mother said, “I love you. Be careful.”
You can infer that...
a. Maggie is in kindergarten or first grade.
b. Maggie lives close to school.
c. Maggie is never late for school.
d. Maggie is excited about going to school.
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9. What is B) Maggie lives close to school.
Topic 1 - $300 Answer
What is B) Maggie lives close to school.
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10. Topic 1 - $400 Question
What could be context clues that one reads in a passage to make the inference that the season is currently fall?
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11. What is answers may vary.
Topic 1 - $400 Answer
What is answers may vary.
Ex: Leaves falling from trees, Halloween, etc.
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12. Create an inference for the following situation:
Topic 1 - $500 Question
Create an inference for the following situation:
The players took the field. They were down by three points. Three seconds, two...touchdown! The crowd cheered with thunderous applause.
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13. What is the football team won the game.
Topic 1 - $500 Answer
What is the football team won the game.
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14. Topic 2 - $100 Question
What term goes with the following definition: A warning or indication of a future event.
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Topic 2 - $100 Answer
What is foreshadowing.
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16. What do you think will happen next?
Topic 2 - $200 Question
Ari and his dad were driving home from soccer practice when the snow began. Mr. Gold switched on the windshield wipers and frowned. "I wish I'd had a chance to get new tires," he said. "Ours are really worn out."
What do you think will happen next?
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Topic 2 - $200 Answer
What is: car accident, flat tire (multiple acceptable answers are possible)
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18. What context clues foreshadow that there is going to be an accident?
Topic 2 - $300 Question
By now, the snow was falling so hard that the windshield wipers couldn't keep up. Trying to climb Bear Hill, the car fishtailed left, then right. "I don't know if we can make it up," muttered Mr. Gold, shifting into low gear. Suddenly, at the top of the hill, an 18­wheeler truck jackknifed into their lane. Mr. Gold slammed on his brakes, but nothing happened.
What context clues foreshadow that there is going to be an accident?
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19. Topic 2 - $300 Answer What is “The car fishtailed left.”
“Mr. Gold slammed on his breaks, but nothing happened.”
Note: Other answers possible.
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20. Topic 2 - $400 Question
Create an example of a movie or TV show in which the music foreshadows something scary or bad is going to happen.
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Topic 2 - $400 Answer
Answers will vary.
Example: What is the movie “Jaws?”
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22. Topic 2 - $500 Question
Do the rocks in “The Lottery” foreshadow what happens in “The Lottery?” Why?
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Topic 2 - $500 Answer
What is Yes, the rocks do foreshadow “The Lottery” because in the very end of the book, the rocks are the weapon used in Tessie's death.
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24. What is characterization?
Topic 3 - $100 Question
What is characterization?
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Topic 3 - $100 Answer
What is highlights and explains the details about a character in a story?
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26. Topic 3 - $200 Question
All Sally does when people are around is say weird things that nobody understands.
Is this an example of indirect or direct characterization?
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27. What is indirect characterization?
Topic 3 - $200 Answer
What is indirect characterization?
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28. Topic 3 - $300 Question
What is an example of direct characterization from “The Hare and the Tortoise?”
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29. What is “All the animals agreed that yes, the Hare was very fast.”
Topic 3 - $300 Answer
What is “All the animals agreed that yes, the Hare was very fast.”
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30. Topic 3 - $400 Question
What is an example of indirect characterization from “The Hare and the Tortoise?”
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31. What is “just look how fast I can run?”
Topic 3 - $400 Answer
What is “just look how fast I can run?”
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32. What is an example of direct characterization from “The Lottery?”
Topic 3 - $500 Question
What is an example of direct characterization from “The Lottery?”
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33. What is “He was a round-faced, jovial man.” (describing Mr. Summers)
Topic 3 - $500 Answer
What is “He was a round-faced, jovial man.” (describing Mr. Summers)
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34. What is the definition of prediction?
Topic 4 - $100 Question
What is the definition of prediction?
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35. What is a guess about the consequences of an action?
Topic 4 - $100 Answer
What is a guess about the consequences of an action?
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36. Topic 4 - $200 Question
Which of the following is a good prediction for someone who eats lunch at 12:50.
They will not be hungry.
They will be hungrier than they would at 11:50.
They will be tired.
They will literally be starving to death.
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37. What is B) they will be hungrier than they would at 11:50.
Topic 4 - $200 Answer
What is B) they will be hungrier than they would at 11:50.
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38. How do predictions help you in reading?
Topic 4 - $300 Question
How do predictions help you in reading?
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Topic 4 - $300 Answer
Predictions help us connect our lives to the stories we read.
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40. What is the difference between an inference and a prediction?
Topic 4 - $400 Question
What is the difference between an inference and a prediction?
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Topic 4 - $400 Answer
What is: An Inference is an educated guess based on reasoning and evidence while a prediction is a guess based on an action.
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42. Which of the following is most likely to happen next in “The Lottery?”
Topic 4 - $500 Question
Which of the following is most likely to happen next in “The Lottery?”
a.) Tessie’s funeral
b.) Everyone celebrated the end of the lottery
c.) The lottery got canceled for the rest of time.
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43. What is A) Tessie’s funeral?
Topic 4 - $500 Answer
What is A) Tessie’s funeral?
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44. Topic 5 - $100 Question
What is theme?
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45. What is the overall message or moral in a story?
Topic 5 - $100 Answer
What is the overall message or moral in a story?
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46. Create a theme in a sentence based on the following word:
Topic 5 - $200 Question
Create a theme in a sentence based on the following word:
Perseverance
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Topic 5 - $200 Answer
What is: Never give up.
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48. What is a possible theme for “The Hare and the Tortoise?”
Topic 5 - $300 Question
What is a possible theme for “The Hare and the Tortoise?”
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49. Slow and steady wins the race. Be careful what you say.
Topic 5 - $300 Answer
What is:
Slow and steady wins the race.
Be careful what you say.
(Other answers possible)
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50. Topic 5 - $400 Question
Come up with a book, TV show, or movie in which the theme “Be careful what you wish for” would fit.
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51. What is “The Monkey’s Paw?” Other answers are possible.
Topic 5 - $400 Answer
What is “The Monkey’s Paw?”
Other answers are possible.
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52. What is a possible theme for “The Lottery?”
Topic 5 - $500 Question
What is a possible theme for “The Lottery?”
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Topic 5 - $500 Answer
What is
Traditions never die.
The needs of the community are greater than the needs of the individual.
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54. FINAL
Topic: Type topic here
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55. Final Jeopardy Question
Where was Ms. Engle born?
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56. What is Chicago, Illinois?
Final Jeopardy Answer
What is Chicago, Illinois?
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