A verb that does not have a direct object.

When he tears off the wrapping paper, he had to plaster a fake smile on his face.

How would you correct an error in the sentence?

a. Change tears to torn
b. Change wrapping to rapping
c. Change tears to tore
d. Change tears to teared

The root of the word powerful.

a. pow
b. ful
c. power
d. ower

A struggle between two or more characters, around which the tension of the story centers; or a problem to be resolved in a story.

a. Point of View
b. Mood
c. Conflict
d. Plot

The most likely meaning of the following sentence.

She played like nobody's business.

a. She played for the love of the game.
b. She did things her own way.
c. She followed the coach's rules.
d. She played exceptionally well.

A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.

Though his coach and the other team members tries to calm his fears, Tommy is too anxious to sleep or eat.

How should you correct the sentence above?

a. Change coach to coaches
b. Change members to member
c. Change tries to try
d. Change calm to calmed

The word below with an affix.

a. victory
b. attack
c. independent
d. however

The physical location or time period in which a story takes place.

a. Flashback
b. Resolution
c. Setting
d. Tone

The type of figurative language used in the following sentence.

She was a wall between her opponents and the net.

a. personification
b. idiom
c. simile
d. metaphor

A verbal that can only be used as an adjective.

When the streaks of light finally disappear, Colin raced inside to tell his parents about the fantastic light show.

How should you correct the sentence above?

a. Change raced to races
b. Change tell to tells
c. Change parents to parent's
d. Change disap

The word below with a suffix.

a. devastating
b. settle
c. militia
d. holiday

Point of view where the narrator is a character in the story.

a. First Person Point of View
b. Third Person Point of View
c. Narrator
d. Dialogue

The type of figurative language used in the following sentence.

She ran around the track as quick as a flash.

a. personification
b. idiom
c. simile
d. metaphor

Which of the sentences below contains a participle?

a. The plan accepted by the mayor involved a tax cut.
b. Paula expected the paper airplane to fly.
c. Helena stopped and took a break.
d. The weight of the sack made it difficult to carry.

Colin still didn't see what was so great about a telescope, but his dad seem eager enough for both of them.

How should you correct the sentence above?

a. Change his to his'
b. Change seem to seems
c. Change eager to eagerly
d. Change both to either

The meaning of the word submerged.

a. to cut into small pieces
b. to combine a solid with a liquid
c. to rinse off quickly with water
d. to place completely under water

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various and their various personalities.

a. Narrator
b. Character Traits
c. Characterization
d. Exposition

The type of figurative language used in the following sentence.

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

a. personification
b. hyperbole
c. metaphor
d. simile

Which of the sentences below contains an intransitive verb?

a. After we eat our sandwiches, we can go outside.
b. I'm reading an article about sharks.
c. A letter had been sent the previous week.
d. Shakira was disappointed that the singer cancelled.

He went through the plays every night before he gets ready for bed.

How should you correct the sentence above?

a. Change went to goes
b. Change night to nights
c. Change he to him
d. Change gets to get

The word below that contains a prefix without which the word would have the opposite meaning.

a. outnumbered
b. independent
c. restored
d. important

The pivotal moment of a story, also known as the turning point.

a. Rising Action
b. Climax
c. Resolution
d. Falling Action

The reason a group of experienced servers in a restaurant might be described as moving "like clockwork".

a. The servers get everything done at a regular pace.
b. The servers run around the restaurant in a clockwise direction.
c. The servers make mistakes