This board helps players review English / ELA · 8th grade (grade 8) middle school through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Literary Analysis, Informational Text, Grammar & Style, Vocabulary, Writing. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.
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- Test prep
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A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
What is the deeper message of a text?
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Theme
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What is the author's main point in an argument?
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Claim
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What is a group of words with a subject and verb?
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Clause
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What is a word's literal meaning?
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Denotation
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What is the main argument of an essay?
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Thesis
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Board content
Literary Analysis
- $100 — What is the deeper message of a text?
- Theme
- $200 — What is a character who does not change much called?
- Static character
- $300 — What is the turning point of the plot?
- Climax
- $400 — What is a contrast between expectation and reality?
- Irony
- $500 — What is the author's use of hints about later events?
- Foreshadowing
Informational Text
- $100 — What is the author's main point in an argument?
- Claim
- $200 — What is evidence from a text called when copied exactly?
- Quote
- $300 — What is the author's reason for writing?
- Purpose
- $400 — What is a weakness in an argument called?
- Flaw
- $500 — What is an author's point of view or attitude called?
- Perspective
Grammar & Style
- $100 — What is a group of words with a subject and verb?
- Clause
- $200 — What clause can stand alone?
- Independent clause
- $300 — What is wordiness in writing called?
- Redundancy
- $400 — What voice makes the subject receive the action?
- Passive voice
- $500 — What term means using matching grammatical patterns in a sentence or list?
- Matching grammatical patterns
Vocabulary
- $100 — What is a word's literal meaning?
- Denotation
- $200 — What is the emotional meaning of a word?
- Connotation
- $300 — What is a word with multiple meanings?
- Polysemous word
- $400 — What is the study of word origins called?
- Etymology
- $500 — What is meaning created by surrounding words and situation?
- Context
Writing
- $100 — What is the main argument of an essay?
- Thesis
- $200 — What sentence leads into evidence?
- Signal phrase
- $300 — What explanation connects evidence to the claim?
- Commentary
- $400 — What is a formal list of sources?
- Bibliography
- $500 — What is a conclusion that follows logically from evidence?
- Inference
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