Seventh-Grade English Showdown

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This board helps players review 7th Grade English through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Grammar & Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure & Punctuation, Vocabulary: Prefixes & Suffixes, Literary Elements, Figurative Language & Tone. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Grammar & Parts of Speech

    This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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    noun

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  • Sentence Structure & Punctuation

    A sentence that gives a command and ends with a period is this type.

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    imperative sentence

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  • Vocabulary: Prefixes & Suffixes

    The prefix "re-" adds this meaning, as in "replay" or "rewrite."

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    again

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  • Literary Elements

    The time and place of a story make up this element.

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    setting

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  • Figurative Language & Tone

    A comparison using "like" or "as" is this figure of speech.

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    simile

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Grammar & Parts of Speech

$100 — This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
noun
$200 — In "She quickly finished," this word is an adverb.
quickly
$300 — A pronoun that shows ownership, like "their" or "hers," is called this.
possessive pronoun
$400 — The -ing form used as a noun, as in "Swimming is fun," has this grammatical name.
gerund
$500 — In the sentence "The dog that barked is mine," "that barked" is this type of clause.
relative clause

Sentence Structure & Punctuation

$100 — A sentence that gives a command and ends with a period is this type.
imperative sentence
$200 — A comma used to separate items in a list is often called this comma before the "and."
Oxford comma
$300 — Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction need this punctuation before the conjunction.
comma
$400 — A run-on fixed by changing "however" to join two sentences should use this punctuation mark before "however."
semicolon
$500 — A group of words like "After the rain stopped" that lacks a complete thought is this.
dependent clause

Vocabulary: Prefixes & Suffixes

$100 — The prefix "re-" adds this meaning, as in "replay" or "rewrite."
again
$200 — The suffix "-ful" adds this meaning, as in "hopeful."
full of
$300 — A word like "careless" uses the suffix "-less" to mean this.
without
$400 — The prefix "anti-" signals this relationship, as in "antibacterial."
against
$500 — The suffix "-ology," as in "biology," means this.
study of

Literary Elements

$100 — The time and place of a story make up this element.
setting
$200 — The struggle between opposing forces in a story is called this.
conflict
$300 — When a narrator uses "I" to tell the story, it’s this point of view.
first person
$400 — The message or underlying idea a story explores is its this.
theme
$500 — A character who changes significantly over a story is called this type of character.
dynamic character

Figurative Language & Tone

$100 — A comparison using "like" or "as" is this figure of speech.
simile
$200 — Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is this device.
personification
$300 — An extreme exaggeration for effect, as in "I've told you a million times," is this.
hyperbole
$400 — Saying one thing but meaning the opposite, often to be humorous or pointed, is this.
verbal irony
$500 — The writer’s attitude toward the subject, conveyed through word choice and detail, is called this.
tone

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