READY-MADE CLASSROOM REVIEW
Reading Comprehension Jeopardy
Reading Comprehension. Project the board, share one room code, and keep the class on the same review.
Review before you host
Check the clues and answers for your group. Answers stay hidden during live play until the host reveals them.
Round 1
Word Meanings
$200This verb means to make something less severe, serious, or painful.
$400This term refers to a state of calm, peaceful, and untroubled existence.
$600This adjective describes a person or statement that is brief and to the point.
$800This noun denotes a person who is excessively devoted to a specific cause or ideal.
$1000This word describes a deviation from the expected course or normal standard.
Figurative Language
$200This figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human objects or animals.
$400This extreme exaggeration is used for emphasis rather than literal meaning.
$600This literary device uses the words like or as to compare two distinct things.
$800This term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence.
$1000This phrase describes an indirect reference to a historical, literary, or cultural figure.
Author's Purpose
$200This function involves explaining the step-by-step process of baking bread.
$400This is the primary purpose when an author provides facts about the solar system.
$600This purpose is served when an author describes their personal grief in a memoir.
$800This goal is intended when a story contains plot twists and relatable characters.
$1000This is the objective when a writer presents arguments to change a reader's opinion.
Textual Evidence
$200This is a brief account of the main points of a text.
$400This type of evidence requires the reader to use textual clues to draw a logical conclusion.
$600This method involves identifying the speaker's tone to support a character analysis.
$800This type of evidence involves quoting specific lines directly from a passage.
$1000This refers to the act of restating a passage in one's own words while keeping the original meaning.
Point of View
$200This point of view uses pronouns like I and me to narrate the story.
$400This perspective addresses the reader directly using the pronoun you.
$600This narrator is an all-knowing observer of all characters in the story.
$800This narrator knows the internal thoughts and feelings of only one character.
$1000This type of narration remains detached from characters' internal states, like a movie camera.
Text Structures
$200This structure organizes events in the sequence they occur.
$400This structure describes an object or concept by its various features and aspects.
$600This structure presents a difficulty and then offers a way to fix it.
$800This structure examines how one action leads to another outcome.
$1000This structure highlights how two distinct items are similar or different.
Double Jeopardy
Word Meanings
$400This verb describes the act of gradually diminishing in power, size, or importance.
$800This word describes a person who is habitually hesitant or lacking in confidence.
$1200This term refers to a strong, often verbal, expression of disapproval or criticism.
$1600This adjective denotes something so complex or mysterious that it is impossible to understand.
$2000This adjective characterizes a situation that is dangerously unstable or likely to collapse.
Figurative Language
$400This represents a concrete object that stands in for an abstract concept or idea.
$800This is a word that phonetically imitates or suggests the source of the sound it describes.
$1200This is a statement that appears contradictory but reveals a hidden or deeper truth.
$1600This literary device consists of two opposite words joined together, such as jumbo shrimp.
$2000This specific form of metaphor extends throughout an entire narrative or poem.
Author's Purpose
$400This is the intent when a writer describes the complex process of cellular mitosis.
$800This objective is pursued when an author writes to critique a work of art or literature.
$1200This represents the goal of an author attempting to debunk a long-standing scientific myth.
$1600This is the intent behind a piece written to document the life of a famous historical figure.
$2000This describes the aim of a piece meant to warn society about potential technological dangers.
Textual Evidence
$400This refers to the synthesis of multiple pieces of evidence to validate a claim.
$800This signifies a failure in the logic of an argument that invalidates evidence.
$1200This is an explicit statement of the author's primary claim in an argumentative essay.
$1600This involves cross-referencing information from two different texts to strengthen an argument.
$2000This implies evaluating the credibility of a source to determine the weight of its evidence.
Point of View
$400This occurs when a story uses a narrator who is unaware of the full scope of events.
$800This term describes a narrator who shares the story from a future time looking back.
$1200This narrative frame exists when a story is presented as a document or letter found by another character.
$1600This term refers to the authorial choice of focusing on different characters in alternating chapters.
$2000This technique involves a narrator whose credibility is compromised or intentionally skewed.
Text Structures
$400This structure lists items or concepts without a specific hierarchical order.
$800This structure organizes concepts by their logical hierarchy or dependency.
$1200This format organizes data into groups based on specific shared characteristics.
$1600This structure arranges information from the most important to the least important points.
$2000This complex structure weaves multiple conflicting narratives to present a multifaceted truth.
Final Jeopardy · Critical Reading
This academic term describes the overarching message or central concept that a text conveys about the human condition.
