JEOPARDY ROOM
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Reading Comprehension Jeopardy

Reading Comprehension. Project the board, share one room code, and keep the class on the same review.

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Round 1

Word Meanings

$200
This verb means to make something less severe, serious, or painful.
$400
This term refers to a state of calm, peaceful, and untroubled existence.
$600
This adjective describes a person or statement that is brief and to the point.
$800
This noun denotes a person who is excessively devoted to a specific cause or ideal.
$1000
This word describes a deviation from the expected course or normal standard.

Figurative Language

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This figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human objects or animals.
$400
This extreme exaggeration is used for emphasis rather than literal meaning.
$600
This literary device uses the words like or as to compare two distinct things.
$800
This term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence.
$1000
This phrase describes an indirect reference to a historical, literary, or cultural figure.

Author's Purpose

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This function involves explaining the step-by-step process of baking bread.
$400
This is the primary purpose when an author provides facts about the solar system.
$600
This purpose is served when an author describes their personal grief in a memoir.
$800
This goal is intended when a story contains plot twists and relatable characters.
$1000
This is the objective when a writer presents arguments to change a reader's opinion.

Textual Evidence

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This is a brief account of the main points of a text.
$400
This type of evidence requires the reader to use textual clues to draw a logical conclusion.
$600
This method involves identifying the speaker's tone to support a character analysis.
$800
This type of evidence involves quoting specific lines directly from a passage.
$1000
This refers to the act of restating a passage in one's own words while keeping the original meaning.

Point of View

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This point of view uses pronouns like I and me to narrate the story.
$400
This perspective addresses the reader directly using the pronoun you.
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This narrator is an all-knowing observer of all characters in the story.
$800
This narrator knows the internal thoughts and feelings of only one character.
$1000
This type of narration remains detached from characters' internal states, like a movie camera.

Text Structures

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This structure organizes events in the sequence they occur.
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This structure describes an object or concept by its various features and aspects.
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This structure presents a difficulty and then offers a way to fix it.
$800
This structure examines how one action leads to another outcome.
$1000
This structure highlights how two distinct items are similar or different.

Double Jeopardy

Word Meanings

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This verb describes the act of gradually diminishing in power, size, or importance.
$800
This word describes a person who is habitually hesitant or lacking in confidence.
$1200
This term refers to a strong, often verbal, expression of disapproval or criticism.
$1600
This adjective denotes something so complex or mysterious that it is impossible to understand.
$2000
This adjective characterizes a situation that is dangerously unstable or likely to collapse.

Figurative Language

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This represents a concrete object that stands in for an abstract concept or idea.
$800
This is a word that phonetically imitates or suggests the source of the sound it describes.
$1200
This is a statement that appears contradictory but reveals a hidden or deeper truth.
$1600
This literary device consists of two opposite words joined together, such as jumbo shrimp.
$2000
This specific form of metaphor extends throughout an entire narrative or poem.

Author's Purpose

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This is the intent when a writer describes the complex process of cellular mitosis.
$800
This objective is pursued when an author writes to critique a work of art or literature.
$1200
This represents the goal of an author attempting to debunk a long-standing scientific myth.
$1600
This is the intent behind a piece written to document the life of a famous historical figure.
$2000
This describes the aim of a piece meant to warn society about potential technological dangers.

Textual Evidence

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This refers to the synthesis of multiple pieces of evidence to validate a claim.
$800
This signifies a failure in the logic of an argument that invalidates evidence.
$1200
This is an explicit statement of the author's primary claim in an argumentative essay.
$1600
This involves cross-referencing information from two different texts to strengthen an argument.
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This implies evaluating the credibility of a source to determine the weight of its evidence.

Point of View

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This occurs when a story uses a narrator who is unaware of the full scope of events.
$800
This term describes a narrator who shares the story from a future time looking back.
$1200
This narrative frame exists when a story is presented as a document or letter found by another character.
$1600
This term refers to the authorial choice of focusing on different characters in alternating chapters.
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This technique involves a narrator whose credibility is compromised or intentionally skewed.

Text Structures

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This structure lists items or concepts without a specific hierarchical order.
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This structure organizes concepts by their logical hierarchy or dependency.
$1200
This format organizes data into groups based on specific shared characteristics.
$1600
This structure arranges information from the most important to the least important points.
$2000
This 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.
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