who wants to win candy

Welcome to

Who Wants to

WIN CANDY!

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Your team may consultyour workbooks

Your team may submit two answers for the

same question

Your team can choose to skip

a question and receive credit

for a correct answer

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play?

Question1

The “A” in RASSP stands for

A: Always write an answer

B: Sentences that are

complete

C: Ask a question in response

D: Answer all parts of the

question

Is that your final

answer?

D: Answer all parts of the

question

The “A” in RASSP stands for

Question2

“Holly decided to sign her writings with a pseudonym, just as Samuel Clemens had

used ‘Mark Twain.’”

Which of these is the best definition of pseudonym?

A: showy handwriting

B: imaginary friend

C: secret code

D: false name

Is that your final

answer?

D: false name

“Holly decided to sign her writings with a pseudonym, just as Samuel Clemens had

used ‘Mark Twain.’”

Which of these is the best definition of pseudonym?

Question3

Which word completes this sentence and is spelled

correctly?“He couldn’t hide his _________

over the way he had been treated.”

A: resintment

B: resentmint

C: resentiment

D: resentment

Is that your final

answer?

D: resentment

Which word completes this sentence and is spelled

correctly?“He couldn’t hide his _________

over the way he had been treated.”

Question4

Which of the following is not included in a plot

chart?

A: Climax

B: Quotation

C: Resolution

D: Exposition

Is that your final

answer?

B: quotation

Which of the following is not included in a plot

chart?

Question5

The prefix “pre-” means

A: in favor of

B: against; not

C: made of; to become

D: in front of; before

Is that your final

answer?

D: in front of;before

The prefix “pre-” means

Question6

“Susie sells Silly String at the soda stand.”

This sentence is an example of which literary

device?

A: Onomatopoeia

B: Simile

C: Alliteration

D: Hyperbole

Is that your final

answer?

C: Alliteration

“Susie sells Silly String at the soda stand.”

This sentence is an example of which literary

device?

Question7

Which word completes this sentence and is spelled

correctly?“Before them lay a ________ spread

of pies, cakes, and puddings.”

A: temting

B: timting

C: tempting

D: timpting

Is that your final

answer?

C: tempting

Which word completes this sentence and is spelled

correctly?“Before them lay a ________ spread

of pies, cakes, and puddings.”

Question8

Which of the following should not be capitalized?

A: Organizations

B: Seasons

C: Countries

D: Historical Events

Is that your final

answer?

B: Seasons

Which of the following should not be capitalized?

Question9

The suffix “-ish” means

A: having a lot of

B: tending to be; like

C: able to be

D: without something

Is that your final

answer?

B: tending to be; like

The suffix “-ish” means

Question10

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank in this

sentence.

“Tomorrow, I ______ cold pizza

for breakfast.”

A: ate

B: eat

C: will eat

D: eaten

Is that your final

answer?

C: will eat

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank in this

sentence.

“Tomorrow, I ______ cold pizza

for breakfast.”

Question11

Which of the following introduces the subject of a paragraph or passage and

often contains the main idea?

A: Topic Sentence

B: Table of Contents

C: Conclusion

D: Subheading

Is that your final

answer?

A: Topic Sentence

Which of the following introduces the subject of a paragraph or passage and

often contains the main idea?

Question12

The first “S” in RASSP stands for

A: Support your answer with proof

from the text

B: State the question

C: Spell correctly

D: Sentences that are complete

Is that your final

answer?

A: Support your answer with proof

from the text

The first “S” in RASSP stands for

Question13

“Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking

chairs.”

This sentence is an example of which literary

device?

A: Alliteration

B: Simile

C: Metaphor

D: Hyperbole

Is that your final

answer?

B: Simile

“Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking

chairs.”

This sentence is an example of which literary

device?

Question14

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank in this

sentence.

“Everyone _______ unhappy because it’s raining today.”

A: was

B: is

C: had been

D: wasn’t

Is that your final

answer?

B: is

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank in this

sentence.

“Everyone _______ unhappy because it’s raining today.”