who wants to win candy
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Welcome to
Who Wants to
WIN CANDY!
Each team will have three lifelines
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
Are you ready to
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.”