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Which opening piece of a book is written by someone other than the author, and what was the exclamation mark once called? This language arts trivia runs through an ELA course, from story terms to punctuation.
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Language arts trivia questions for middle school, round by round
Parts of a story asks about the antagonist, the flashback and the cliffhanger. Kinds of writing sorts a legend from a parable and an essay from an allegory. Figures of speech shows four lines and asks which one is the simile. Parts of a book and Punctuation marks have the epigraph, the ellipsis and the ampersand.
ELA trivia questions for 4th and fifth grade
Every round has questions easy enough for fourth and fifth graders: where a footnote is printed, what round brackets are called, which line is hyperbole. Junior high classes can stay for the harder ones, such as what the Greek word behind onomatopoeia means.
- For a class review, set Start from to the unit's round and take a show of hands before each tap.
Questions and answers
What are some language arts trivia questions and answers?
What is a character called who works against the main character? Which mark is made of three dots? What is the lesson of a fable called? The answers are the antagonist, an ellipsis and the moral.
Are these English language arts trivia questions printable?
Yes. Play a round, then press Print on the score card: it lists the questions you just played, and one tick adds the answer key. Choose a round first and the sheet stays inside it.
What is the difference between a foreword and a preface?
A foreword is generally written by someone other than the author, and it is signed. A preface is the introduction that the author writes.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 15, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked beside it, 64 articles in all. Where a question shows example lines, as the simile question does, the lines are ours and the definition is the article's.