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Back-to-School Language Workshop

A language-arts board about nouns, verbs, sentences, metaphors, and evidence-based inference.

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Back-to-School Language Workshop
NounsVerbsSentencesMetaphorsInference
100Which part of speech represents a concrete or abstract thing?100Which kind of word generally conveys an action, occurrence, or state?100What linguistic expression can communicate a complete thought?100Which figure of speech refers to one thing by mentioning another?100What step in logical reasoning moves from premises to consequences?
200What sentence role can a noun fill when it names what the clause is about?200Which grammatical category places an action in time?200Which two traditional parts form a sentence unit?200Under which broad language type are metaphors grouped with hyperbole and metonymy?200What starting statements are used before logical consequences are reached?
300Which contrasting role can a noun fill within a phrase, clause, or sentence?300Which category can distinguish an ongoing action from a completed one?300What traditional description treats a sentence as words expressing a thought?300Which related comparison form makes its likeness explicit?300Which broader thinking process contains those steps?
400What linguistic term is paired with part of speech when nouns are classified?400Which verb category can express attitudes such as command or possibility?400List the three closing marks named for written sentences.400What may a comparison between normally unrelated ideas reveal?400Which type of inference moves from particular evidence to a universal conclusion?
500A writer tests whether a word behaves like a typical English noun. Which three companion classes may occur with it?500A writer changes The class solved it to It was solved by the class. Which encoded category changed?500A syntactician uses the non-functional definition. What scale of syntactic structure must the expression reach?500A student explains the intended likeness made by the figure. Which related concept does the source pair with likeness?500A reader seeks the most likely account without claiming certainty. Which goal of abduction fits?

Ages 10 to 14 · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes

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Back-to-School Language Workshop · Ages 10 to 14 · answers are on the host key

Nouns

  1. 100 Which part of speech represents a concrete or abstract thing?
  2. 200 What sentence role can a noun fill when it names what the clause is about?
  3. 300 Which contrasting role can a noun fill within a phrase, clause, or sentence?
  4. 400 What linguistic term is paired with part of speech when nouns are classified?
  5. 500 A writer tests whether a word behaves like a typical English noun. Which three companion classes may occur with it?

Verbs

  1. 100 Which kind of word generally conveys an action, occurrence, or state?
  2. 200 Which grammatical category places an action in time?
  3. 300 Which category can distinguish an ongoing action from a completed one?
  4. 400 Which verb category can express attitudes such as command or possibility?
  5. 500 A writer changes The class solved it to It was solved by the class. Which encoded category changed?

Sentences

  1. 100 What linguistic expression can communicate a complete thought?
  2. 200 Which two traditional parts form a sentence unit?
  3. 300 What traditional description treats a sentence as words expressing a thought?
  4. 400 List the three closing marks named for written sentences.
  5. 500 A syntactician uses the non-functional definition. What scale of syntactic structure must the expression reach?

Metaphors

  1. 100 Which figure of speech refers to one thing by mentioning another?
  2. 200 Under which broad language type are metaphors grouped with hyperbole and metonymy?
  3. 300 Which related comparison form makes its likeness explicit?
  4. 400 What may a comparison between normally unrelated ideas reveal?
  5. 500 A student explains the intended likeness made by the figure. Which related concept does the source pair with likeness?

Inference

  1. 100 What step in logical reasoning moves from premises to consequences?
  2. 200 What starting statements are used before logical consequences are reached?
  3. 300 Which broader thinking process contains those steps?
  4. 400 Which type of inference moves from particular evidence to a universal conclusion?
  5. 500 A reader seeks the most likely account without claiming certainty. Which goal of abduction fits?

Final round: Reading Between Lines

This reasoning step moves from premises toward a logical consequence that may not be stated directly.

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Nouns

  1. 100 Which part of speech represents a concrete or abstract thing? Response: nounChecked against: In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, like living creatures, places, actions, events, qualities, states of existence, and ideas.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noun&oldid=1358395188
  2. 200 What sentence role can a noun fill when it names what the clause is about? Response: subjectChecked against: A noun may serve as an object or subject within a phrase, clause, or sentence.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noun&oldid=1358395188
  3. 300 Which contrasting role can a noun fill within a phrase, clause, or sentence? Response: objectChecked against: A noun may serve as an object or subject within a phrase, clause, or sentence.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noun&oldid=1358395188
  4. 400 What linguistic term is paired with part of speech when nouns are classified? Response: lexical categoryChecked against: In linguistics, nouns constitute a lexical category (part of speech) defined according to how its members combine with members of other lexical categories.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noun&oldid=1358395188
  5. 500 A writer tests whether a word behaves like a typical English noun. Which three companion classes may occur with it? Response: determiners, articles, and attributive adjectivesChecked against: In English, prototypical nouns are common nouns or proper nouns that can occur with determiners, articles and attributive adjectives, and can function as the head of a noun phrase.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noun&oldid=1358395188

Verbs

  1. 100 Which kind of word generally conveys an action, occurrence, or state? Response: verbChecked against: A verb is a word that generally conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verb&oldid=1353749895
  2. 200 Which grammatical category places an action in time? Response: tenseChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verb&oldid=1353749895
  3. 300 Which category can distinguish an ongoing action from a completed one? Response: aspectChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verb&oldid=1353749895
  4. 400 Which verb category can express attitudes such as command or possibility? Response: moodChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verb&oldid=1353749895
  5. 500 A writer changes The class solved it to It was solved by the class. Which encoded category changed? Response: voiceChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verb&oldid=1353749895

Sentences

  1. 100 What linguistic expression can communicate a complete thought? Response: sentenceChecked against: In linguistics and grammar, a sentence is a linguistic expression, such as the English example "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" (a pangram).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sentence_(linguistics)&oldid=1349619390
  2. 200 Which two traditional parts form a sentence unit? Response: subject and predicateChecked against: In traditional grammar, it is typically defined as a string of words that expresses a thought, or as a unit consisting of a subject and predicate.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sentence_(linguistics)&oldid=1349619390
  3. 300 What traditional description treats a sentence as words expressing a thought? Response: a string of wordsChecked against: In traditional grammar, it is typically defined as a string of words that expresses a thought, or as a unit consisting of a subject and predicate.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sentence_(linguistics)&oldid=1349619390
  4. 400 List the three closing marks named for written sentences. Response: periods, question marks, and exclamation marksChecked against: In functional linguistics, it is defined as a unit of written texts delimited by graphological features such as upper-case letters and markers such as periods, question marks, and exclamation marks.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sentence_(linguistics)&oldid=1349619390
  5. 500 A syntactician uses the non-functional definition. What scale of syntactic structure must the expression reach? Response: a maximal unit of syntactic structureChecked against: In non-functional linguistics it is typically defined as a maximal unit of syntactic structure such as a constituent.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sentence_(linguistics)&oldid=1349619390

Metaphors

  1. 100 Which figure of speech refers to one thing by mentioning another? Response: metaphorChecked against: A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for literary effect, refers to one thing by mentioning another.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metaphor&oldid=1364592537
  2. 200 Under which broad language type are metaphors grouped with hyperbole and metonymy? Response: figurative languageChecked against: Scholars group metaphors with other types of figurative language, such as hyperbole and metonymy.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metaphor&oldid=1364592537
  3. 300 Which related comparison form makes its likeness explicit? Response: simileChecked against: Metaphors are most similar to similes, except in metaphor the comparison is implied or assumed whereas the extra wording of a simile makes the comparison more obvious or explicit.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metaphor&oldid=1364592537
  4. 400 What may a comparison between normally unrelated ideas reveal? Response: hidden similaritiesChecked against: Thus, it invites the audience to make a comparison between two normally unrelated entities or ideas, which may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between them.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metaphor&oldid=1364592537
  5. 500 A student explains the intended likeness made by the figure. Which related concept does the source pair with likeness? Response: analogyChecked against: Metaphors are usually meant to create a likeness or an analogy.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metaphor&oldid=1364592537

Inference

  1. 100 What step in logical reasoning moves from premises to consequences? Response: inferenceChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inference&oldid=1358360494
  2. 200 What starting statements are used before logical consequences are reached? Response: premisesChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inference&oldid=1358360494
  3. 300 Which broader thinking process contains those steps? Response: logical reasoningChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inference&oldid=1358360494
  4. 400 Which type of inference moves from particular evidence to a universal conclusion? Response: inductionChecked against: Induction is inference from particular evidence to a universal conclusion.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inference&oldid=1358360494
  5. 500 A reader seeks the most likely account without claiming certainty. Which goal of abduction fits? Response: best explanationChecked against: Abduction seeks neither logical certainty nor a universal conclusion but a "best explanation" based on likelihood given the evidence.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inference&oldid=1358360494

Final round: Reading Between Lines

This reasoning step moves from premises toward a logical consequence that may not be stated directly. Response: inferenceChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inference&oldid=1358360494

Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against

This is what prints on the host key.

Nouns

  1. Which part of speech represents a concrete or abstract thing? 100

    nounChecked against: In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, like living creatures, places, actions, events, qualities, states of existence, and ideas.Source, pinned revision

  2. What sentence role can a noun fill when it names what the clause is about? 200

    subjectChecked against: A noun may serve as an object or subject within a phrase, clause, or sentence.Source, pinned revision

  3. Which contrasting role can a noun fill within a phrase, clause, or sentence? 300

    objectChecked against: A noun may serve as an object or subject within a phrase, clause, or sentence.Source, pinned revision

  4. What linguistic term is paired with part of speech when nouns are classified? 400

    lexical categoryChecked against: In linguistics, nouns constitute a lexical category (part of speech) defined according to how its members combine with members of other lexical categories.Source, pinned revision

  5. A writer tests whether a word behaves like a typical English noun. Which three companion classes may occur with it? 500

    determiners, articles, and attributive adjectivesChecked against: In English, prototypical nouns are common nouns or proper nouns that can occur with determiners, articles and attributive adjectives, and can function as the head of a noun phrase.Source, pinned revision

Verbs

  1. Which kind of word generally conveys an action, occurrence, or state? 100

    verbChecked against: A verb is a word that generally conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand).Source, pinned revision

  2. Which grammatical category places an action in time? 200

    tenseChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source, pinned revision

  3. Which category can distinguish an ongoing action from a completed one? 300

    aspectChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which verb category can express attitudes such as command or possibility? 400

    moodChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source, pinned revision

  5. A writer changes The class solved it to It was solved by the class. Which encoded category changed? 500

    voiceChecked against: In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.Source, pinned revision

Sentences

  1. What linguistic expression can communicate a complete thought? 100

    sentenceChecked against: In linguistics and grammar, a sentence is a linguistic expression, such as the English example "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" (a pangram).Source, pinned revision

  2. Which two traditional parts form a sentence unit? 200

    subject and predicateChecked against: In traditional grammar, it is typically defined as a string of words that expresses a thought, or as a unit consisting of a subject and predicate.Source, pinned revision

  3. What traditional description treats a sentence as words expressing a thought? 300

    a string of wordsChecked against: In traditional grammar, it is typically defined as a string of words that expresses a thought, or as a unit consisting of a subject and predicate.Source, pinned revision

  4. List the three closing marks named for written sentences. 400

    periods, question marks, and exclamation marksChecked against: In functional linguistics, it is defined as a unit of written texts delimited by graphological features such as upper-case letters and markers such as periods, question marks, and exclamation marks.Source, pinned revision

  5. A syntactician uses the non-functional definition. What scale of syntactic structure must the expression reach? 500

    a maximal unit of syntactic structureChecked against: In non-functional linguistics it is typically defined as a maximal unit of syntactic structure such as a constituent.Source, pinned revision

Metaphors

  1. Which figure of speech refers to one thing by mentioning another? 100

    metaphorChecked against: A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for literary effect, refers to one thing by mentioning another.Source, pinned revision

  2. Under which broad language type are metaphors grouped with hyperbole and metonymy? 200

    figurative languageChecked against: Scholars group metaphors with other types of figurative language, such as hyperbole and metonymy.Source, pinned revision

  3. Which related comparison form makes its likeness explicit? 300

    simileChecked against: Metaphors are most similar to similes, except in metaphor the comparison is implied or assumed whereas the extra wording of a simile makes the comparison more obvious or explicit.Source, pinned revision

  4. What may a comparison between normally unrelated ideas reveal? 400

    hidden similaritiesChecked against: Thus, it invites the audience to make a comparison between two normally unrelated entities or ideas, which may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between them.Source, pinned revision

  5. A student explains the intended likeness made by the figure. Which related concept does the source pair with likeness? 500

    analogyChecked against: Metaphors are usually meant to create a likeness or an analogy.Source, pinned revision

Inference

  1. What step in logical reasoning moves from premises to consequences? 100

    inferenceChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source, pinned revision

  2. What starting statements are used before logical consequences are reached? 200

    premisesChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source, pinned revision

  3. Which broader thinking process contains those steps? 300

    logical reasoningChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which type of inference moves from particular evidence to a universal conclusion? 400

    inductionChecked against: Induction is inference from particular evidence to a universal conclusion.Source, pinned revision

  5. A reader seeks the most likely account without claiming certainty. Which goal of abduction fits? 500

    best explanationChecked against: Abduction seeks neither logical certainty nor a universal conclusion but a "best explanation" based on likelihood given the evidence.Source, pinned revision

Final round

  1. This reasoning step moves from premises toward a logical consequence that may not be stated directly.

    inferenceChecked against: Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences.Source, pinned revision

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