Vocab
Punctuation
Trivia
Parts of Speech
roots
100

To complete; to succeed in doing something. 

a. excavate

b. monarch

c. resemble

d. accomplish

What is "accomplish"

100

A great mass of rocks, dirt, snow, or ice sliding down a mountainside? Run.

Is the correct punctuation being used in this sentence? If not, what should it be? 

Period (.)

Exclamation Point (!)


100

Which is the largest country in the world?

a. USA

b. Canada

c. Russia

What is Russia

100

His brother is going to join us at the movie theater.

What is the pronoun in this sentence? 

What is "his"

100

The root "Port" means to,

a. carry

b. follow

c. jump

d. fly 

What is to "carry"

200

Resemble is to complete; succeed in doing something.

True or False

False

200

Due to the plane's high altitude, we could see the entire island all at once?

Is this punctuation correct? If not, what should it be? 

Period

200

How many states are in the United States of America?

What is "50"

200

The intense wind blew down trees all over the neighborhood. 


What is the adjective in this sentence? 

What is "intense". 

200

The root script is to,

a. sing

b. type

c. write

d. read

What is to "write"


300

I have climbed to the pasture of the tallest mountain in Colorado Springs.

Is the term pasture correct in this sentence? If your answer is no, what is the correct term? 

No

Summit

300

A king queen or emperor; someone who rules a kingdom is a monarch.

What punctuation is missing in this sentence? 

Three commas

One after king

One after queen

300

Which one of these inventions is used to invent Fireworks?

a. flour

b. baby powder

c. gun powder

d. fling

What is c. gun powder

300

The young girl was spending the day at her older sister's house in the city. 

There are two adjectives in this sentence. What are they? 

What is the "young" girl

What is the "older" sister

300

Three part question:

What is the prefix in ejection?

What is the root in ejection?

What does the root mean in ejection?

a. to jump   b. to share   c. to throw or lie

What is "e"

What is "ject"

What is "to throw or lie"

400

We took the scenic route to our cousin's house and got to see some cool cliffs. 

Is the term route used correctly in this sentence? If your answer is no, what is the correct term. 

Yes

The term is correct

400

Have you ever noticed that a staple kind of resembles a trombone.

Is this sentence punctuated correctly? If not, what should it be? 

Question Mark (?)

400

What does protagonist mean? 

a. The main character of a story?

b. A secondary character in the story?

c. The narrator in a story?

What is a. The main character of the story

400

At the track meet, Julie ran so quickly that no one else was able to keep her pace. 

Is the word quickly a,

a. noun

b. verb

c. adjective

d. adverb

What is an "adverb"

400

If you were to be expelled from school, are you being, 

a. driven or pushed out

b. made to listen or hear

c. breathing as you are leaving

What is "driven or pushed out"

500

One who protects or guards is a, 

a. monarch

b. guardian,

c. excavator

What is a guardian

500

The word altitude means,

a. Height above the Earth's surface

b. A field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow. 

What is "a" 

500

What is the sixth largest country in the world?

a. United States

b. Russia

c. England

d. Australia

What is d. Australia

500

The dog jumped "onto" his lap. 

Is onto a,

a. verb

b. preposition

c. adverb


What is a "preposistion"

500

What is the definition of the root "aud" and give an example with a word that has "aud" in it in a sentence. 

What is " to hear or listen"

The storyteller was reading so low that his story was inaudible to the majority of the audience.

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