Animal Facts
In English, animals have specific group names, like a pack of wolves or a school of fish.
What do you call a group of crows?
A murder of crows
Identify the verb tense used in this sentence:
“She is cleaning her room.”
Present progressive
Rewrite the sentence using a modal of possibility:
“Maybe they are lost.”
They might be lost.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
“It’s raining cats and dogs.”
a) It’s very cold
b) It’s raining very heavily
c) Animals are falling from the sky
d) There are a lot of cats and dogs around
b) It’s raining very heavily
Name one of the male janitors in school (Only full names will be accepted).
Thomas Buerger
OR
Sylvain Côté
How many hearts do octopuses have?
Octopuses have three hearts: two smaller hearts (branchial hearts) to pump blood through the gills, and one main heart (systemic heart).
Explain the difference between the past progressive and the past continuous.
There are none, they are the same verb tense.
Question: Change this sentence to the passive voice:
“The committee will review the applications.”
The applications will be reviewed by the committee.
Choose the correct idiom to complete the sentence:
“Even though she was tired, she finished the project on time. She really ___.”
a) let the cat out of the bag
b) burned the midnight oil
c) cost an arm and a leg
b) burned the midnight oil (worked late into the night)
What is underneath the soccer field of the Eau-Vive school?
True or false:
Hippos cannot swim
True!
Hippos can't actually swim; their dense bones and heavy bodies make them sink, so they move through water by walking, trotting, or bouncing along the bottom of rivers and lakes.
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence:
“We ___ (walk) to school when it started to rain.”
“We were walking to school when it started to rain.”
Question: Identify the two different meanings of “could” in these sentences and explain the difference:
a) “When I was younger, I could run very fast.”
b) “We could go to the museum if it stops raining.”
(a) “could” = past ability (something you were able to do in the past)
(b) “could” = present possibility/suggestion (an option that might happen, depending on conditions)
“He wasn’t sure if his plan would work, so he decided to ___.”
a) push through
b) play it by ear
c) break the ice
d) kick the bucket
C) play it by ear
To play it by ear is to act spontaneously and according to the situation
To whom belonged the piano downstairs?
Monique-Proulx
Where are a majority of a butterfly's taste receptors located?
A: Its antenna
B: Its probocsis (mouth)
C: Its feet
D: Its thorax
C: Its feet
Rewrite the sentence in the future progressive tense:
“They were playing soccer at 3 p.m. yesterday”
“They will be playing soccer at 3 p.m. tomorrow”
Identify and correct the mistake in this sentence:
"This new restaurant is much better then the one we went to last week."
"This new restaurant is much better than the one we went to last week."
Explain the meaning of this idiom in context:
“He hit the nail on the head when he said the team needs better communication.”
He described the problem exactly or said something very accurate.
How many computers are in the A-213 room?
A) 28
B) 30
C) 34
D) 37
C) 34
Which of these statement about the platypus is true?
1) They lay eggs, despite being mammals
2) Male platypuses are venomous
3) Platypuses have no nipples, and thus sweat milk
4) They have no teeth and use gravel instead
5) They glow under UV light
6) They can detect electrical currents with their bill
7) All of the above
7) All of the above
Question: Explain why the past progressive is used:
“I was reading when the lights went out.”
The past progressive (was reading) shows an action already in progress when another action (the lights went out) interrupted it.
Create a sentence using the coordinating conjunction "nor"
The coordinating conjunction “nor” is used to join two negative ideas.
It means “and not” and it continues a negative statement.
Meaning of “nor”
It adds a second negative idea to a sentence.
Often used after not, never, neither, or another negative phrase.
Examples
“I don’t like pizza, nor does she.”
→ She also doesn’t like pizza.
“He neither smiled nor spoke.”
→ He did not smile and he did not speak.
What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean?
To do something unpleasant or painful because it is necessary even though you would like to avoid it.
Ex: "After months of procrastinating, he finally bit the bullet and started cleaning out his garage."
Who is Monique-Proulx?
Monique-Proulx was the first woman in charge of a school board in Québec.