Rules
Mixed Bag
General Knowledge
Grammar and spelling
Morphology
100

Is A or B spelt correctly?

A) tuesday        B) Tuesday

B

100

How many legs does a ladybug have?

Answer: 6

100

What Australian animals are on the 50 cent piece?


Kangaroo and emu

100

What is the past tense word for play?

played

100

Give the meaning for the root voc/vok.

voice or call

200

When do we use these graphemes?

-ck, -tch,  -dge

Short short rule

- in a one syllable word 

- after a short vowel

200

If you melt ice, what do you get?





Answer: water


200

What is the name of the new Wicked movie?

Wicked: For Good

200

What is the past tense word for swim?

swam

200

Give the meaning for the suffix -ess and a word.

feminine form

various words
300

What is the role of the second e in the word dense?

Shows it is not a plural (eg not many dens)

300

What is the process where a liquid turns into a gas, or vapor?

Evaporation

300

Which continent has the most countries?

Africa (54)

300

Is sentence A or B punctuated correctly?

A) We went to the park, the shop and then home.

B) We went to the park the shop and then home.

A

300

Give the meaning for the suffix -ment.

act of state of result of

400

What rule has been applied to the word 'happiness'?

Change the y to i.

400

What is the name of the boy with the big imagination in The Cat in the Hat?


Answer: Marco

400

What colour is an emerald?


Green

400

What is a 'rhetorical question' and in what sort of text might you read or use one?

A question that does not require a response. 

In a persuasive text


400

Give the the prefix that means down or away. 

de-

500

Read this word 'hoping'. 

What  rule has been applied.

drop the 'e' and add a vowel suffix. 

500

What is the name of a 2D shape that has 9 sides?

Answer: a nonagon 


500

Who is Ariel's best friend in the Little Mermaid?

Flounder

500

What is the structure of a persuasive text?


OREO

Opinion Reason Explanation Opinion

500

Give the suffix that means chemical term. 

-ium.



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