Vocabulary #1
What does it mean to be independent?
(a) free from outside control
(b) not clearly marked
(c) to turn from one course or use to another
(d) calm, peaceful, or tranquil
(a) free from outside control
What does it mean to be complex?
(a) existing in large quantities
(b) free from outside control
(c) familiar or close
(d) consisting of many different and connected parts
(d) consisting of many different and connected parts
What is the Stormbreaker?
(a) computer
(b) vehicle
(c) virus
(d) plane
(a) computer
What type of essay tells a story?
(a) argumentative
(b) narrative
(c) informative
(b) narrative
Do you think Ms. Shinn is Team Drake or Team Kendrick?
Team Kendrick
What does it mean to disclose?
(a) to carry out a command
(b) to exist in large quantities
(c) to free from outside control
(d) to make known or reveal
(d) to make known or reveal
What does it mean to be enclosed?
(a) a dishonest or unprincipled person
(b) without thinking about the consequences of an action
(c) surrounded or closed off on all sides
(d) describe past or current events
(c) surrounded or closed off on all sides
Which of the following characters did Sayle go to school with?
(a) the prime minister
(b) Ms. Jones
(c) Mr. Grin
(d) Alex's father
(a) the prime minister
How many paragraphs are in an argumentative essay?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
(d) 6
What movie is the following quote from: "I'm a night-stalking, crime-fighting vigilante, and a heavy metal rapping machine. I don't feel anything emotionally, except for rage. 24/7, 365, at a million percent. And if you think that there's something behind that, then you're crazy."
The Lego Batman Movie
What does it mean to loiter?
(a) to stand or wait around idly
(b) to describe past or current events
(c) to turn from one course or use to another
(d) to urgently call on to be present
(a) to stand or wait around idly
What does it mean to scowl?
(a) having an exaggerated sense of self importance
(b) an angry or bad tempered expression
(c) difficult to understand
(d) a dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation
(b) an angry or bad tempered expression
What type of creature did Sayle keep in the tank in his home?
(a) shark
(b) pirahnna
(c) jellyfish
(d) turtle
(c) jellyfish
Do you use formal or informal writing when writing an informative essay?
(a) formal
(b) informal
(a) formal
What is the name of the #1 WNBA draft pick this year?
Caitlin Clark
What does it mean to be disheveled?
(a) free from outside control
(b) full of energy and enthusiasm
(c) untidy
(d) dishonest or unprincipled
(c) untidy
What does it mean to be wildly unreasonable?
(a) arrogant
(b) reckless
(c) absurd
(d) independent
(c) absurd
Which of the following was given to Alex in the movie, but not in the book?
(a) a fountain pen
(b) a tube of zit cream
(c) a yo-yo
(d) a gameboy/nintendo
(a) a fountain pen
Which of the following is included in an argumentative essay?
(a) the climax of a story
(b) a counterclaim paragraph
(c) unbiased information about a topic
(b) a counterclaim paragraph
What was the Met Gala theme this year?
Garden of Time
What does it mean to comply?
(a) carry out a command
(b) strongly suggest the truth
(c) put off
(d) find a solution to a problem
(a) carry out a command
What does it mean to strongly suggest the truth?
(a) divert
(b) haggle
(c) imply
(d) summon
(c) imply
Which of the following was included in both the book and the movie?
(a) the fight between Nadia Vole and Jack
(b) Sabina's entire existence
(c) Alex playing snooker with Sayle
(d) Yassen killing Sayle
(d) Yassen killing Sayle
Which of the following is not one of the parts of a narrative essay?
(a) exposition
(b) rising action
(c) falling action
(d) conclusion
(d) conclusion
What is the most viewed video on YouTube, with around 14.1 billion views?
(hint: it is a very catchy children's song made popular in 2015)
Baby Shark