Vocabulary
Define "hardback"
What is "a book that has a stiff cover"
Fill in the blank: "I _____ (to eat) dinner last night at 10pm"
What is "ate"
True or False: "the past perfect continuous descries an action that was taking place in the past before it was completed in the past".
What is "true"
The capital of the United States (must say full name)
What is "Washington DC"
What does a "cliffhanger" in literature mean?
What is "a story or event with a strong element of suspense- often not telling you the ending".
Say the word- "Very silly or unreasonable"
What is "ridiculous"
Complete the sentence: "When I got to school, I realized I _______(to forget) my books".
What is "had forgotten"
The grammatical form of the past perfect continuous
What is "had/hadn't + been + past participle + verb-ing"
The meaning of EF
What is "Education First"
A type of book that tells a story using a combination of words and pictures, similar to a comic book.
What is a "graphic novel"
Fill in the blank "I really _____ you to study so you can ace your big exam".
(to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something)
What is "urge"
Julia had____ (to go) to a few job interviews before she got the one in London
What is "gone"
"She ___________ (to read) since she was 5 years old"
What is "had been reading"
Name at least FOUR teachers at EF
What is "Asha, James, Nataly, Jennifer, Ronald, Joseph, Albert, Dajana, Mac, etc.
Name 3 famous (American) fairytales/stories
(Answers vary) What is Cinderella, Pinocchio, Romeo and Juliet, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, etc...
The differences between a comic and a graphic novel
What is "Comics are shorter magazines often aimed at a younger audience whereas graphic novels are a complete novel/book telling a story from beginning to end".
Complete the sentence: "I hadn't expected to see so many people at the event, but it _______ (to be) really nice".
What is "was"
Complete the sentence: I________ (to study) for two hours when the power_______ (to go) out.
What is "had been studying", "went"
The city your teacher is from :)
What is "Kansas City" (I will accept "Colorado")
What are "animals and a moral (lesson)"
Easily upset; hard to please
What is "fussy"
Correct this sentence "Michael didn't really thought about becoming a writer until his teacher suggested it to him".
What is "didn't really think"; "hadn't really thought"
"The plate of brownies ________ (to tempt) me all afternoon so I finally gave in and ate them all".
What is "had been tempting"
What is unique about the names of the classrooms at EF on the 3rd and 7th floors?
What is "the names of the classrooms on the 3rd floor are US cities and the classrooms on the 7th floor are names of US states"
The full name of the person who wrote Romeo and Juliet
What is "William Shakespeare"