Questions English Students Get Confused About:
Name the part of speech that is an action word
Verb
What popular young adult book series sends "tributes" to participate in a televised competition in which they fight to the death?
The Hunger Games
What does the acronym "smh" stand for?
Shaking my head
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train going anywhere
Just a city boy
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Born and raised in South Detroit
What pets does Ms. Abfalter have?
Guess what: you can earn double the points if you can name both!
Cows and goats
What do we create when we cite our sources in an essay or a project?
Works Cited Page
What is the most common pizza topping?
Pepperoni
What day is Star Wars Day?
May 4th
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
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It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
Ms. Abfalter coaches two sports at Zimmerman. Name at least one!
(An extra 200 points if you can name both!)
Volleyball and softball
What type of figurative language gives human characteristics to a non-human thing?
Personification
How many oceans are there?
Five
Jess Day, Nick Miller, Winston Bishop and Schmidt are all characters on what TV show?
"New Girl"
So I put my hands up
They're playin' my song, the butterflies fly away
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Movin' my hips like, yeah
I'm noddin' my head like, yeah
What town does Ms. Abfalter live in?
Becker
What is it called when you have multiple sentences joined together with no punctuation?
A run-on sentence
What's it called when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
A turkey
What are the names of the Sanderson sisters from Hocus Pocus?
Winifred, Mary and Sarah
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried
Don't let them in, don't let them see
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Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know
Be the good girl you always have to be
What kind of animal does Ms. Abfalter want super duper bad but her fiance does not want?
Donkey (a mini donkey to be exact)
This is added to the beginning of the word to form another word
Pre-fix
What animal is responsible for the most human deaths in the world?
Mosquitos
How many times did Ross Geller get divorced on Friends?
Three
I got my driver's license last week
Just like we always talked about
'Cause you were so excited for me
To finally drive up to your house
But today, I drove through the suburbs
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Crying 'cause you weren't around
What is Ms. Abfalter's future husband's name?
Trevor