Usage, Mechanics, & Rhetorical Skills
Usage, Mechanics, & Rhetorical Skills
ACT Vocabulary
Mini Writing Skills
All about Payton
100
Add correct punctuation to the following sentence:
Johnny went to the park the beach and school all in one day.
Johnny went to the park, the beach, and school all in one day.
100
How many comma's are needed in the sentence
I speak Thai English German and French.
3
100
What does vain mean in the following sentence?
Don't be too vain to ask for help.
cocky, unproductive of success.'
100
use a metaphor to say talk about how great pizza is.
Example:
I would die for this pizza
100
What grade did Payton play basketball(in highschool)?
9th grade
200
Insert the correct comma usage in the following sentence:
"For Thanksgiving dinner relatives were sitting in the dining room living room and on the porch."
For Thanksgiving dinner, relatives were sitting in the dining room, living room, and on the porch.
200
Living next to a lake means we have an abundant amount of water.
What does abundant mean in this sentence?
Present in large quantities
200
rewrite the sentence to say you are the only person who goes to mcdonalds on friday.
I only go to Mcdonalds on Friday.
Only I go to Mcdonalds on Friday.
200
What is Payton's favorite T-Swift album?
Folklore
300
Give 2 antonyms to the word "Burgeon".
shrink, decrease ect.
300
rewrite the sentence to mean you don't go to any other store on friday except for mcdonalds.
I only go to Mcdonalds on Fridays.
Answer:
On Fridays i only go to Mcdonalds.
300
Who, in Payton's opnion, is the hottest NFL player?
Joe Burrow
400
Pick a partner, each of you pick a topic(must be different) either pizza or pizza rolls, argue your topic try to use persuasive language to argue why your topic is better.
Example:
pizza rolls are superior to your average pizza due to the creative structure. The design behind them is genious.
400
Use "assert" and "antagonize" in the same sentence.
Example: When I asserted myself into the conversation, I obviously antagonized Joshua.
Answers will vary.
400
write a comedic haiku related to pizza.
example:
Fantastic nighttime
a crispy pizza eating
whilst watching a cow
answers will vary.
400
Say the number of sibling Payton has... in Spanish.
uno, dos, tres, quatro
500
Write a movie review about the best movie you've ever seen. Try to convince others to watch said movie.
Barbie is the greatest movie of all time. Barbie is a must watch due to its excellent showing of stereotypes placed on women....
Answers may vary
500
Turn to a partner, use your best persuasion skills to convince your partner that you are a superhero.
EXAMPLE:
I literally got bit by a spider a year ago. Im sorry I hid it for so long but I decided it was time to come clean. ect.
500
turn to a partner, each person think of the toughest word in your vocabulary, tell the other person that word. If your partner doesn't know what your word means than explain.
EXAMPLE:
Assert.
inserting ones opinion confident and forcefully.
500
desribe pizza, use as many descriptive sensory words as possible most sensory words get the point.
example:
pizza is so delectable, creamy, mouthwatering... ect.
answers will vary.
500
What is Payton's mom's name? give both mom's names for extra points
TRICK QUESTION: both are Jennifer