Grammar
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as.
How many days are in a leap year?
366
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra.
What does REAL stand for?
Identify the verb:
The dog ran across the yard.
The dog ran (verb) across the yard.
Identify the technique: The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
What is the fastest land animal in the world?
The cheetah.
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City.
What is the Principal's name?
Mr Rogers
What is a complex sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is hyperbole? Give an example.
Exaggeration for effect. (e.g., I’ve told you a million times!)
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare.
What’s the name of the line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator.
When did the school open?
January 2020
Fix the error: Their going too the mall.
They’re going to the mall.
Identify the technique: Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
Metaphor
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au.
Which continent is the Sahara Desert on?
Africa.
Where is Miss Ah Shay's staffroom?
A Block Level 2
Name the sentence type: Although the storm was approaching, the captain refused to turn back.
Complex sentence
What technique is this?
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile.
Name the tectonic plate Australia sits on.
The Indo-Australian Plate.
How many students in total at this school?
1005