Grammar
Describe the structure of this sentence:
We climbed to the top of the hill and enjoyed the view, even though it was raining heavily.
compound-complex
Which classic novel was adapted for the screen in 2026 by Emerald Fennell?
Wuthering Heights
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dichotomy
What two things does a complete clause need to have?
subject and verb
What is the name of the alphabet used for the Russian language?
Cyrillic
Name all the colours in a bag of classic M&Ms.
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown
In the following sentence, what is the type and class of the word ‘that’?
I told my sister that, but she didn’t listen.
demonstrative pronoun
In which American novel does the protagonist live in West Egg?
The Great Gatsby
Name a synonym for ‘loquacious’.
talkative, garrulous, verbose...
What are the four sentence types?
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamative
From which language has English borrowed the words ‘algebra’ and ‘algorithm’?
Arabic
How long in metres is an Olympic-sized swimming pool?
50 metres
In the following sentence, which word has undergone nominalisation?
The urgency of the matter was evident to all involved.
urgency
The Corleone family are the main characters of which film series?
The Godfather
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reconnaissance
What are the three ways of classifying morphemes?
root/affix, bound/free, inflectional/derivational
Which world language has the second-highest number of native speakers?
Spanish
In which country would you find Machu Picchu?
Peru
Identify the adverbs in this sentence:
It almost always rains in the afternoon here.
almost, always, here
What is the name of Albus Dumbledore’s brother?
Aberforth
If you were ‘supine’, what would you be doing?
lying down on your back
What are the five elements of situational context?
mode, setting, text type, field, tenor
How many official languages are spoken in Australia?
none
In which century was Isaac Newton born?
17th
Which syntactic process has occurred to create the underlined fragment?
A: I’ll have the risotto, please.
B: Same, thanks.
ellipsis
Which Shakespeare character exclaims “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
Richard III
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subpoena
Name all six functions of language.
referential, emotive, conative, phatic, metalinguistic, poetic
In which country is Igbo spoken?
Nigeria
An Apgar score is given to what?
newborns