Language Features
I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant.
Hyperbole
Excuse me; I think you have _______ a mistake on the form.
made
The second Harry Potter book.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Which is the correct spelling?
a) Febuary
b) Ferbruary
c) February
C) February
What is there one of in every corner and two of in every room?
The letter O
The tree shook its branches angrily.
Personification
Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune.
Sympathy
The type of pet Sally has in The Cat in the Hat
A fish
Which is correct?
A) Alot
B) A lot
C) allot
B) A lot
The more there is, the less you see. What am I?
Darkness
It's raining cats and dogs.
idiom
The meaning of presume is…
to assume or suppose something
Peter Rabbit's sisters
Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail
Which is correct?
a) Calender
b) Kalender
c) Calendar
C) Calendar
I have many faces, expressions, and emotions, and I am usually right at your fingertips. What am I?
Emojis
The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us.
Similie
Synonym for precarious
uncertain/dangerous
Author of Possum Magic, Wombat Devine and The Magic Hat
Mem Fox
Which spelling is correct?
a) unforeseen
b) unforseen
c) unfourseen
A) unforeseen
What bird do you associate with lifting weight?
A crane
Represents a word or phrase that is said to avoid saying something that might sound offensive. (eg. kicked the bucket instead of died)
Euphemism
Antonym for amicable
disagreeable
This prolific US author wrote It, The Shining and Misery
Stephen King
Which spelling is correct?
a)occurrence
b)Occurence
c)Ocurence
d)ocurrence
A) OCCURRENCE
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, is half (two letters) of the word five.