Choose the correct word:
David was not a) adverse b) averse to criticism from the prophet Nathan after his indiscretion with Bathsheba.
A) Adverse
100
Correct this sentence:
The church opens at 9:00 o'clock a.m.
The church opens at nine o'clock in the morning.
or
The church opens at nine a.m.
100
Correct the following sentence for triteness:
Sarah had been busy as a bee all morning.
Sarah had been busy all morning.
100
Finish the idiom:
Accuse
a) of
b) with
Of
100
The history and origin of a word is called...
Etymology.
200
Choose the correct word or phrase:
The pastor's sermon a) centered around b) centered on the search for truth.
B) Centered on
200
What is the correct abbreviation for September?
Sept.
200
Correct the following sentence for triteness:
Jonathan rode the fence for weeks. It's time for him to face the music.
Jonathan was undecided for weeks. It was time for him to make a decision.
200
Finish the idiom:
Plan
A) on working
B) to work
To work.
200
Words that have completely passed out of current usage are called....
Obsolete.
300
Choose the correct answer:
It looked a) as if b) like Noah and his family would drown, but God saved them by putting them on the ark.
B) Like
300
Which abbreviation is correct?
1. Rev. Joshua James
2. the Reverend Joshua James
the Reverend Joshua James
300
Correct this sentence for wordiness:
Everyone in Babylon, with the exception of Daniel, ate copious amounts of meat.
Everyone in Babylon, except Daniel, ate lots of meat.
300
Identify the kind of figurative language:
"Grace which, like the Lord, the Giver,
Never fails from age to age."
Simile.
300
The writing of officialdom...
Gobbledygook.
400
Choose the correct word for each sentence:
1. The _____ professor gave a lecture on biblical archaeology.
2. Some believe that the end times are ________.
Imminent / Eminent
1. Eminent
2. Imminent.
400
What does "A.D." mean?
Anno Domini (or, "In the year of our Lord")
400
Correct the sentence for exactness:
Many Jews (emigrated/immigrated) to America after WWII.
immigrated
400
Identify the kind of figurative language:
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players."
-Shakespeare
Metaphor.
400
The correction symbol WW stands for....
Wrong Word.
500
Choose the correct answer for each sentence. Make sure the word is correctly conjugated:
1. Annais and Saphira _____ Peter's command to give to the poor.
2. The Queen of Sheba ______ her wealth.
flaunt/flout
1. Flouted
2. Flaunted
500
What does "id est" mean?
"That is."
500
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
Jesus made several a) allusions, b) illusions to heaven in his parables.
A) allusions
500
Identify the figurative language:
"Slowly, silently, now the moon,
Walks the night in her silver shoon."
-Walter de la Mare