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English!
Things Ms. Strain Cares About
100

what are the 3 "magic" words that let you know a line of poetry is a SIMILE?

Like

As

Than

100

The Salem Witch Trials took place in which colony? 

Massachusetts 
100
What is the date for Graduation?

June 10th:)

100

What is the SIZE and FONT of proper MLA foratting?

Size 12 Times New Roman Font!

100

Ms. Strain's Favorite movie is "The Sandlot"


Name at least one of the character's names to earn a point

some answer examples:

Ham, Squints, Benny, Smalls, Timmy, Tommy, Yeah-Yeah, Kenny "The Heater", Bertram, The Beast, Wendy Peppercorn, Mr. Mertle

200

The following line is an example of what piece of figurative language?

"Sally slipped on a snake while sipping sweet tea"

a) Assonance

b) IdiomC

c) Alliteration

d) Metaphor

C) Alliteration

200

Spectral Evidence was often taken as fact in the court. This was a problem because....

a) spectral evidence is a European practice and they were in America

b) spectral evidence includes having to search through the accused's feces

c) spectral evidence was something only men could use in court and not women

d) spectral evidence was evidence that only the accusers could see

d

200

How much money is due in TOTAL for your class dues?

(assuming you went to PHS all four years)

$100

200

Which is NOT a part of the plot diagram structure?

a) climax

b) denouement

c) passing the threshold

d) exposition 

c) that is a part of the HERO'S JOURNEY

200

Which year was Ms. Strain born?

a) 1995

b) 1996

c) 1997

d) 1998

c) 1997

300

A metaphor is a line that ________'s two things WITHOUT using "like, as" or "than"

Fill in the blank

compares

300

Which group of people were living in Salem Village at the time of the witch trials?

a) Puritans

b) Bostonians

c) Pilgrims

d) One Direction Fans

a) the puritans

300

Which is PHS's motto?

a) "No one does it like a Blue Devil"

b) "Taking education to new heights"

c) "Educating students for the modern world"

d) "Where a mind can grow"

b - "Taking education to new heights"

according to PHS's wikipedia page:)

300

What is the name of a word that MEANS the same as something else but is different


Ex: "small" and "little"

Hint: sounds like a spice

synonym

300

What breed of dog is Moose?


Hint: hoo nana

Havanese! They're from Cuba!

400

Which would be an example of a PUN?

a) Marc made messes in Mexico

b) The population of Ireland is always Dublin

c) When pigs fly

d) Please sneeze into your knees


b) 

The population of Ireland is always Dublin.


400

Which of these names was NOT someone originally tried for being a witch?

A) Sarah Good

B) Tituba

C) Mary Magmire

D) Sarah Osborne

C- who the heck is Mary Magmire?

400

How many credits does a student need to graduate?

a) 25

b) 30

c) 20

d) 18

a) 25 credits!

400

Spell the word for words that represent sounds in writing: (Ms. Strain say the word)

onomatopoeia

400

At the age of 10, how tall was Shaquille O'Neal?

a) 5' 10"

b) 6'

c) 6' 2"

d) 6' 4"

d) 6' 4" DANG!

500

Please give an example of onomatopoeia

possible answers: bang, zap, zoom, clang, buzz, etc - any word that represents a noise

500

What caused the Salem Witch Trials to END?

a) someone finally called the accusers liars

b) the devil came to the village and promised he would stop being the devil

c) the governor's  wife was accused of being a witch

d) they ran out of witches to kill

C - I guess that was a step too far for him *shrugs*

500

According to a 2021 study, what is the average teacher to student ratio here at PHS?


For every 1 teacher, there are about _____ students - group that is closest without going over will win the point

11.99 students for every 1 teacher

500

Please list the 8 parts of speech - the team that names the most correct ones will earn the points

verb

noun

adverb

adjective

preposition

pronoun

conjunction

interjection

500

How much is Kanye West's Net worth?


Closest without going over will get points

1.8 BILLION

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