PSSA ELA Prep
What does the PSSA stand for?
The shortest complete sentence in the English language.
What is "I am"?
Cookie Monster's real name.
What is Sid?
This candy bar was named after the family horse.
What is Snickers?
The five colors of the Olympic flag.
What is YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, RED, and BLACK?
(Theses are the five colors that appear in every flag in the world.)
Is it acceptable to guess on the PSSA, if one doesn't know the correct answer?
What is YES!
(Try to make an educated guess, if you don't know the correct answer.)
The shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word in the English language.
What is "I"?
The number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
What is 364?
(According to Purdue University)
The U.S. produces the most chocolate than any other country, but which country consumes the most chocolate?
What is Switzerland?
(The average Swiss person consumes just under 20lbs. per year.)
The average number of miles a soccer player runs during the course of a soccer game.
What is 7 miles?
A punctuation mark with three dots. This represents an omission of speech or writing of words that are superfluous.
What is an ellipsis?
This sentence (or verse) uses every letter in the English language.
What is a "pangram"?
True or False. You can legally hunt unicorns in Michigan.
What is TRUE?
(One can legally apply for a hunting license from Lake Superior State University.)
The lollipop was invented by George Smith in 1908, who was it named after?
Who is Lolly Pop?
(A racing horse)
The score of a forfeited baseball game.
What is 9-0?
A form of a verb that functions as a noun, it ends in -ing.
What is a GERUND?
(Swimming is my favorite sport.)
This singular verb will be the same right side up or upside down.
What is "SWIMS"?
(It is called an AMBIGRAM)
The name of a blob of toothpaste on a toothbrush.
What is a NURDLE?
The day National Cotton Candy Day is celebrated.
What is November 7th?
The NBA silhouette for their logo is after this Hall of Fame player from the 1970s.
Who is Jerry West?
(He played for the LA Lakers from 1960-1974)
In Literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, thing, or to a part of another text.
What is an ALLUSION?
The word for the day after tomorrow.
What is OVERMORROW?
The Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top fifth floor. What is the name of this court?
What is the "Highest Court in the Land"?
This candy was added to soldier's rations during WWII due to its durability in all weather conditions.
What is a Tootsie Roll?
In 1943, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles lost so many players to World War II that they joined together for one season. What was the team name?
What is the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles?