Unit 9 Part 1
Unit 9 Part 2
Unit 10 Part 1
Unit 10 Part 2
Miscellaneous
100

What is “the kicker”?

It means the end of the story; a surprising revelation at the end of an article

100

From the vocabulary, finish the sentence: I want to ____ my living room

beautify

100

From the vocabulary, pick a word(s) to finish the sentence: “The ______ of the game is to lose all your cards.”

ultimate goal

100

What emphasis technique does “Everybody likes chocolate… everybody” use?

Repeating a key word

100

What happened to Winston at the end in 1984 by George Orwell?

After being tortured and brain-washed, he can’t remember Julia and he turns into a model citizen.

200

From the vocabulary, finish the sentence: The lecture was going ____

badly

200

What involves changing from present tenses to past tenses?

Backshifting

200

Reorganize this: amazing / free / it’s / because / amazing / it’s

It’s amazing, it’s amazing because it’s free

200

Does “lacking” have a negative or positive connotation?

Negative


200

Mention 2 out of the 3 FIRST prophecies of the witches in Macbeth.

(Answers may vary) Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and Macbeth king hereafter.

300

Expression suggesting you might have heard something that is taking place now or in the future; Adele’s song

Rumor has it

300

From the vocabulary, it means it was told by someone

Heard it through the grapevine

300

What emphasis technique does “This does make things much easier” use?

Using auxiliaries to add emphasis

300

Reorganize this: nobody / nobody / caught / to / wants / get / out

Nobody wants to get caught out, nobody

300

Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

400

Past verb forms we use to tell a story about the past

Narrative tenses

400

Reduce the dependent clause in the sentence by making it verbless: “If it is necessary, you may start again.”

If necessary, you may start again

400

From the vocabulary, what word has similar meaning to catch on and thrive?

Flourish

400

From the vocabulary, what word has a similar meaning to limits and frontiers?

Boundaries

400

Name a #5 track from any Taylor Swift album; Clue for non-swifties: They’re the emotional ones.

(Answers may vary) 

Cold as You, White Horse, Dear John, All Too Well, All You Had to Do Was Stay, Delicate, The Archer, my tears ricochet, tolerate it, You’re on Your Own Kid, So Long London.

500

What is the tense “I don’t know what I’d been expecting,” using?

Past perfect continuous tense

500

According to the book, grammatically wise, why do we shorten clauses?

So they’ll start with a present or past participle

500

From the vocabulary, what word has a similar meaning to cutting edge?

state-of-the-art

500

They allow us to contrast two main ideas and reduce the strength of the original idea.

Concession clauses

500

Fashion brand that had a runway with controversial garments; Clue: Dress with lion head.

Schiaparelli

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