LANGUAGE ARTS & GRAMMAR
What is the plural form of the word "child"?
children
What is the plural form of the word "mouse"?
mice
What punctuation mark should be used in your writing to quote someone's words?
quotation mark
What is the opposite of "hot"?
cold
What word describes a person who is always happy and looks on the bright side of life?
Optimistic
Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The beautiful flowers bloom in spring."
beautiful
what day is today?
(free points)
Correct this sentence: "she likes reading books."
She likes reading books.
What is the opposite of "ancient"?
modern
What word means the ability to understand and share another person's feelings?
Empathy
What is the past perfect form of "eat" using the subject "She"?
had eaten
What is the difference between "your" and "you're"?
"Your" shows possession, while "you're" is a contraction of "you are."
What do we call the sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph?
topic sentence
What is the opposite of "generous"?
stingy/selfish
What word describes someone who is very careful and pays attention to details?
Meticulous
Identify the grammatical error: "Neither of the students are present."
"Are" should be "is." Correct sentence: "Neither of the students is present."
Which month in a year has 28 days?
all of them!
Rewrite this sentence in passive voice: "The teacher checked the assignments."
The assignments were checked by the teacher.
What is the opposite of "optimistic"?
Pessimistic
What word refers to a person who speaks several languages fluently?
Multilingual
What is the grammatical term for a sentence containing two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction?
Compound sentence
How many hearts do an octupus have?
three
What is the difference between a complex sentence and a compound sentence?
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses, while a complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is the opposite of "ambiguous"?
clear/unambiguous
How many letters do the longest word in the English dictionary have ? (35, 40, 45, 55, or 59?)
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters)