Grammar
What is the plural form of “phenomenon”?
phenomena
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What is the term for the study of language?
Linguistics
What figurative language is used in the following sentence: In the middle of the night, the forest was wrapped in a deafening silence.
Oxymoron
Who is known as the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
Zeus
What part of a sentence expresses a complete idea and can stand alone?
Independent Clause
What is a protagonist?
The hero of a story.
What do we call a word that sounds the same or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning?
Homonym
What figure of speech is used in the line “Life’s but a walking shadow” by Shakespeare’s Macbeth?
Metaphor
What was the home of the gods called?
Mount Olympus
Identify the sentence type: “Although it was raining, we still played outside.”
Complex Sentence
In Wonder by R.J. Palacio, though she once seemed to drift away, this character quietly proves her loyalty. She shows that friendship can evolve and heal, even after distance and misunderstanding. Her kindness helps mend both hearts and relationships.
Miranda Navas
Who is known as the father of English literature?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What figurative language is used in the sentence? “I’ve told you a million times.”
Hyperbole
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Which part should be changed in this sentence to make it correct and consistent: She enjoys reading, to swim, and going for long walks.
A: (A) reading (B) to swim (C) going
(B) to swim
What type of poem has 14 lines and often follows a specific rhyme scheme?
Sonnet
What language has contributed the most borrowed words to English?
French
What sound device is used in the following line: ‘The early bird heard the murmur of the world’?
Assonance
Who was the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the Underworld?
Cerberus
Transform the sentence into passive voice: Linguists have classified hundreds of endangered languages across the globe.
Hundreds of endangered languages have been classified by linguists across the globe.
What is the term for the central message or main idea of a literary work?
Theme
What is the longest word in English without a vowel?
Rhythm
When a phrase or expression becomes overly familiar through repeated use, what does it become?
A cliché.
Which goddess sprang fully grown from Zeus’s head?
Athena