Grammatical Structure
Language Identifications
Roots
Tone Identification
Riddles
100

 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?


a) She don’t like to eat vegetables.

b) She doesn’t like to eat vegetables.

c) She doesn’t likes to eat vegetables.

d) She don’t likes to eat vegetables.

What is " She doesn’t like to eat vegetables." (B)?

100

Which of the following is the Dutch translation of the word “window”?


a) Fenêtre

b) Finestra

c) Ventana

d) Raam

What is "Raam" (D)?

100

What does the greek root "nym" mean in the word synonym?

What is name?

100

What is the tone of the following sentence?

“I can’t believe you got an A on that test. How did you do it?”


a) Sarcastic

b) Curious

c) Supportive

d) Angry

What is Curious (B)?

100

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?


What is a map?

200

Which of the following sentences uses the correct subject-verb agreement?


a) The dogs runs fast.

b) The dog run fast.

c) The dogs run fast.

d) The dog runs fast.

What is "The dog runs fast." (D)?

200

Which of the following is the Swedish translation of the word “tree”?


a) Árbol

b) Baum

c) Arbre

d) Träd


What is "Träd" (D)?

200

What does the greek root "tele" mean in the word telephone?

What is far off?

200

What is the tone of this passage?

“The world was in chaos. People ran through the streets, their faces etched with fear, unsure of where to go next.”


a) Hopeful

b) Fearful

c) Optimistic

d) Indifferent

 What is Fearful (B)?

200

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

What is Bookkeeper?

300

 Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?


a) She almost drove the car for an hour.

b) She drove the car almost for an hour.

c) Almost for an hour, she drove the car.

d) She drove the car for almost an hour.

What is "She almost drove the car for an hour." (A)?

300

 Which of the following is the Portuguese translation of the word “school”?


a) Schule

b) Escola

c) Skola

d) Escuelas

What is "Escola" (B)?

300

What does the Latin root "ambi" mean in the word ambiguous?

What is both?

300

How would you describe the tone of this excerpt?

“Sure, I’ll do it, but it’s just going to get thrown out later. So why bother?”


a) Enthusiastic

b) Apathetic

c) Frustrated

d) Eager

What is Apathetic (B)?


Apathetic-showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

300

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

What is the letter M?

400

Identify the correct use of parallel structure in the following sentence:


a) He likes playing basketball, to swim, and reading books.

b) He likes to play basketball, swimming, and reading books.

c) He likes playing basketball, swimming, and reading books.

d) He likes to play basketball, to swim, and reading books.

What is " He likes playing basketball, swimming, and reading books."(C)?

400

Which of the following is the Russian translation of the word “city”?


a) Ciudad

b) Ville

c) Город (Gorod)

d) Stadt


What is "Город (Gorod)" (C)?

400

What does the latin root "rupt" mean in the word bankrupt?

What is to break?

400

 What is the tone of this statement?

“As the rain poured down, she couldn’t help but smile, remembering how much she had always loved the sound of storms.”


a) Nostalgic

b) Depressed

c) Angsty

d) Sarcastic


What is Nostalgic (A)?

400

I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

What is a keyboard?

500

 In the following sentence, which is the correct way to fix the error in the use of the relative clause?

“The book that I borrowed yesterday, it was fascinating.”


a) The book that I borrowed yesterday was fascinating.

b) The book I borrowed yesterday, it was fascinating.

c) The book that I borrowed yesterday, was fascinating.

d) The book, that I borrowed yesterday, it was fascinating.

What is "The book that I borrowed yesterday was fascinating." (A)?

500

Which of the following is the Turkish translation of the word “friend”?


a) Amigo

b) Freund

c) Arkadaş

d) Hålla

What is "Arkadaş" (C)?

500

What does the suffix "al or ial" mean in the word universal?

What is having characteristics of?

500

What tone is conveyed by the following passage?

“The final bell rang. The classroom was silent, yet the air was thick with tension as everyone awaited what the teacher would say next.”


a) Tense

b) Joyful

c) Sarcastic

d) Casual

What is Tense (A)?

500

 A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?

What is A is D's uncle?

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