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100

This is what is often associated with speaking in public.

What is anxiety or communication apprehension?

100

This part of speech typically describes a noun.

What is an adjective?

100

He wrote Romeo and Juliet.

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

This idiom means “to agree completely.”

What is “see eye to eye”?

100

This singer released the 2023 album 1989

Who is Taylor Swift?

200

In speech and essay writing, this short statement expresses your central message.

What is a thesis statement?

200

A run-on sentence can often be fixed using this type of punctuation.

What is a semicolon?

200

A clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting in a story.

What is a red herring?

200

If you’re “under the weather,” you are this.

What is sick?

200

This streaming service produced Stranger Things.

What is Netflix?

300

Daily Double!!! This type of appeal uses logic, facts, and reasoning to persuade an audience.

What is logos?

300

This writing strategy ensures logical flow and connection between paragraphs.

What is using transitions?

300

This term refers to the main message or underlying idea of a literary work.

What is the theme?

300

This slang term refers to something that’s really trendy or cool.

What is “lit”?

300

This is the social media platform known for short-form video content.

What is TikTok?

400

This part of a speech prepares the audience and introduces your main points.

What is the introduction?

400

This is a word or phrase that unnecessarily repeats information.

What is redundancy?

400

This dystopian novel by George Orwell features Big Brother.

What is 1984?

400

A versatile current slang term used to express excitement or approval, or to indicate the act of throwing something forcefully

What is to yeet?

400

This actor played Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Who is Robert Downey Jr.?

500

This technique involves adjusting your language and tone based on who you’re speaking to.

What is audience adaptation?

500

This style guide is most commonly used in college-level English classes.

What is MLA?

500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!The characters Aloysha (Alexi), Dimitri, and Ivan are from this famous 1880 novel by this author

What is the Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

500

“Spill the tea” means to do this.

What is share gossip?

500

This 2023 film starring Margot Robbie broke records and was directed by Greta Gerwig.

What is Barbie?

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