Parts of Speech
Authors and Texts
Books Made into Movies
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Random questions
100
What is a word used to replace a noun?
A pronoun (he / she / it / others / you, etc.)
100
Who is the author of the Divergent series?
Veronica Roth
100
The first movie based on this author's "Lord of the Rings" series debuted in 2001.
J.R.R Tolkien
100
"The Odyssey" by Homer is an example of what genre of literature?
Epic poem
100
Both Mrs. Kearney and Mrs. Conkey are fluent in other languages. What are they?
Mrs. Conkey: ASL (American Sign Language)
Mrs. Kearney: French
200
"Quickly" or "slowly" are what part of speech?
Adverbs
200
Who is the author of "Turtles All the Way Down?"
John Green
200
Neil Gaiman wrote this book that Tim Burton adapted into a movie in 2009.
Coraline
200
This famous playwright is responsible for adding more than 1,700 words to the English language.
Shakespeare
200
The best-selling novel of all time, Don Quixote, was written in what year? (hint - it's really old!)
1605
300
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
300
Who wrote The Outsiders?
S.E. Hinton
300
Andre the Giant played Fezzik in the film adaptation of what book?
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
300
This Baltimore author is credited with inventing the detective novel.
Edgar Allen Poe
300
In August 2019, Mrs. Conkey visited how many countries in 2 weeks?
6
400
What parts of speech are used to create the past perfect tense of a verb?
Helping verb
Past participle
(I had gone to the store.)
400
Name a book by Roald Dahl.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
James and the Giant Peach
BFG
Matilda
etc.
400
This novel by Ernest Cline was made into a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2018. Who will control OASIS?
400
"The Lord of the Rings" is considered as what genre of literature?
fantasy
400
What is Mrs. Kearney's favorite team?
500
What part of speech are the words:
and / but / or / yet
a conjunction
500
Suzanne Collins wrote this famous series of dystopian novels.
The Hunger Games
500
This hit Netflix series is based on a book by Jenny Han.
The Summer I Turned Pretty
500
"The Immortal Life OF Henrietta Lacks" is an example of what type of writing?
Non-fiction
Biography
500
What is the most spoken language in the world?
English (86 countries)
