General Knowledge
What two colors make purple?
Blue and Red
All essay should have a title. Startting with C, what should all titles have?
Capital Letters!
What should go in the middle of a note-taking brainstorm?
The topic
What month has 28 days?
All of them
Where is Ms Emily from?
(double points if you can be specific)
Australia, Perth or Melbourne
In a Compare and Contrast essay, which points should go first - similarities or differences?
Differences first!
What does this abbreviation mean: b/c
because
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What does prefix 'tri' mean?
Three
What types of ideas could you use as a clincher?
A question, a prediction, or an general statement
What does this symbol mean: /
Per
eg. km/hr, days/week
What has keys but can’t open locks?
A piano
How many planets are in our solar system?
8 planets
There are lots of transition words for Compare and Contrast essays. Tell me 2 transitions to show a difference, and 2 transitions to show a similarity.
Differences: In contrast, However, Unlike, etc.
Similarities: Like, Both ... and ..., Similarly, etc.
What does this symbol mean: @
at
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Who is the author of "Because of Winn-Dixie"?
Kate DiCamillo
When should you use a topic sentence? What 3 things should a topic sentence include?
At the start of a body paragraph. It should include a transition word, restated thesis and the main idea of the paragraph.
What does this symbol mean: ~
approximately, around
No sooner spoken than broken. What am I?
Silence