Year 8 English
8B Students
Mrs Howe
Kolbe
General knowledge
100

CORALINE


What is Coralines FULL name

Coraline Jones

100

Which assessment task did the class achieve the highest overall average?

Horror Fiction

100

What is Mrs Howe's favourite colour?

Pink

100

Where is the new Kolbe campus being built?

Mickleham 

100

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

200

PERSUASIVE WRITING

What is emotive language? Give one example of an "emotive" word. 

Language that makes the reader feel a specific emotion.

Eg. dreadful, horrific, devestating etc.

200

How many students are in 8B?

25

200

How old did Mrs Howe turn this year?

27

200

How many car parks are there at Kolbe?

2

200

Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare 

300

HORROR FICTION

Define 'foreshadowing'

To give hints or clues about what is coming in the rest of the story.

300

What was the highest result on the English exam (What was the score out of 25)

23/25

300

Mrs Howe teaches 3 subjects, what are they?

English, Humanities and Explore

300

Who killed Harold this year?

Erin Lane

300

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

AU

400

THE OUTSIDERS


What does Johnny mean when he tells Ponyboy to "Stay golden"? 

To stay innocent and true to himself.

400

How many students in 8B have less than 12 letters in their full name? (first name and last name)

11

400

Mrs Howe got married this year - what month was the wedding?

April

400

What date was Kolbe's feast day?

14th of August

400

In what year did the first world war begin?

1914

500

ETYMOLOGY

Define the term 'etymology'

The study of the origin of words.

500

Who is the 18th student on the roll? 

Romy

500

What year did Mrs Howe start teaching at Kolbe?

2020

500

When was Kolbe first built?

2008

500

Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963?

Martin Luther King JR