Figurative Language
Grammar and Punctuation
Mix Bag
Spelling Counts
About Your Teachers
100
Bing-bop-boom-boom-boom-bop-bam
(The type of [stuff] I'm on, you wouldn't understand)
Onomatopoeia
100
[For, But, Or, So, And, Yet] are almost all the examples of "coordinating conjunctions." What is missing?
Nor
100
Name the colors of the M&Ms in an original pack.
Blue, Orange, Red, Green, Yellow, Brown
100
"persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success"
Perseverance
100
What is Mr. Pablo's Mongolian name?
Batsuuri
200
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain." (Hint: more than alliteration)
Sibilance
200
"I went to see the film, it was fantastic." What is this error called?
Comma splice
200
We all know the highest mountain peak is Mount Everest, standing at 8,849 meters. This is the second highest mountain in the world, standing at 8,611 meters.
K2/Mount Godwin-Austen/Chogori
200
"a strange or unusual feature or habit"
Peculiarity
200
What is Mr. Tyler's hobby? (Hint: Literally every day)
Gym
300
"Please can we go five minutes early to lunch? We're starving!" said the 8A class.
Hyperbole
300
Colons and Semicolons have multiple roles. How are they used in a list? (You need to tell what the role of a colon is and what the role of a semicolon is)
Colons introduce the list. Semicolons separate items in the list.
Ex: This picnic has: a salad containing cucumbers, lettuce, and tomatoes; a birria taco platter with consome, onions, and cilantro; and potato chips.
300
Chinggis Khaan, also known as Temüjin, had two half brothers. One is Belgudei (Бэлгүдэй). Tell me his other half-brother.
Bekhter (Бэхтэр)
300
"a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual"
Idiosyncrasy
300
How many Hawaiian shirts does Mr. Pablo own?
Six
400
"That picture says a lot"
Personification
400
Fix the error: He always arrives late, nobody seems to mind.
He arrives late; nobody seems to mind.
He arrives late, but/and nobody seems to mind.
He arrives late. Nobody seems to mind.
400
This car is a Chrysler, but what is its model (car name)?
PT Cruiser
400
"occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady"
Intermittent
400
What two foreign places did Mr. Pablo live in?
Beijing, China and Taipei, Taiwan.
500
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference." (Robert Frost) What figurative language technique is this?
Metaphor/Extended Metaphor
500
"As", "Although", "Whether" are examples of what? (Hint: No Fanboys here!)
Subordinating Conjunctions
500
The distance from the Earth to the Sun? (To the nearest .10 million km)
149.60 million km
500
"empty, vain, pretentious swagger"
Braggadocio
500
Mr. Tyler always drinks instant coffee. But do you know what brand of instant coffee he always drinks? (Hint: It's on his desk)