Let's Go!
Burnin'
Icy Cold
Oh-No!
Give me the Cheese
100

Pen and Pen are an example of a synonym

1. True

2. False

2. FALSE

100

Formal writing maintains a serious tone

1. True

2. False

1. True

100

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. baggage

2. bagagge 


1. baggage

100

What is a Hyphen?

1. :

2. \

3. ;

4. -

4. -

100

When would you use "an" instead of "a"

1. When the word is a noun

2. By memory

3. When the first letter of the word starts with a vowel

4. Depends on the word

3. When the first letter of the word starts with a vowel

200

A synonym is...

1. Depends on the word

2. when words are similar, or have a related meaning, to another word.

3. when two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

2. when words are similar, or have a related meaning, to another word.

200

Formal writing means... 

1. The piece will usually be written in the third-person perspective, which means you will not use 'I' or 'you

2.  The piece will usually be written in the first-person perspective, which means you will use 'I' or 'you 

3. Depends on the context 

1. The piece will usually be written in the third-person perspective, which means you will not use 'I' or 'you 

200

How many students in your class _____from Korea? 

1. comes

2. come

3. came

4. are coming

2. come

200

Which word is correct?

1. Liaison 

2. Liason 

1. Liaison 

200

A word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. 

1. Pronoun

2. Adverb

3. Adjective

4. Noun

3. Adjective

300

What is the third planet from the sun?

1. Mars

2. Venus

3. Earth

4. Pluto

3. Earth

300

Which African nation has the most pyramids?

1. Ethiopia

2. Sudan

3. Egypt

4. Mexico

2. Sudan

300

Which word is the correct spelling?

1. Handkerchief 

2. Hankerchef

1. Handkerchief

300

What city is the capital of Australia?

1. Sydney

2. Melbourne

3. Canberra 

4. Perth

3. Canberra 

300

 What is the largest country in South America?

1. Venezuela 

2. Argentina

3. Brazil

4. Peru

3. Brazil

400

What is an example of informal writing?

1. The cell phone policies that are in place right now clearly are not beneficial for many; now is the time schools made a change and stopped fighting against cell phones and started taking advantage of them. 

2. The cell phone policies that are in place right now clearly aren't beneficial for many; don't you think it's time schools made a change and stopped fighting against cell phones and started taking advantage of them 

2. The cell phone policies that are in place right now clearly aren't beneficial for many; don't you think it's time schools made a change and stopped fighting against cell phones and started taking advantage of them

400

What African country served as the setting for Tatooine in Star Wars?

1. Congo

2. Egypt

3. Tunisia

4. Gabon

3. Tunisia

400

What is the oldest city in the world?

1. Athens

2. Jerusalem

3. Damascus

4. Cairo


3. Damascus

400

What is the deepest point in Earth's oceans?

1. Marinara Trench

2. Tonga Trench

3. Java Trench

4. Mariana Trench

4. Mariana Trench

400

Some of the books on the table _______ to me

1. Belong

2. Belongs

1. Belong

500

What country has the most natural lakes?

1. India

2. China

3. USA

4. Canada

4. Canada

500

How can you make this sentence concise:

The first train took twenty-six minutes to complete the route, which ran from City Hall to West 145th Street in under a half an hour. 

  1. No change
  2. in the completion of its route.
  3. in twenty-six minutes.
  4. Delete the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.

4. Delete the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.

500

What is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

1. United Arab Emirates

2. Yemen

3. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

4. Kingdom of Jordan

3. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

500

In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?

1. Chile

2. Peru

3. Venezuela 

4. Bolivia

2. Peru

500

What is the capital of Nigeria?

1. KANO

2. IBADAN

3. LAGOS

4. ABUJA


4. ABUJA