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Prefix/Suffix
Context Clues
TEST DAY TRIVIA
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
100

What does the prefix "un-" mean?

Not

100

What are context clues?

  • A) Words that are used in a glossary
  • B) Hints or clues in a sentence that help define an unfamiliar word 
  • C) The title of the book
  • D) The first sentence of a paragraph

 

B) Hints or clues in a sentence that help define an unfamiliar word ✅

100

Which of the following is a testing violation?

  • A) Checking your work before submitting
  • B) Using a highlighter
  • C) Talking to a friend during the test 
  • D) Answering every question


  • C) Talking to a friend during the test
100

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below? 

The leaves danced in the wind as the autumn air whispered through the trees."

  • A) Simile
  • B) Metaphor
  • C) Personification 
  • D) Hyperbole



  • C) Personification ✅



100

What does the word claim mean? 

  • A) To only argue against something
  • B) To make a statement or assertion for or against something
  • C) To examine something closely
  • D) To support an idea

B) To make a statement or assertion for or against something

200

Add a prefix to the word 'connect' to make it mean to connect again

Re- "reconnect"

200

In the sentence "The cavern was dank and musty, with water dripping from the walls," what does the word dank most likely mean?

  • A) Warm and dry
  • B) Wet and unpleasantly cold 
  • C) Bright and clean
  • D) Safe and secure

B) Wet and unpleasantly cold ✅


200

If you don’t know an answer, what should you do?

  • A) Skip it and move on
  • B) Guess randomly
  • C) Make an educated guess based on context clues 
  • D) Stare at it until you remember

 

C) Make an educated guess based on context clues ✅

200

 What does the simile in the sentence below suggest?

"Her smile was as bright as the sun."

  • A) Her smile was yellow
  • B) Her smile was warm and glowing 
  • C) Her smile hurt people’s eyes
  • D) Her smile was round


  • B) Her smile was warm and glowing ✅
200

What does it mean to analyze a text?

  • A) To memorize the text
  • B) To break down and examine its parts in detail 
  • C) To read the text quickly
  • D) To summarize the text

 

B) To break down and examine its parts in detail ✅

300

In the word subterranean, what does the prefix "sub-" mean?

Under or below

300

Which of the following sentences uses context clues to help define the word melancholy? 

  • A) She felt melancholy because her best friend was moving away, and her heart ached. 
  • B) The bird chirped loudly from the tree.
  • C) The bright sun made the day feel warm and happy.
  • D) He was excited to see the movie.
  • A) She felt melancholy because her best friend was moving away, and her heart ached. ✅
300

What is the best thing to do the night before a big test?

  • A) Stay up late and cram
  • B) Eat junk food and play video games
  • C) Get a good night’s sleep 
  • D) Avoid all studying

 


  • C) Get a good night’s sleep ✅
300

Which sentence contains an example of a metaphor? 

  • A) The waves roared like a hungry lion.
  • B) The stars were diamonds sparkling in the night sky. 
  • C) The car zoomed down the highway.
  • D) He was as slow as a turtle climbing a hill.


  • B) The stars were diamonds sparkling in the night sky. ✅
300

What is chronological order?

  • A) A random arrangement of events
  • B) Arranging events in the order they happened over time 
  • C) Listing events by importance
  • D) Organizing events by their locations

 

B) Arranging events in the order they happened over time ✅

400

What is the purpose of the suffix "-ly" in the word quickly?

  • A) To describe a person
  • B) To show a time
  • C) To form an adverb, meaning "in a certain way" 
  • D) To form a noun

 

C) To form an adverb, meaning "in a certain way" ✅


400

In the sentence "The hurricane's fury was so intense that it destroyed entire towns, leaving nothing in its wake," what does the word fury mean?

  • A) Happiness
  • B) Anger or violence 
  • C) Peace
  • D) Confusion

 

B) Anger or violence ✅ 

400

What will happen during the OST if you turn and whisper to a friend to ask them a question such as "what time is it"

Both you and your friends' test scores will be thrown out

400

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"I've told you a million times to clean your room!"

  • A) Hyperbole 
  • B) Alliteration
  • C) Simile
  • D) Onomatopoeia
  • A) Hyperbole ✅
400

What is a fable?

  • A) A fictional story often involving animals that teaches a moral lesson 
  • B) A real historical story
  • C) A type of poem
  • D) A biography

 

  • A) A fictional story often involving animals that teaches a moral lesson ✅
500

What does the prefix “mis-” mean in the word misunderstand?

Wrong

500

What is the best way to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word using context clues?

  • A) Guess based on what the word sounds like
  • B) Look at the words around it to find hints about its meaning 
  • C) Ignore the word and keep reading
  • D) Ask someone for the definition

 

B) Look at the words around it to find hints about its meaning ✅

500

What should you do if you don’t understand a question during the test?

  • A) Skip it and leave it blank
  • B) Guess randomly
  • C) Reread the question and try to break it down step-by-step 
  • D) Ask the teacher for the answer

 

C) Reread the question and try to break it down step-by-step ✅

500

What is the meaning of the idiom in the sentence below?

"After weeks of studying, passing the test was a piece of cake."

  • A) The test was about baking
  • B) The test was very easy 
  • C) The test was sweet and fun
  • D) The test had questions about food


  • B) The test was very easy ✅
500

What is meant by the structure of a text?

  • A) The overall length of the text
  • B) The way the text is organized or built 
  • C) The writing style used by the author
  • D) The main message or theme of the text

 

 B) The way the text is organized or built ✅