ENGLISH GRAMMAR
it was ________ a good party that no-one wanted to leave.
A) very
B) much
C) such
C!
It was such a good party that no-one wanted to leave.
what's a metaphor? please give an example.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Example: it's raining cats and dogs!
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Unscramble the following word!
notCrast
Hint:it starts with the capitalized letter
Contrast!
it means to be very different than something you are associated with or close to.
For example the colours red and green are associated with each other because they are both colours but they are contrasted since they are on the opposite sides of the colour wheel!
The moon can have moonquakes, is this true or false?
A) True
B) False
Its in fact True!
They are less common and less intense as the earthquakes we have on earth, but they do happen!
They don't happen due to the tectonic plates shifting like earth but rather due to the tidal stress caused by the distance between the earth and the moon!
Tom _____ last night when the telephone _____.
A) slept/ was ringing.
B) was sleeping/ was ringing.
C) was sleeping/ rang.
C!
Tom was sleeping last night when the telephone rang.
What's a simile? Please give an example.
A comparison using like or as!
Example, she was as fast as a bullet.
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Unscramble the following word!
aterarN
Hint:it starts with the capitalized letter
Narrate!
it means to give a commentary to something.
For example a voice over in a story or movie is a narration! the person speaking is the narrator and they are narrating!
how fast was the first person going to ever receive a speeding ticket?
A) 20mph
B) 8 mph
C) 2 mph
B!
The first person to ever get a speeding ticket was going 8 mph and his name was Walter Arnold in 1896.
The book ____ by Helena is on the top shelf.
A) write
B) wrote
C) written
C!
The book written by Helena is on the top shelf.
What's an onomatopoeia? Please give an example.
a word that mimics sounds!
For example, the lighting went "Fwoooooosh"!
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Unscramble the following word!
datyroMan
Hint:it starts with the capitalized letter
Mandatory!
It means something thats a must or required!
For example, masks are now mandatory and having a drivers license to be able to drive is also mandatory!
which of the following animals can grow a whole new body after its head gets cut off?
A) an octopus
B) a sea slug
C) a jellyfish
B!
A sea slug can regrow an entire body if its head gets cut off!
He hates ______ to do something by others.
A) being asked
B) to be asked
C) asking
A!
He hates being asked to do something by others.
What's an alliteration? Please give an example.
Literary device that repeats a speech sound in a sequence of words that are close to each other.
Example, Peter passed a purple passport.
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Unscramble the following word!
istmEate
Hint:it starts with the capitalized letter
Estimate!
It means to give a guess that's based on actual knowledge.
For example, I estimate that I will eat lunch 20 minutes after the session is over based on previous sessions.
A) Sea snake
B) Crabs and or lobsters
C) alligators
A!
Some sea snakes can breathe through their skin, through the top of its head mainly.
This medicine can ____ your headache.
A) Elevate
B) Affect
C) Ease
C!
This medicine can ease your headache.
What's an assonance? Please give an example.
you many work together on this one!
The repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.
Example, go slow on the road.
frog on a log.
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Unscramble the following word!
diffneIrent
Hint:it starts with the capitalized letter
Indifferent!
It means not having particular interest or care about something.
For example, I am indifferent to public transit; I don't hate or love it.
Which country has the hottest place on Earth?
A) Suadi Arabia
B) Egypt
C) Libya
C!
Libya has the hottest spot/ place on earth with 57.7 degrees Celsius.