Parts of Speech
Subject-Predicate
Subject-Verb Agreement
Figurative Langauge
Gate of Darkness
100

What are the nouns in the following sentence:

Jaime can't wait to go to the beach.

Jaime, beach

100

Identify the subject of the sentence:

The dog played in the park.

The dog

100

The dog ( eat / eats ) the bone.

eats

100

Give an example of a simile.

[answers may vary]

100
Nicknamed "the buckeye state", this state is situated between Pennsylvania and Indiana. Its state bird is the cardinal and its capital city is Columbus.


Which state is this?

Ohio

200

What is the verb in the following sentence:

She ran to her mother and crashed into her arms.

ran

crashed

200

Identify the predicate of the sentence:

Reese and Heather gave out free candy for Halloween.

gave out free candy for Halloween

200

My cousins ( live / lives ) in Chicago.

live

200

Give an example of a personification

[answers may vary]

200

A web series created by Alexey Gerasimov and released through YouTube videos and shorts, first posted in February 2023. It grew in popularity among Gen Alpha, inspiring games and other media adaptations.

Skibidi Toilet

300

What is the adjective in the following sentence:

James and the Giant Peach is my favorite fantasy story because it has great characters and an exciting setting.

  • favorite (describes "story")
  • fantasy (describes "story")
  • great (describes "characters")
  • exciting (describes "setting")
300

Identify the subject of the sentence:

The old house on the corner has a big garden in the backyard.

The old house on the corner

300

Mr. Brown, the banker, ( count / counts ) a lot of money.

counts

300

What kind of figurative language is shown in the following passage:

I waited by the lake for Daniel to return. I thought he would remember the trees that watched us grow, our cold swims in the water, and our vision of the future.

Personification

300

The eighteenth letter in the Greek alphabet. Commonly used as a slang term referring to a supposed classification for men who are successful and popular, but also silent and rebellious.

Sigma

400

What are the adverbs in the following sentence:

Pet the kitten softly if you want it to purr. 

softly
400

Identify the subject in the sentence:

The shop owner, Jay, gives us a discount whenever we stop to say hello.

The shop owner, Jay

400

 My team ( lose / loses ) games all the time.

loses

400

What types of figurative language are used in the following sentence:

My sister told me that life is a roller coaster. There are ups and downs, but you can't get off it.

Metaphor

400

Originating from a content creator on a live-streaming platform, this slang is used to denote the thievery of food between friends.

Fandum Tax

500

Tell if the underlined word is a noun, adjective, verb, or adverb:

Kayla wants to spend her summer in the swimming pool.

adjective

500

Identify the complete subject and the simple subject of the sentence:

The lamp on the old table is very dusty.

complete: the lamp on the old table.

simple: lamp

500

1. The number of new bands from my hometown of Austin are astonishing when you consider that the city used to be much smaller than it is today.

A. [NO CHANGE]
B. were astonishing
C. is astonishing
D. astonish

C

500

What types of figurative language are used in the following passage:

He would give anything to be at the shores, watching waves kiss the gentle land. What was stopping him? Tonight, anything was possible.

A. Metaphor and Simile

B. Personification

C. Personification and Hyperbole

D. Metaphor

 

C. Personification and Hyperbole

500

Appearing along with the father-son duo known as "The Costco Guys" on a late-night show, this third-grade tiktok star is known for making a facial expression common among Gen Alpha kids.

The Rizzler