All About Orwell
Those Dang Homophones
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The essay we are reading by Orwell is called...

What is "Shooting an Elephant"

100

There vs Their vs They're

This homophone is used in reference to location.

What is "there"

100

I can always find the syllabus on this site.

What is "Blackboard"

100

ENG 098 is a developmental class that supports students who are in another class called ...

What is "English 101" or "Freshman English 1"

200

George Orwell's real name

What is "Eric Blair"

200

Where vs Were vs Wear

This homophone is usually used with a plural subject in the past tense.

What is "were"

200

If I want to know how many absences I can have before failing the course, I should look at this section of the syllabus.

What is "the attendance policy"

200

The place English students should go to if they need help with their essays or with understanding a reading.

What is "The Reading/Writing Center"

300

Orwell was not only a journalist, author, and critic, he was also a ...

What is "food writer"

300

To vs Two vs Too


This homophone means "as well"

What is "too"

300

The longest essay in English 101.

What is the Research Paper.

300

There are 3 major formats of online learning:synchronous, asynchronous, and _____.

What is "Blended"

400

Orwell quit his job in Burma after this amount of time.

What is "five years"

400

Effect vs Affect

This homophone usually means a result or consequence.

What is "effect"

400
The title of Unit 4 from the Syllabus

What is "Time for Research"

400
After students pass ENG 101, they will most likely take ENG 102. In ENG 102 they will read short stories, dramas, and one more genre ...

What is "poetry"

500
Orwell has two incredibly famous books. One of them is Animal Farm. The other is called ....

What is "1984"

500

Your vs You're and Its vs It's


You're and It's are both examples of ....

What are "contractions"

500
Most essays in English 101, except for the midterm and final, are each worth ...

What is "10%"

500

Professor Bermudez majored in English. She minored in ....

What is "Graphic Design"