RANDOM TRIVIA
LANGUAGE FEATURES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
RANDOM TRIVIA
100
Name the food
Sweet and Sour Pork
100
A well-known, overused phrase.
Cliche
100
Words that describe a noun.
E.g. grumpy, ecstatic, green, lumpy.
Adjectives
100
Describes verbs -
Harry ate sloppily.
Garry jumped high.
Moira screamed furiously.
Adverbs
100
What two words are pronounced differently but spelt "wind"
Wind and wind
"You wind me up!"
"OMG THIS WIND!!!!"
200
Unscramble this word:
ingonayn
Annoying
200
Is used to show a piece of writing is related to/based in Aotearoa, or a character is Maori.
Te Reo Maori
200
Using we, you or us to make the audience feel involved.
Personal Pronoun
200
Colloquial language
Language used in everyday, casual conversation. Includes slang.
200
Which NZ town or city is first to see the sun?
Gisbourne
300
Smiliest kid in class
Boston
300
Informal language used by different cultures within a society. Establishes identity and shows membership to certain groups.
Slang
300
Reminder phrase for your exams:
I'm not an...
Ama-TEEA!!!
300
A story is told through a random flow of thoughts as a character thinks them.
Narrative Voice - Internal Monologue
300
Student who always wants "lots of fish" in shared lunches
Miles
400
Name the country this flag belongs to:
Greece
400
When you go camping, you'll need a tent, water, sleeping bag, pillow, boots... and a billion other things!
Hyperbole
Listing
400
Language belonging to a specific job, hobby or field of study, used to sound knowledgeable and exclude those who don’t understand it.
Jargon
400
A lot of soldiers have been killed in friendly fire.
Oxymoron
400
Name 2 ingredients in white bread
Yeast
Water
Flour
Sugar
500
Ginger - NO
Strawberry blonde - YES
Hunter
500
Name a technique used in italics:
‘I got a lead, Dom.’
‘You got a lead.’
I can’t batter you, I can’t fool you, I can only hook your curiosity.
‘I phoned the precinct where Sixsmith’s case was processed.’
Dialogue
Alliteration
500
Name the technique in italics:
‘I got a lead, Dom.’
‘You got a lead.’
I can’t batter you, I can’t fool you, I can only hook your curiosity.
‘I phoned the precinct where Sixsmith’s case was processed.’
Internal Monologue
Repetition
500
Identify one example of emotive language (can be more than 1 word), and the emotion associated with it:
‘I got a lead, Dom.’
‘You got a lead.’
I can’t batter you, I can’t fool you, I can only hook your curiosity.
I can't
Batter
Fool
Hook your curiosity
500
Name of the third planet from the sun
Earth