GRAMMAR GLADIATORS
This punctuation mark can save lives.
“Let’s eat Grandma!” vs “Let’s eat, Grandma!”
What is a comma?
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
This is the capital city of Indonesia.
What is Jakarta?
This Disney lion sings “Hakuna Matata.”
Who is Simba?
What has hands but cannot clap?
What is a clock?
Correct this sentence:
“She don’t understand algebra.”
What is “She doesn’t understand algebra”?
This organ works harder than students during finals week.
What is the heart?
Indonesia has more than this many islands.
What is 17,000?
This app is responsible for trends, dances, and students forgetting deadlines.
What is TikTok?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
What is a towel?
Change this sentence into passive voice:
“The students completed the project.”
What is “The project was completed by the students”?
Plants use this process to make food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
This Indonesian island is famous for tourism and beaches.
What is Bali?
This superhero says, “I can do this all day.”
Who is Captain America?
I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water. What am I?
What is a map?
Identify the adverb:
“The exhausted athlete ran surprisingly fast.”
What is “surprisingly”?
This force keeps humans from floating into space during math class.
What is gravity?
This volcano erupted in 1883 and was heard thousands of kilometers away.
What is Krakatoa?
This wizard attended Hogwarts.
Who is Harry Potter?
What has one eye but cannot see?
What is a needle?
Which sentence is correct?
A. Neither of the boys are ready.
B. Neither of the boys is ready.
What is B?
This scientist developed the theory of relativity and the hairstyle of stressed students.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This giant lizard is found in Indonesia.
What is the Komodo dragon?
This animated movie features emotions living inside a girl’s mind.
What is “Inside Out”?
The more you take away from me, the bigger I become.
What is a hole?
Identify the figure of speech:
“The classroom was a zoo after the teacher left.”
What is a metaphor?
This layer protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays.
What is the ozone layer?
This traditional Indonesian cloth is recognized by UNESCO.
What is batik?
This fictional metal is used in Captain America’s shield.
What is vibranium?
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
What is a stamp?
Rewrite this sentence using a first conditional:
“You forget your homework. Your teacher gets angry.”
What is “If you forget your homework, your teacher will get angry”?
If you touch something hot and instantly pull away, this body system reacts first.
What is the nervous system?
Indonesia lies between these two oceans.
What are the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean?
This Korean music genre became globally popular.
What is K-pop?
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old.
What is a candle?
Change this into reported speech:
“I can finish this tomorrow,” said Rina.
What is “Rina said that she could finish it the next day”?
This scientist discovered gravity after observing a falling apple.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This famous Buddhist temple in Central Java is one of the largest in the world.
What is Borobudur?
This movie features a snowman who loves warm hugs.
What is “Frozen”?
The more you have of me, the less you see.
What is darkness?
Correct this sentence:
“Me and him was studying yesterday.”
What is “He and I were studying yesterday”?
Water boils at this temperature in Celsius.
What is 100 degrees Celsius?
This imaginary line passes through Indonesia and divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
This superhero movie includes the line “I love you 3000.”
What is “Avengers: Endgame”?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
What is 9?
Explain why this sentence is incorrect:
“Despite of being tired, he finished the work.”
What is “Because ‘despite’ should not be followed by ‘of’”?
Explain why astronauts appear weightless in space.
What is “Because they are constantly falling around Earth while orbiting it”?
Name the Indonesian national motto.
What is “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”?
This movie series taught everyone that dinosaurs and bad decision-making should never mix.
What is “Jurassic Park” or “Jurassic World”?
You see a boat full of people, but there isn’t a single person onboard. Why?
What is “Because all the people are married”?