Grade 8 - Spring Competition Finale

Vocabulary

100

Name a synonym for the word 'NORMAL'

average/usual/common/ordinary

200

Food like rice, pasta and grains are usually _________ unless you season them.

bland

300

Once we got in the car the driver asked us to _________ our seatbelts.

fasten

400

Name two opposites for the word 'SHY'

Outgoing / Extroverted

500

A software system designed to find information on the World Wide Web.

search engine

Grammar

100

I ____________ (never/ visit) Philipines but when I was a kid, I __________ (go) to France.

have never visited / went

200

Watch out! You __________ (fall)!

are going to fall

300

If you __________ (tap) the switch, the light in the room _____ (turn on).

tap / turns on

400

Sophia ___________ (working) on the project since yesterday. Unfortunately, she ________ (not finish) it yet.

has been working / has not finished

500

By this time next month my friends and I ___________ (attend) the summer camp

will be attending

Literature

100

This book character by Arthur Conan Doyle is a very famous fictional detective.

Sherlock Holmes

200

'As tall as a giraffe' - is an example of a:

a. metaphor

b. simile

b. simile

300

Romeo and Juliet was written by ....

William Shakespeare

400

We use this term to define the story/narrative of the book or a film.

Plot

500

The tree leaves danced around the corner of the garden. The following sentence is an example of:

a. Personification

b. exaggeration

c. Metaphor

a. Personification

General knowledge

100

This famous monument is in New York.

The Statue of Liberty

200

Name a sport in which contestants do exercises and movements with ribbons.

Gymnastics

300

Which country's flag has an illustration of a leaf?

Canada

400

This nutrient is a source of energy and is usually present in sugary and doughy foods. 

Hint: Regina George hates it.

Carbohydrate ( carb(s) )

500

What is the largest organ in the human body?

skin

Use of English

100

Form a noun from the word 'INSPIRE'

INSPIRATION

200

Fill in the blank with ONE word.

After finishing school, you can _________ take a gap year, or go to university.

EITHER

300

In order to have super ____________ (STRONG) you have to do intense exercises.

STRENGTH

400

Paraphrase:

I hate it when you don't listen. (STAND)

I can't stand it when you don't listen.

500

Paraphrase:

Did you eat healthy food when you were a child? USE

_________________ healthy food when you were a child?

Did you use to eat...