Which part of speech replaces or takes the place of nouns?
PRONOUN
100
What verb tense is the following sentence?
You study English every day in school?
PRESENT TENSE
100
What is the title of the story we read in which Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones was the main character?
THANK YOU M'AM
100
In what state did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat for a white passenger?
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
100
Viruses from third world countries __________ a major concern.
A. Is
B. Are
B. ARE
200
Which of the following is not a subordinate conjunction?
A. Since
B. With
C. Although
D. Then
B. WITH
200
What is the verb tense in the following sentence?
I studied English at UNCG.
PAST TENSE
200
What term means language that appeals to the five senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste)?
IMAGERY
200
Who was the famous African American lawyer in the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case in 1954?
THURGOOD MARSHALL
200
Emily and Greg _________ to my house every Friday for lunch.
A. Come
B. Comes
A. COME
300
Identify the preposition used in the following song lyric:
"Labels want my name beside the X like Malcom" -Drake
What is another figurative language element(s) used in this line?
BESIDE
SIMILE
ALLUSION
300
Which words are typically used to indicate future tense?
WILL
GOING
300
Where does this line come from? "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation."
I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH by MLK
300
Name at least three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in North Carolina.
Bennett College
Elizabeth City State University
Fayetteville State University
Johnson C. Smith University
Livingstone College
NC A&T State University
NC Central University
Shaw University
Winston-Salem State University
300
The pronouns each, everybody, everyone, anyone, anybody, someone, and somebody are _____________ and require ____________ verbs.
A. Singular, singular
B. Plural, plural
C. Singular, plural
D. Plural, singular
A. SINGULAR, SINGULAR
400
Which coordinating conjunction is missing from the following list?
For
But
Or
So
And
Yet
Nor
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.
400
Which verb tense is used in the following song lyric?
"Tattoo your name across my heart" -Beyonce
PRESENT
400
What are at least two works that we have read by Langston Hughes?
THANK YOU, M'AM
DREAMS
A DREAM DEFERRED
400
Which state in the United States has the most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)?
ALABAMA, 15
GEORGIA IS NEXT WITH 10
400
Is the following sentence correct or incorrect?
My aunt or my uncle is arriving by train today.
CORRECT: TWO SINGULAR SUBJECTS CONNECTED BY OR/NOR REQUIRE A SINGULAR SUBJECT
500
An adjectives' role in a sentence is to describe nouns and pronouns and to tell ____________
A. Which one
B. How much
C. What kind
D. All of the above
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
The icy wind made me shiver. (what kind)
The office is on the third floor. (which one)
The storm dropped a few inches of snow. (how much)
500
What verb tense is used in the following song lyric?
"This is my moment, I'VE WAITED all my, Life I could tell it's time" -Nicki Minaj
PRESENT PERFECT
500
What is the literary term that references a statement, person, place, or event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture?
ALLUSION
500
Who first taught the principle that "Black is beautiful?"
MALCOM X
500
Use a ____________ verb with sums of money or periods of time.
A. Singular
B. Plural
A. SINGULAR
EX. TEN DOLLARS IS a high price to pay
EX. FOUR YEARS is how long it takes to graduate from high school.