Grammar
What is the plural form of “phenomenon”?
phenomena
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What do we call the study of language?
Linguistics
What figurative language is used in the following sentence: In the middle of the night, the forest was wrapped in a deafening silence.
Oxymoron
Who is known as the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
Zeus
What part of a sentence shows a complete idea and can stand alone?
Independent Clause
What is a protagonist?
The hero of a story.
What is the most used letter in the English alphabet?
Letter “E”
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the line “Life’s but a walking shadow”, is an example of what figure of speech?
Metaphor
What was the home of the gods called?
Mount Olympus
Identify the sentence type: “Although it was raining, we still played outside.”
Complex Sentence
In Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Though she once seemed to drift away, this character quietly proves her loyalty. She shows that friendship can evolve and heal, even after distance and misunderstanding. Her kindness helps mend both hearts and relationships.
Miranda Navas
Which Asian country has the largest number of English learners?
China
What language device is used in the sentence?
“I’ve told you a million times.”
Hyperbole
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Identify the error:
She enjoys reading, to swim, and going for long walks.
She enjoys reading, swimming, and going for long walks.
What type of poem has 14 lines and often follows a specific rhyme scheme?
Sonnet
What language has contributed the most borrowed words to English?
French
What sound device is used in the following line: ‘The early bird heard the murmur of the world’?
Assonance
Who was the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the Underworld?
Cerberus
Change the sentence to passive voice: Linguists have classified hundreds of endangered languages across the globe.
Hundreds of endangered languages have been classified by linguists across the globe.
What is the central message or main idea of a literary work called?
Theme
What is the longest word in English without a vowel?
Rhythm
When a phrase or expression becomes overly familiar through repeated use, what does it become?
A cliché.
Which goddess sprang fully grown from Zeus’s head?
Athena