Jeopardy

Spelling

100

Find the misspelled word A. Envirinment B. Restaurant C. Guarantee D. Dilemma

What is A. Envirinment

200

Find the correct word A.Convenience B.Develope C.Fundimental D.Foriegn

What is A. Convenience

300

Find the correct word. A. Repitition B. Interuption C. Liscence D. Marriage

What is D. Marriage

400

The way to spell the word that means not moving or staying in one place

What is s-t-a-t-i-o-n-a-r-y

500

Find the correct word. A. Opossum B. Seperate C. Temperture D. Perservere

What is A. Opossum

Grammar

100

My father Dr, Esteban A. Punctuation Error B. Spelling Error C. Capitalization Error D. No Error

What is A. Punctuation Error

200

What is the abbreviation for Attorney? A. Attor. B. Atty. C. Aty. D. Atrny.

What is B. Atty.

300

If used at all, should be used only for informal writing. A. Through B. Who C. Thru D. Whom

What is C. Thru

400

What is the origin of the following words: avenue, blue, and venue. A. Greek B. Chinese C. Spanish D. French

What is D. French

500

Find the correct form of the sentence. A. Salmon swim upstream, they leap over huge dams to reach their destination. B. Salmon swim upstream, and they leap over huge dams to reach their destination. C. Salmon swim upstream, then they leap over huge dams to reach their destination. D. Salmon swim upstream, after they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.

What is B. Salmon swim upstream, and they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.

Vocabulary

100

A bitter, long-term quarrel A. Haggle B. Hectic C. Feud D. Cynical

What is C. Feud

200

The word for the meaning a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings A. Farce B. Grueling C. Botch D. Dilapidated

What is A. Farce

300

What word means strange or weird in appearance A. Bizarre B. Bazaar C. Bizaar D. Bazaare

What is A. Bizarre

400

Urban areas, such as New York and Paris, require complicated public transportation. What does Urban means in this sentence A. located in a foreign land B. located near a beach C. located in the country D. located in a city

What is D. located in a city

500

What is a URL? A. an Internet service provider B. an Internet Wed site address C. a universal reference D. a periodical index

What is B. an Internet Wed site address

Analogies

100

Meek:Pushy::Passive:____ A. Theorize B. Aggressive C. Bizarre D. Placid

What is B. Aggressive

200

____:hurry::erode:reinforce A. Zestful B. Accolade C. Dally D. Insipid

What is C. Dally

300

Apropos:____::Hackneyed:Trite A. Sharp B. Explain C. Mull D. Pertinent

What is D. Pertinent

400

Approval:____::Respect:Courtesy A. Dally B. Zestful C. Accolade D. Covey

What is C. Accolade

500

Geese:Gaggle::Quail:_____ A. Race B. Covey C. Placid D. Eccentric

What is B. Covey

Writing

100

A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

What is the rising action

200

The last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.

What is a conclusion

300

The process of determining the answer to a problem.

What is a solution

400

Expository writing that examines a problem and provides a realistic solution

What is problem-and-solution writing

500

A figure of speech that fuses two contradictory or opposing ideas such as "freezing fire" or "happy grief"

What is oxymoron