Grammar Grab Bag
What part of speech is the word “quickly” in the sentence: “She ran quickly to the store”?
Adverb
What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?
Conflict
What year did the Declaration of Independence get signed?
1776
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What movie features a snowman named Olaf?
Frozen
Which sentence is in passive voice?
A) The teacher handed out the test.
B) The test was handed out by the teacher.
B) The test was handed out by the teacher.
Who is the protagonist in The Hunger Games?
Katniss Everdeen
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What is H2O commonly known as?
Water
What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?
Hedwig
Which of these sentences uses a semicolon correctly?
A) I like apples, they are sweet.
B) I like apples; they are sweet.
C) I like apples: they are sweet.
B) I like apples; they are sweet.
What point of view uses pronouns like "I" and "we"?
First person
What war was fought between the North and South in the U.S.?
The Civil War
What part of the cell is known as the “brain” of the cell?
Nucleus
What does the “G” in GIF stand for?
Graphics
What type of clause is this: “Although I was tired”?
Dependent clause
What is it called when the author hints at future events in the story?
Foreshadowing
What document begins with the words “We the People”?
The U.S. Constitution
What force pulls objects toward Earth’s center?
Gravity
What video game features the characters Creeper and Enderman?
Minecraft
What is the correct pronoun in this sentence: “Between you and ___, that movie was boring”?
Me
Which literary device compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Simili
Which civil rights leader gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which state of matter has no fixed shape but a definite volume? Liquid, solid, or gas?
Liquid
What is the name of the superhero who uses a shield with a star on it?
Captain America