It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
aphorism
100
She had a face akin to a badger: pinched and rodent-like.
simile
100
If Bob petitions his boss for higher pay, what does that mean?
asks for it
100
Explain what Sally means when she says her nephews are hither, thither, and yon.
All over the place; here, there, over there
100
If you don't know a word in the passage, you should...
skip it
200
watch the video
parody
200
How could you forget? I must have told you a million times!
hyperbole
200
what is the difference between someone who REIGNS and someone who OPPRESSES?
reign = rule
oppress = rule in abusive way
200
Watch the trailer. The babadook would best be described as a (a) paradox (b) juggernaut (c) sexton
B = a huge, overwhelming force
200
if you are unsure what the question is asking you should...
read the answer choices and pick the one that is true
300
view the picture
propaganda
300
On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And through the field the road runs by
To many-towered Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
The island of Shalott.
imagery; description
300
If I tell you to take off your shoes because you are in a sacred or divine house, I mean that the house is...
(a) clean (b) forbidden (c) holy
C
300
Divide these families into (1) noble (2) bourgeois (3) indigent: The Banks Family on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; the Baxter Family on That's So Raven; Honey Boo Boo's family
How much time should you spend reading a passage? How many passages total?
7 minutes; about 5
400
A pastor telling his congregation they need to give to charity because that's what Jesus did would be an example of...(a) ethos (2) pathos (3) logos
ethos
400
Mmmm! This cake is awfully good!
oxymoron
400
What does it mean to subjugate someone, or put them into subjugation, submission, or treat them like a subject?
put them under you BONUS POINT: what does it mean to tread someone into dust or trod on someone?
400
Define the (1) bequest (2) heir and (3) aristocrat in the example below. When Auntie Mame dies, her will indicates that her niece, Julie, should receive her collection of Ferraris.
How much time should you spend on each question? How many questions total?
2 minutes; 44 (22 with parts A and B)
500
Telling your children that 1 out of every 4 teenagers who are sexually active get pregnant would be an example of (1) ethos (2) pathos (3) logos
logos
500
Name three euphemisms in the following sentences:
Mary passed away in a car accident. She had been enjoying some adult beverages at a party and tried to drive home. She always was a bit slow.