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SYNONYMS/ANTONYMS

100

What is a synonym for the word replied?

said, told, stated, answered

200

What is a synonym for the word good?

great, excellent, fantastic...

300

What is an antonym for the word brave?

scared, fearful, weak

400

What is a synonym for the word smart?

clever, intelligent

500

What is an antonym for the word kind?

evil, unkind, mean

Vocabulary

100

Definition: To stay in the same place or with the same people

remain

200

Happening once a year.

Annual

300

to carry someone or something from one place to another

transport

400

something that has been built

s-------e

structure

500

an interesting or important part of something

f-----e

feature

Random questions

100

Which reptile has no legs?

Snake

200

What is a semi-colon ( ; ) used for?

To separate two complete sentences going the same place. 

300

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter 

400

What does hapless mean?

Unhappy, unfortunate, forlorn, sad.

500

Is the following a complete sentence?

Walked around the block. 

No, missing the noun. 

Prefixes / Suffixes

100

What does the prefix /pre/ mean?

before

200

What does the prefix /sub/ mean?

under

sub + merge = submerge

300

What does the prefix /dis/ mean?

not or opposite

400

What does the prefix /mis/ mean?

wrong or badly

500

What does the suffix /ed/ mean?

ed means that the action has already happened or past

Definitions

100

What is Alliteration?

the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence or phrase

Examples: 

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
• Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
• Make a mountain out of a molehill.
• The slippery snake slithered. 

200

What is a Protagonist?

The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text

300

what is Personification?

inanimate objects take on human characteristics

400

what is a Simile? bonus 100 points: give me an example

comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”

500

what is an Allusion? Daily Double

making a reference to literature, art, history, or pop culture

• "He was a real Romeo.": Alludes to Shakespeare's romantic lover.
• "A Herculean task.": References Hercules' immense strength.
• "Opening Pandora's Box.": Suggests unleashing unforeseen troubles.
• "His Achilles' heel.": Points to a fatal weakness.
• "The forbidden fruit.": Alludes to temptation and sin from the Bible/Genesis.
• "A good Samaritan helped.": Refers to the helpful figure from the Biblical parable. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

From Literature & History

• "He's a real Scrooge.": Describes someone stingy, after Ebenezer Scrooge.
• "Not in Kansas anymore.": From The Wizard of Oz, indicating a strange new place.
• "A real Einstein.": For a genius.
• "He acted like Hamlet.": For someone indecisive.
• "A Catch-22 situation.": From Joseph Heller's novel, a no-win dilemma.