Book report
In which country is Journey to Jo'burg set in?
South Africa
What is each line called in poetry?
Verse.
What is the conjunction in:
I enjoy playing family feud, but I don't like all the writing we do.
But
How many words are there in a spelling test in S1?
20.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet?
William Shakespeare.
What is the political system segregating black people from mainstream society in pre-Mandela South Africa?
Apartheid
What are the rhymes in this Shakespearean extract:
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.
Day - May
Temperate - Date
What kind of sentence is the following:
We did not do anything at all during the autumn break because my dad has gotten sick.
Complex/Compound sentence
What is a cliffhanger?
A situation or part of a story that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
One of the first texts we read in class was about an overdramatic parent who was terrified of monkeys living in which island?
Gibraltar
Who wrote Journey to Jo'burg?
Beverley Naidoo
What is the rhyming pattern in:
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
ABAB
Correct the sentence:
We had to go outside because of the fire alarm, however, it was only a drill.
We had to go outside because of the fire alarm. However, it was only a drill.
We had to go outside because of the fire alarm; however, it was only a drill.
What is an alliteration?
The occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of adjacent words.
What kind of animal is a carpenter?
A type of ant.
When did Black segregation finally end in South Africa?
What is each group of lines called in poetry?
A stanza.
One of these is not a conjunction. Which one?
Although - Though - Unless - Only - Provided
Only
What is the name given to words like crash, zap, bang, boom, meow,...
Onomatopoeia
On the review to our test, you read an excerpt from Harry Potter, in which three characters were present. Who are they?
What are the 5 book reports we have to read this year?
Journey to Jo'burg, Kensuke's Kingdom, free choice (pre-1960), Madame Doubtfire, Number the Stars
Who wrote The Walrus and The Carpenter? Hint: The author is also responsible for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Where should the word However always be in a sentence? (2 possible answers)
After a period (beginning) or after a semicolon
What is the difference between advice and advise?
Advice is a noun, advise is a verb.
Madame Doubtfire led to the adaptation of a Hollywood movie called Ms. Doubtfire, played by which actor?
Robin Williams