Pay for Performance
This word means
"to put something (a decision, plan, action,
etc.) into effect"
A. implement B. undertake C. incentive
A. implement
Sammy’s mother always let him and his brothers ____ their problems themselves.
A. amend B. equity C. constitute
D. legislate E. resolve
E. resolve
She put on a brave _____. No one could tell how sad she really was.
A. anecdotal B. distribution C. sought D. outweigh
E. front
E. front
Story about a mistreated girl kept away from a fancy ball she had been invited to. In the end, because the shoe fit, she lived happily ever after.
Name that fairytale.
Cinderella
Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
(a) England
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) India
(e) Australia
(d) English is spoken by upwards of 350 million people in urban areas of India.
This word means "to make someone or something want to take action"
A. enable B. implement C. motivate
C. motivate
Anna wants to promote _____ among all her friends.
A. amend B. equity C. constitute
D. legislate E. resolve
B. equity
Why do some elementary schools prohibit the _____ of cake or cookies for student birthdays?
A. anecdotal B. distribution C. sought D. outweigh
E. front
B. distribution
In this story by Lucille Fletcher, a man named Ronald Adams keeps encountering the same solitary man as he drives alone across the country.
Name that story.
The Hittchhiker
The English language is conventionally divided into three historical periods. In which of these periods did William Shakespeare write his plays?
(a) Old English
(b) Middle English
(c) Modern English
(c) The period of Modern English extends from the 1500s to the present day. Shakespeare wrote his plays between 1590 and 1613.
Complete the sentence:
What task would you _______ to make a few dollars?
A. implement B. motivate C. undertake D. enable
C. undertake
Punching, teasing, and spreading rumors all ______ bullying.
A. amend B. equity C. constitute
D. legislate E. resolve
C. constitute
Do you think the risks associated with playing football (e.g., concussions, broken bones) _____ the fun and enjoyment some kids get from it?
A. anecdotal B. distribution C. sought D. outweigh
E. front
D. outweigh
A dark look at 17-year-old Billy Weaver's first and last stay at a bed and breakfast... After asking the porter for a recommendation, he opts for the boarding house, where the owner looks good on the surface but has a dark secret tied to her taxidermy skills.
Name that story.
The Landlady
Which of the following is probably the most widely used English word throughout the world?
(a) dollar
(b) okay
(c) Internet
(d) whatever
(e) movie
(b) According to linguist Tom McArthur in "The Oxford Guide to World English," "The form OK or okay is probably the most intensively and widely used (and borrowed) word in the history of the language."
Finish the sentence:
Playing chess with his father was Tyrese’s _____ to finish his homework early.
A. incentive B. motivate C. undertake D. enable
A. incentive
Many schools have chosen to ____ their rules to make it clear that bullying will not be tolerated.
A. amend B. equity C. constitute
D. legislate E. resolve
A. amend
Danny’s mother was so desperate to help him that she _____ out organizations that would help her acquire marijuana without getting into trouble.
A. anecdotal B. distribution C. sought D. outweigh
E. front
C. sought
A science fiction short story set in 2055, time travel allows the common man to experience the past in ways never before thought possible. Eckels, an avid hunter, pays $10,000 to travel back to the age of dinosaurs to hunt a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Name that story
A Sound of Thunder
Roughly what proportion of the world's population is fluent or competent in English?
(a) one person in 1,000
(b) one in a 100
(c) one in 10
(d) one in four
(d) According to David Crystal in "English as a Global Language" (2003), "[A]bout a quarter of the world's population is already fluent or competent in English, and this figure is steadily growing—in the early 2000s that means around 1.5 billion people."
Good behavior, good attendance, and other factors like homework completion enabled students to earn up to $100 per pay period. Each pay period is 2 weeks, or 10 school days.
There are 180 days in the school year. What is the maximum amount of money that each student could earn for the year?
$1,800
Last week at Victory Middle School, there were 11 bullying incidents in 11 different classrooms. Say that for each incident, there are at least 5 onlookers. Which of the following is true?
A. There was a a minimum of 55 onlookers.
B. There were at least 35 onlookers.
C. There were a minimum of 20 onlookers.
D. There were a maximum of 50 onlookers.
A. There was a a minimum of 55 onlookers.
if a group of students are discussing pets, and one coworker tells a story about how her cat comes downstairs at a certain time every night, then that student has just shared a short amusing or interesting story about something real. This is called an ______.
anecdote
Who wrote the short story "Seventh Grade" and the poem "Oranges"?
Name that author (first AND last name)
Gary Soto
Which of the following is the longest word that appears in a play by William Shakespeare?
(a) honorificabilitudinitatibus
(b) sesquipedalian
(c) antidisestablishmentarianism
(d) disproportionableness
(e) incomprehensibleness
(a) Honorificabilitudinitatibus (27 letters) shows up in a speech by Costard in Shakespeare's comedy, "Love's Labour's Lost." "O, they have liv'd long on the almsbasket of words. I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus. Thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon."