What is slam poetry?
Slam poetry is a type of spoken word poetry that is performed in front of a live audience in a competition format.
What does the term perspective mean?
Perspective is a lens (point of view) through which we learn to see the world; it shapes what we see and the way we see it.
What does current affair mean?
events of political or social interest and importance happening in the world at the present time.
What is visual literacy?
•Visual literacy refers to the ability to interpret, understand, appreciate, and create visual images and graphics. It enables individuals to comprehend and communicate through visual means.
Room 14, 15 and 12 belong to which subject?
English
The word below is spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell the word to receive points.
Disasese
Disease
Which freezes faster: hot or cold water?
Thanks to the Mpemba effect, hot water freezes faster.
What is personification?
Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities
What was the book we studied in this unit?
'Unmasked' by Turia Pitt
What is fake news?
Untrue information/news intended to mislead.
The definition of salience is a striking point of reference. The salient image in a picture is usually the image that is first noticed by the human eye
Room 3 belongs to which teacher?
Ms Millyard
The word below is spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell the word to receive points.
siganture
Signature
Anna, Elsa Kristoff and Olaf are all characters in what animated movie?
Answer: “Frozen”
What are the main forms of imagery? (need at least 5)
Smell, visual, touch, taste, hearing and/or feeling.
Who was Turia Pitt before her incident?
Turia was an ex-model, fitness junkie and successful mining engineer
What is propaganda?
biased or misleading information used to promote a particular cause.
In images, what are vectors?
Vector are lines that guide the viewer around the image. They usually draw our attention to the salient image.
What are the school colours?
Brown, purple and gold.
The word below is spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell the word to receive points.
Spaggetti
spaghetti
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Answer: Honey
What is the effect of a rhetorical question?
A rhetorical question is a device used to persuade or subtly influence the audience. It's a question asked not for the answer, but for the effect. Oftentimes, a rhetorical question is used to emphasize a point or just to get the audience thinking.
while competing in a 100km ultra-marathon, she was caught in a grassfire. She was choppered out of the remote desert barely alive, with full thickness burns to 65 percent of my body.
Describe the difference between a tabloid and newspaper.
Tabloid: A small size newspaper that is often filled with sensational popular stories, usually about celebrities
Newspaper: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising
For the composition of an image there are three placements. What are these placements called?
Foreground: 100 points
Middle ground: 100 points
Background: 100 points.
What does the term 'protanto quid retribuemus' mean?
For so much what shall we repay?
The word below is spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell the word to receive points.
deafintion
definition
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
What technique/s are used in the following line:
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse
Hyperbole
In the image below, which persuasive techniques is being used? (ethos, pathos or logos). You must justify your answer.
Teacher will judge the answer.
How are deepfakes being used in the media?
They have been used to create fake news and malicious content, targeting politician and celebrities
Each colour has a symbolic meaning. For the below colours, provide a meaning of that colour.
red, blue, green, white, black, yellow, purple, orange.
Each colour is worth 50 points.
∗Red often symbolises love or passion
∗Blue often symbolises sadness or depression
∗Green often symbolises jealousy. It can also represent the environment
∗Yellow often symbolises happiness
∗White often symbolises purity
∗Black often symbolises fear or mourning
Orange often symbolises optimistism and happiness.
Complete the next line from the school song
Hay! Hay! off like the wind with it, Hay!
Strain muscle and thew,
._________________________________
That torch must win through!
The word below is spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell the word to receive points.
restaraunt
restaurant
What name is singer-actor Stefani Germanotta better known by?
Lady Gaga
In slam poetry there are 4 main themes you can write about. What are the four main themes?
100: society
100: place
100: self
100: others
In the image below, which persuasive techniques is being used? (ethos, pathos or logos). You must justify your answer.
Teacher will judge the answer.
Which of the below headlines is from a tabloid?
A) World Food Programme halts Gaza staff movements
B) FBI: Trump gunman acted alone, but motive still unknown
C) All you need to know about the Paris Paralympics
D) Victoria Beckham shares sweet snaps with kids during family trip to Canada
Answer is D) Victoria Beckham shares sweet snaps with kids during family trip to Canada
How is space used in a image?
space is used to convey the characters' relationship to their world. For example, an 'empty' image might infer isolation or calmness while a 'busy' image might infer chaos or energy.
How old is the school?
101 years
The word below is spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell the word to receive points.
benafacter
benefactor
What year was the first Barbie doll released?
Answer: 1959
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech that brings together contradictory words for effect.
For an extra 100 points, provide an example of an oxymoron.
Define the terms perseverance and adversity ?
250: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
250: a difficult or unpleasant situation.
Obituary: A section of the newspaper that reports on deaths/short passage about someone who died.
Editorial: Article written by an editor that gives a view on a current issue.
Correctly label four visual techniques in the image below.
Four techniques correctly labelled.
Salient: school
Lighting: darkness with spots of lights, moon lighting.
Colour: black/grey to give mystery. Spots of yellow to give intrigue
Vectors: lighting used as lines to make use view the whole image.
How many trees are in the playground? This does not include the palm leaves tree next to the library.
Closest guess wins.
11
The word below is spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell the word to receive points.
acomodasion
accommodation
Only two mammals on Earth lay eggs. Both are found in Australia. What are they?
The echidna and the platypus.