Which of these quotes is correct?

Do you imagine those hands are hot or cold?

What does the word satire mean?

Making fun of people's stupidity / vices

Which list contains three NZ writers?

Fiona Kidman, Owen Marshall, Hone Tuwhare

Five characters from The Outsiders are:

Ponyboy, Darry, Marcia, Two-Bit, Steve, Tim

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1
Which of these quotes is correct?
Do you think he needs to sharpen his scissors?
Do you imagine those hands are hot or cold?
Do you think his hands are hot or cold?
Are your hands or hot or cold?
2
What is a metaphor?
An indirect comparison
A question that is not requiring an answer
A pause
A comparison, usually containing the words 'like' or 'as'
3
What does syntax mean?
A highly specialised figurative language
Using vocabulary for effect
Types of sentences
Too much tax
4
What does the word satire mean?
Sitting while exhausted
To conform with society's expectations
A play on words to create humour
Making fun of people's stupidity / vices
5
Which list contains three NZ writers?
Suzanne Collins, Witi Ihimaera, Peter Jackson
Fiona Kidman, Owen Marshall, Hone Tuwhare
John Marsden, Hone Tuwhare, Witi Ihimaera
Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera, Robert Frost
6
Who said, ' I can't believe you sheep have strayed so far from the path of righteousness!'
Cherry Valance
A policeman
Esmeralda
Enid
7
Colloquial language means...
Formal Language
Conversational language
Sarcastic language
Offensive Language
8
Which of these is NOT written by Shakespeare?
The Tempest
The Taming of the Shrew
King Leon
Much Ado About Nothing
9
Five characters from The Outsiders are:
Cherry, Ponyboy, Sodapop, Rory, Dally, Darry
Edward, Sodapop, Ponyboy, Rory, Darry
Sodapop, Ponyboy, Marcia, Cherry, Bill
Ponyboy, Darry, Marcia, Two-Bit, Steve, Tim
10
When should a comma NOT be used?
To link sentences together
For lists
Before the word 'which'
In the place of brackets
11
What was Fred Dagg famous for?
His sheep mustering
Satirical comedy of NZ life
Being related to John Clarke
Having Red Bands
12
Who wrote The Changeover?
Margaret Mahy
Robert Frost
Peter Jackson
Fiona Kidman
13
'I just keep wishing I could think of a way to show them that they don’t own me' is from:
It
Forrest Gump
The Hunger Games
Dead Poets Society
14
Which movie does this quote come from: 'Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore'
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Oz
Edward Scissorhands
The Never Ending Story
15
Which of the highlighted words is an adverb?
He walked over there
We are leaving tomorrow
The silly geese honked at me
The elderly woman sat down carefully
16
Who wrote 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'?
Robert Redford
William Wordsworth
Robert Frost
Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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