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Year 8 End of Year Quiz Bonanza!
Year 8 End of Year Quiz Bonanza!
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1
What is the main genre of Aladdin?
Action
Phantasmagoria
Romance
Fantasy
2
When was
Midsummer Night's Dream
written?
around 1695
around 1395
around 1595
around 1495
3
'Best thing since sliced bread' is an example of
Simile
Irony
Personification
Idiom
4
What was the name of the teacher who 8O had during the week that Mrs Quan was away?
Ms Ho
Mr Whittard
Mr James
Mr Simpson
5
What is the name of the learning support teacher who left?
Ms Crawford
Ms Wu
Ms Coulson
Ms Child
6
Scooby doo is mostly of which genre?
Western
Sci-fi
Romance
Mystery
7
Which country's poetry did we study this year?
Albanian
Austrian
Australian
Australasian
8
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
jewlry
dillemma
catastrope
immediately
9
Which of these is
NOT
a line from
A Midsummer Night's Dream
?
I hate him, however he loves me
A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing
My heart is as true as steel
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind
10
In
Midsummer Night's Dream,
who was the Fairy King's assistant?
Oberon
Demetrius
Puck
Bottom
11
How many centimeters from the edge of the page does your margin start?
3
2
1
4
12
Who is this character from
A Midsummer Night's Dream
?
Donkey
Bottom
Lysander
Puck
13
How many years since Shakespeare died?
500
400
300
200
14
Which song was 'Straya' based on?
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Ladies Choice - Zac Efron
Timber - Pitbull
Hey Ya - Outkast
15
Who does Lysander love in
A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Titania
A donkey
Helena
Hermia
16
Which is the definition of colloquial language?
An over-exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally
Informal language which isn't rude
Impolite language which shouldn't be used in any situation
Formal, polite language
17
How many 'Mechanicals' are there in
A Midsummer Night's Dream?
4
5
7
6
18
Which colours make up the Aboriginal flag?
Black, Red, Blue
Blue, Red, White
Green, Yellow, White
Black, Yellow, Red
19
In
Midsummer Night's Dream,
who said: 'I see their knavery. This is to make an ass of me'
Bottom
Demetrius
Puck
Helena
20
What is the definition of 'frugal'
Busy
Wasteful
Economical
Lazy
21
Where is Disney's
Aladdin
set?
India
Antigua
Arabia
Albania
22
Which of the following poems is by Banjo Patterson?
Old Man Platypus
Working Class Man
I love a Sunburnt Country
The Australian National Anthem
23
Who is the author of
The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong
?
Christine Murray
Kristine Ray
Kristy Ray
Kirsty Murray
24
Which character in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
was the weaver?
Flute
Oberon
Hermia
Bottom
25
What is 'adversity'
a sad story that is usually true
a language technique used in textual analysis
a part of a poem, sometimes called a stanza
an obstacle which blocks one's way
26
Which of these is NOT a character in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
?
Quince
Bottom
Snout
Slug
27
What did Maeve Lee Kwong call her grandfather?
Por Por
Goong Goong
Grandpa
Papa
28
How many students are there in 8O
29
31
30
28
29
In
Aladdin,
who voices the genie?
Zach Galifianakis
Robin Williams
Robbie Williams
Bradley Cooper
30
What is the meaning of assonance?
The repetition of a vowel sound
An overused term, phrase or idea
A short account of a particular event
An overexaggeration
31
A talking animal is an example of:
Irony
Cliche
personification
Anthropomorphism
32
Should you have a lovely, relaxing holiday and come back refreshed in 2017?
No
Yes
33
What is 'foreshadowing'
a peace offering
an indication of a future event
A plan, usually made by the protagonist
a particularly large shadow
34
What is Puck's full name?
Robin Godfellow
Robin Goodfellow
Robyn Goodfellow
Robbie Goodfellow
35
What was the first topic we looked at this year?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong
Poetry
Aladdin
36
Who does Lysander marry at the end of
A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Demetrius
Hermia
Helena
Puck
37
How many versions of Amelie were there during the Quiz games?
3
4
5
2
38
What were the names of the three main best friends in
The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong
Jackson, Maeve, Bianca
Maeve, Stephanie, Jackson
Maeve, Stephanie, Bjork
Bianca, Stephanie, Maeve
39
Which of the following is not a convention of fantasy?
Revenge
Magic
Adventure/quest
Mythical creatures
40
What is a seance?
A type of food
When you hold a party
A type of bird
When you summon the dead
41
What are myths?
Based on real people or places
Short story with personified animals
Stories about famous people and their deeds
Made up stories which account for the creation of something
42
Where in a book would you find the blurb?
In the middle of the book
On the back of the book
On the inside cover of the book
On the front of the book
43
What is authenticity?
The quality of being real or true
The quality of being young or sprightly
The quality of being old or boring
The quality of being fake or insincere
44
Which of these is not one of Shakespeare's plays?
Hamlet
Oedipus
As you like it
Romeo and Juliet
45
What is the name of the teacher we have every Friday A?
Ms Knight
Ms Reece
Ms Ho
Ms Crawford
46
What is it called when you give human traits to something not human?
personification
irony
simile
metaphor
47
In
Aladdin
, what does Jasmine call the sultan?
Daddy
Father
Papa
Dad
48
Who created the word 'bedroom'?
Isaac Newton
William Shakespeare
Mr. Dictionary
Harvey Norman
49
When did Mrs. Curtis start teaching 8O?
Term 2
Term 4
Term 3
Term 1
50
In
The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong,
how does Maeve describe her and her friends' hair?
Neapolitan ice-cream
Paddle pops
Lolly bags
Side orders
51
What does TEEL stand for?
Topic, Explain, Example, Look
Topic, Explain, Example, Link
Topic, Example, Explore, Link
Topic, Explain, Expand, Link
52
Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
You're a gun
He's as fast as a cheetah
She's like a diamond in the sky
The fur is white as snow
53
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The blindest bat
The big, beautiful, blind bat
The bat in the hat
As blind as a bat
54
Which of the following words CANNOT be made from the letters in 'Shakespeare'
Parks
Heaps
Harsh
Pears
55
Where does a topic sentence go in a paragraph?
Middle
Beginning
Throughout
End
56
How many teachers have we had this year for English?
3
2
5
4
57
Which of the following is NOT a Shakespearean character?
Egeus
Rosaline
Julie
Romeo
58
Which word means 'wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless; rash'
premeditated
madcap
obsequiously
facetious
59
What is 'hyperbole'?
over-exaggeration
a means of contrast
an overused line or saying
a means of comparison
60
Which kind of shot is this?
Close up
High angle
Low angle
Dutch tilt
61
How many Georgias in 8O?
3
4
100
2
62
In correct visual composition, what is in the upper section of the frame?
the familiar
the unfamiliar
the imagined
the real
63
A legend is:
Has a moral
Not true
Based on fact
Explains the origin of the world
64
Which video did we watch first in English?
Aladdin
Straya
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Working Class Man
65
What is the correct spelling?
Onomatopoiea
Onomatopoeia
Onomatomatopoeia
Onomatopoiea
