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Miss McLaughlin's ENG Trivia
Miss McLaughlin's ENG Trivia
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A little bit of #trivia to get us thinking about #English again after the summer.
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1
This classic novel by Emily Brontë about Catherine and Heathcliff is called, "___________ Heights".
Wobbly
Wombat
Watery
Wuthering
2
Which situation requires strong literacy skills?
Filling out a job application
Researching the best type of car to buy
E-mailing your boss
Following a recipe
3
Which songwriter won The Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016? (Hint: he's known for not being a great singer...)
Shawn Mendes
Elvis Presley
Bob Dylan
Prince
4
Where do you find the hook?
In the conclusion
In the body paragraphs
In the introduction
5
Grammar time! An
antonym
for
mad
is...
angry
happy
6
Which sentence has the correct direct object bolded?
She gave me the gift.
She gave me the gift.
She gave me the gift.
She gave me the gift.
7
Grammar time! A
synonym
for
mad
is...
angry
happy
8
You should include MORE info than just P.E.E in essays. The more that you can elaborate, the better.
No
Yes
Yes, but in yellow.
No, but in green.
9
Which of these did George Orwell write?
Animated Farm
Animal Farm
1984
1948
10
Which of the following is an effective verbal presentation strategy?
Speaking loudly enough that you are heard
Reading directly from your notes
Making eye contact
Speaking with expression
11
What is a comma splice?
a comma accenting important information in a sentence
a comma not placed properly in a sentence
too many commas in one sentence
a comma joining 2 independent statements
12
Which of the following plays was not written by Shakespeare?
The Tempest
Death of a Salesman
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
13
Harry Potter was part of which house?
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Gryffindor
Ravenclaw
14
Grammar time! Which sentence includes an indirect object?
My sister had a baby.
The employee submitted her resignation to her boss.
The employee resigned because the pay was too low.
I feel happy.
15
Which is the famous George Orwell novel?
Brave New World
Frankenstein
Animal Farm
1964
16
Grammar time! "_______________ sister left a message for you in the office."
you're
ur
your
17
"To Kill A Mockingbird" was written by...
George Orwell
John Orwell
Harper Lee
Hannah Lee
18
This trilogy of books follows a female archer who was born in District 13.
The Hunger Games
Divergent
Romeo & Juliet
Harry Potter
19
Professor McGonagall's Patronus is what?
cats
a wolf
an owl
a dragon
20
What is the first line of your essay called?
Cincher
Hook
Thesis
Transition
21
Who wrote Huckleberry Finn?
None of the Above
Dr. Seuss
Chris Grabenstein
Mark Twain
22
This sentence is correct --> Miss McLaughlins favourite food is sushi.
True
False
23
What does P.E.E stand for?
Point Explain Evidence
Paragraph Essay Excellent
Paragraph Evidence Explain
Point Evidence Explain
24
Vertical transitions
Transition between body paragraphs
Transition between sentences in a paragraph
25
Choose the sentence fragment.
Because it was raining, we went inside.
While he thought.
J. B picked up the blocks
Sam went to the park yesterday.
26
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and _______ is the sun.”
The Hunger Games
Twilight
Romeo & Juliet
27
Professor Moriarty is the villain in which classic story?
Sherlock Holmes
Harry Potter
Hamlet
Nancy Drew
28
Grammar time!When can you NOT use a comma?
When making a list
Between a subordinate and independent clause
Between two independent clauses.
29
Many Disney moves are based on very old, very dark stories.
True
False
30
You must pass the OSSLT (Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test) in order to graduate.
True
False
31
Analytical essays should include your personal opinion.
False
True
32
How many points should you have per paragraph in an analytical essay?
3
5
4
2
33
Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite are the factions from which series of novels?
Twilight
Divergent
The Hunger Games
Lord of the Rings
34
GRAMMAR! In which situation do you need to use a capital letter?
When you are using the word "You"
When you are using the word "I"
At the beginning of a sentence
A proper noun
35
What are horizontal transitions?
Words that connect one paragraph to another.
Connecting words within a paragraph.
36
In what story do we meet criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty?
Twiilght
Hamlet
Harry Potter
Sherlock Holmes
37
What is it called when we credit the author of another text in our writing?
A quote
Not necessary
A citation
Credit
38
Grammar time! What sentence has the direct object correctly identified?
SAM gave me his essay.
Sam gave me his ESSAY
Sam gave ME his essay.
Sam gave me HIS essay.
39
“But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
Harry Potter
Hamlet (by Shakespeare)
Lord of the Rings
40
What does P.E.E stand for?
Point. Evidence. Explain.
Proof. Explain. Elaborate.
Point. Evidence. Elaborate.
Proof. Evidence. Elaborate.
41
GRAMMAR! The acronym COPS reminds you to check...
Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Synonyms
Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling
Capitalization, Organization, Proper Nouns, Spelling
42
Which actor played Gatsby in the most recent film version of "The Great Gatsby"?
Chris Hemsworth
Leonardo DiCaprio
KJ Apa
Chris Pratt
43
Grammar time! Which sentence has a subject complement correctly identified?
The ROSES smelled sweet.
I smelled the ROSES.
I SMELLED the roses.
The roses smelled SWEET.
44
Find the SUBJECT COMPLEMENT: After school, he ate a cookie and felt better.
cookie
he
better
ate
45
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
JK Rowling (Harry Potter)
Dr. Seuss
Shakespeare
46
What is the name of Stephen King's famous novel (which has been made into a movie) about an evil clown?
This
That
It
The Shining
47
What is Miss McLaughlin's favourite book series?
Lord of the Rings
Divergent
Twilight
Harry Potter
48
To, too, and two all mean the same thing.
False
True
49
Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote novels about this red-haired character from PEI.
Anne of Green Gables
Ginny Weasley
Pippi Longstocking
50
Which star does not voice a character in the 2019 remake of "The Lion King"?
Lili Reinhart
Childish Gambino
Beyonce
James Earl Jones
51
Which sentence has the correct indirect object bolded?
She gave me the gift.
She gave me the gift.
She gave me the gift.
She gave me the gift.
52
In Hans Christian Andersen's ORIGINAL story of "The Little Mermaid", what happens to Ariel in the end?
She dies
She has a child
She stays human & marries a prince
She decides to live her life as a mermaid
53
What type of essays did you write in grade 9?
Opinion
Comparative
Narrative
Analytical
54
Tolkien's series of novels (which are now films) about Samwise and Frodo is....
Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
Hamlet
Game of Thrones
55
GRAMMAR TIME! Which shows a sentence fragment?
Stop!
Because of the weather, I stayed inside.
I am.
Being cold outside.
56
Grammar time! Which demonstrates proper comma usage?
Thank you, Sandra, for your help on Saturday.
I've played songs by Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart.
The soup I made included, barley, potatoes, carrots, celery and mushrooms.
The house was too warm, I turned off the fireplace.
57
In Shakespeare's time, all roles were played by men.
False
True
58
Which of the following is a type of "text" that we may study in English class?
Newspaper articles
Movies
Novels
Plays
