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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. Which word is the adjective in this sentence: 'The tall boy waved.'?

TallBoyWavedThe

2. Which of these is a fact, not an opinion?

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.Summer is the best season.Chocolate ice cream tastes better than vanilla.Dogs make the best pets.

3. Which word is the adverb in this sentence: 'The cat moved silently across the room.'?

MovedRoomCatSilently

4. What does adding the prefix 'un' to the word 'happy' do to its meaning?

It makes the word past tenseIt reverses the meaning, to 'not happy'It makes the word pluralIt makes the word a noun

5. Which sentence uses commas correctly in a list?

I, packed a jacket a hat, and some gloves.I packed a jacket, a hat, and some gloves.I packed, a jacket a hat and some gloves.I packed a jacket a hat and some gloves.

6. Which sentence is the best example of alliteration?

The snake was very slippery.Slippery snakes slithered silently.The snake slid across the ground.Snakes can be dangerous.

7. Which sentence uses 'practice' correctly, in NZ English?

Football practice starts at 5 pm.Football practise starts at 5 pm.I need to practice more often.She practices practise daily.

8. In the sentence 'The cat hid under the table because it was scared', which word is a preposition?

BecauseScaredUnderWas

9. Which sentence uses 'there', 'their' and 'they're' all correctly?

They're taking their bags over there.There taking they're bags over their.Their taking there bags over they're.They're taking there bags over their.

10. Which sentence correctly uses both a colon and commas?

For the trip, we need three things a map, water, and: sturdy shoes.For the trip we need three things, a map: water and sturdy shoes.For the trip: we need three things, a map water and sturdy shoes.For the trip, we need three things: a map, water and sturdy shoes.

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