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📝 English, Years 7 and 8

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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 verb in this sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'?

SheSingsLoudBeautifully

2. What kind of sentence is this: 'Please close the door.'?

An exclamationA statementA questionA command

3. Which sentence contains a simile?

He ran like the wind.He ran to school.He ran quickly.The wind was strong.

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

TallBoyWavedThe

5. Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

TiredConfusedJoyfulAngry

6. A poster telling shoppers about a weekend sale is mainly written to do what?

Describe a historical eventInstruct people how to build somethingEntertain people with a storyPersuade people to come and buy

7. Which word is the closest synonym for 'enormous'?

HugeOrdinaryTinyNarrow

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

SilentlyCatMovedRoom

9. What does the prefix 're-' usually mean, as in 'rewrite' or 'replay'?

UnderAgainNotBefore

10. Which sentence uses personification?

The wind whispered through the trees.The wind was very strong.The wind blew the leaves away.The wind came from the north.

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