8th grade english Trivia

What is the correct spelling of the word?

meaning: a literary device to illustrate a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle )

• onomatopoeia

• onomotopoiea

• onamatopoiea

• ononmatopoioea

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the meaning of flexibility

• the quality of bending easily without breaking

• to break easily

• the quality of being very intelligent

• the quality of being very friendly

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of renaissance. e.g. english renaissance

• it means rebirth in french

• it means failure in arabic

• it means intelligent in greek

• it means beautiful in latin

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is a clause in grammar?

• A bunch of words that has a subject and a verb

• A person dressed in red that lives in the north pole

• A made up word

• A thing that lawyers use

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many clauses are there in the following sentence: "The meeting started a couple of hours ago."

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What does 'collocation' mean?

• words that are commonly used together

• multiple locations

• sharing of one's location

• moving locations

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

What does 'metaphor' mean? e.g. raining cats and dogs

• A symbolic representation of something

• A type of metal

• An animal

• A place

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of a dictator?

• a government leader who rules with unquestioned and unlimited power

• a powerful person that gains power through votes

• a strong warrior

• A righteous and just leader

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the movie avengers, how many infinity stones are there?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 7

What does Thanos want to do?

• to collect the infinity stones and wipe out half of all life

• to defeat the avengers

• to have a nice glove (infinity gauntlet) to wear

• to erase all life

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5