Grade 8 - English Quiz Bee

EASY ROUND:

Ms. Perez books a ride on Grab application. What is the noun that functions as a subject in the sentence?

• Grab

• ride

• application

• Ms. Perez

EASY ROUND:

The folktale 'Ta-in and Ta-na' originated in ____________.

• India

• Philippines

• Thailand

• China

EASY ROUND:

What kind of visual-verbal illustration is shown in the image?

• graph

• pictograph

• line graph

• bar graph

EASY ROUND:

It is claimed that the available Covid-19 vaccines are safe for adults ages 18-50. What is the opinion-marking signal in the sentence above?

• claimed...

• is claimed...

• It is claimed that...

• It is claimed that the available Covid-19 vaccines are safe.

EASY ROUND:

These are words or phrases used by writers to guide their readers in understanding the relationships between and among ideas and concepts.

• logical connectors

• cohesive devices

• cohesion

• grammatical signals

EASY ROUND:

Canada has the best health care system in the world, ______ many people migrate there, so they can enjoy this benefit.

• and

• in addition

• also

• moreover

EASY ROUND:

The weather in North Pole is ___ cold that you have to wear layers of clothing. Which adverb will best complete the sentence?

• phenomenally

• strikingly

• insanely

• extremely

EASY ROUND:

My careless sister dropped her car keys in the river yesterday. What is the noun that functions as a direct object in the sentence?

• sister

• keys

• car

• river

EASY ROUND:

Erica was apprehensive about the test. She didn’t review her notes.

• aware

• anxious

• alive

• quiet

AVERAGE ROUND:

A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air in and around many big cities. What does the underlined word mean?

• purified

• cleansed

• patch

• degrade