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Scholastic Olympics: ENGLISH

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is the theme of the poem "I've Watched..."?

a)

Clouds can be a reflection of our thoughts

b)

Geese assemble in the shape of a V to navigate properly

c)

Nature remains a mystery, regardless of our observations

d)

Trees often bend beneath the weight of the snow

2.

As used in the first two lines, what does “pantomime” mean?

a)

Dramatize

b)

Move

c)

Influence

d)

Mock

3.

The word “lashed” in the 5th stanza suggests that the ocean is being...

a)

soothed

b)

tied

c)

sailed

d)

whipped

4.

Which phrase best represents the organization of the poem?

a)

5 stanzas about nature and 1 about people

b)

1 stanza of introduction and 5 of explanation

c)

5 stanzas of observation and 1 of conclusion

d)

1 stanza about poetry and 5 about nature

5.

1. According to lines 17-20 (the highlighted area), the fishermen’s knowledge of the sea…

a)

Reflects their love of natural elements

b)

Does not guarantee them safety

c)

Is greater than their knowledge of the weather

d)

Helps them navigate more effectively

6.

Complete the word or phrase that best completes the sentence


The legendary goddess was the ____________ of all the Greek deities.

a)

beautifulest

b)

more beautiful

c)

most beautiful

d)

most beautifying

7.

Complete the word or phrase that best completes the sentence


“We should _________________ without the captain,” the coach said impatiently.

a)

proceeds

b)

precede

c)

precedent

d)

proceed

e)

none of the above

8.

Complete the word or phrase that best completes the sentence


The musician played Lisa’s favorite waltz for her husband and ______________.

a)

I

b)

he

c)

her

d)

she

9.

Complete the word or phrase that best completes the sentence


______________ going to be late if they don’t hurry.

a)

They’re

b)

Their

c)

They'll

d)

There

10.

The professor believed that through writing, her students would be able to command their emotions and discover a ____________ through which their feelings might flow.

a)

chasm

b)

barricade

c)

channel

d)

pinnacle

e)

margin

11.

Alex's sense was that his candidate would lose the school election was _______ when the opposing candidate won in a landslide; however, Alex felt no joy that his ___________ was accurate.

a)

confirmed ... hunch

b)

rejected ... forecast

c)

supported ... recommendation

d)

accepted ... change

e)

undone ... suggestion

12.

The student's presentation was ____________: he misstated, misinterpreted, and thoroughly misunderstood all aspects of the subject.

a)

irresolute

b)

mundane

c)

equivocal

d)

deplorable

e)

superficial

13.

The themes of the painter's work were largely ____________, showing little drama or imaginative flair.

a)

esoteric

b)

quixotic

c)

pedestrian

d)

bombastic

e)

ephemeral

14.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


PRIDE is to LION as SCHOOL is to __________

a)

teacher

b)

student

c)

self-respect

d)

fish

15.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


GUIDE is to DIRECT as REDUCE is to _____________

a)

decrease

b)

maintain

c)

increase

d)

preserve

16.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


YARD is to INCH as QUART is to _____________

a)

gallon

b)

ounce

c)

milk

d)

liquid

17.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


REPTILE is to LIZARD as FLOWER is to ____________

a)

petal

b)

stem

c)

daisy

d)

alligator

18.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


MARATHON is to RACE as HIBERNATION is to _________________

a)

winter

b)

bear

c)

dream

d)

sleep

19.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


EMBARRASSED is to HUMILIATED as FRIGHTENED is to ______________

a)

terrified

b)

agitated

c)

courageous

d)

reckless

20.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


SPONGE is to POROUS as RUBBER is to _____________

a)

massive

b)

solid

c)

elastic

d)

inflexible

21.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


PEN is to POET as NEEDLE is to ___________

a)

thread

b)

sewing

c)

button

d)

tailor

22.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms.


ODOMETER is to MILEAGE as COMPASS is to ___________

a)

needle

b)

hiking

c)

direction

d)

speed

23.

Analogies:

Use the relationship between the first set of terms in BOLD to help you complete the second set of terms


ELATED is to DESPONDENT as ENLIGHTENED is to ____________

a)

aware

b)

ignorant

c)

miserable

d)

tolerant

24.

Identify the DIRECT OBJECT in the following sentence:


Yesterday, I gave my friend directions to Starbucks.

a)

Yesterday

b)

I

c)

friend

d)

directions

e)

Starbucks

25.

Identify the Object of the Preposition in the following sentence:


Yesterday, I gave my friend directions to Starbucks.

a)

Yesterday

b)

I

c)

friend

d)

direction

e)

Starbucks

26.

Identify the participle in the following sentence:


David's new running shoes were bright yellow.

a)

new

b)

running

c)

shoes

d)

bright

e)

yellow

27.

What type of sentence is the following?


I ate pizza because I was hungry.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

28.

What type of sentence is the following?


At night, I never shut down my iPad.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

29.

Identify the SUBJECT of the following sentence:


Most of the time, my father takes me home after school.

a)

time

b)

father

c)

me

d)

home

e)

school

30.

What is the underlined portion of the following sentence called?


If you can, finish your homework before you eat dinner.

a)

a subordinate clause

b)

a prepositional phrase

c)

direct object

d)

indirect object

31.

Which literary/ figurative device is used below?


A very timid Thomas, tirelessly tabulated his total.

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

e)

personification

32.

Which of the following is the correct order of a literary plot?

a)

exposition, falling action, inciting moment, resolution

b)

denouement, inciting moment, conflict, falling action

c)

rising action, conflict, climax, exposition, resolution

d)

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement

e)

denouement, inciting moment, conflict, falling action, exposition

33.

Which example of figurative language is used below


“This sight of death is as a bell

That warns my old age to a sepulcher”

a)

metaphor

b)

irony

c)

allegory

d)

simile

e)

none of the above

34.

What is the best way to write the underlined portion below?


A conjunction is used to connect words and sentences together.

a)

words and sentences together.

b)

words or sentences together.

c)

words and sentences.

d)

words or sentences.

e)

words to sentences.

35.

What is the best way to write the underlined portion below?


The mole is a nocturnal insectivorous mammal regarded as pests by gardeners because of their burrowing activity spoiling lawns and gardens.

a)

regarded as pests by gardeners because of their burrowing activity spoiling

b)

regarded to be pests by gardeners because of their burrowing activity's spoiling

c)

considered as a pest by gardeners because of its burrowing activity spoiling

d)

regarded as a pest by gardeners because its burrowing activity spoils lawns and gardens.

36.

Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion?


The population of tigers in the National Park is increasing steadily, and this is a source of encouragement to those who have worked so hard to fund the conservation effort.

a)

steadily, and this

b)

steadily: which

c)

steadily; this trend

d)

steadily, this increase

e)

steady, and this

37.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


I invited everyone (except, accept) Tom to the picnic.

a)

except

b)

accept

38.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


The (capital, capitol) of Florida is Tallahassee.

a)

capital

b)

capitol

39.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


After the car rolled down the embankment, she (lead, led) the passengers to safety.

a)

lead

b)

led

40.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


Because of Covid here were (less, fewer) students at the Columbus football games this season.

a)

less

b)

fewer

41.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


I would (advice, advise) you to say nothing.

a)

advice

b)

advise

42.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


Some wealthy people live on the interest of their money without ever touching the (principle, principal).

a)

principle

b)

principal

43.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


The presence of a crowd never (effected, affected) the confident public speaker

a)

effected

b)

affected

44.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


My sister was a good (role, roll) model.

a)

role

b)

roll

45.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


Without saying a word, he nonetheless (implied, inferred) by his body language that his partner had cheated.

a)

implied

b)

inferred

46.

select the correct form of the commonly misused word below


People (who, whom) live in glass houses should not throw stones.

a)

who

b)

whom

47.

Which type of sentence is given below?


How often do you brush your teeth?

a)

declarative

b)

interrogative

c)

exclamatory

d)

imperative

48.

Which of the following words can be used both as a NOUN and a VERB?

a)

retire

b)

raid

c)

create

d)

defend

49.

Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence below?


The questions on this exam change too rapidly.

a)

preposition

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

adjective

e)

noun

50.

William Shakespeare wrote which ONE of the following?

a)

Lord of the Rings

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Lord of the Flies

d)

The Cask of Amontillado

e)

none of the above

51.

Identify the INDIRECT OBJECT in the following sentence:


Yesterday, I gave my friend directions to Starbucks.

a)

Yesterday

b)

I

c)

friend

d)

directions

e)

Starbucks

52.

Which is the plural form of the word "lens"?

a)

lens

b)

lens'

c)

lenses

d)

lenses'

53.

Which of the following is correct?


The dog wagged (its, it's) tail.

a)

its

b)

it's

54.

What are the correct names for the following five punctuation marks, in the order that they appear here?


- : * " ;

a)

hyphen, colon, asterisk, quotation mark, semicolon

b)

hyphen, semicolon, asterisk, quotation mark, colon

c)

asterisk, semicolon, hyphen quotation mark, colon

d)

asterisk, semicolon, asterisk, quotation mark, colon

55.

When researching a paper and creating an argument, you must consider CER. CER Stands for "Claims, Evidence, and _____________"?

a)

research

b)

revising

c)

reasoning

d)

responding

e)

none of the above

56.

When composing a proper research paper, you must format it properly. One way to do this is called following ____________ formatting.

a)

NPA

b)

ACA

c)

MLA

d)

RNA

57.

When composing a research paper, you should compile your cited sources into a ____________________.

a)

conclusion

b)

database

c)

bibliography

d)

header

e)

annotation

58.

The best place to locate reliable evidence for a research paper is _________________

a)

Google

b)

databases

c)

Wikipedia

d)

hardcover books

e)

none of these are relaible

59.

What is the antecedent of the word "it" below?


There was only the singing of the thimble-wasps in her tamped-shut ears, and her eyes all glass, and breath going in and out, softly, faintly, in and out of her nostrils, and her not caring whether it came or went, went or came.

a)

thimble-wasps

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

breath

e)

nostrils

60.

What can be inferred by the following passage?


Donny had done nothing. His hand had done it all, his hand, with a brain of its own, with a conscience and a curiosity in each trembling finger, had turned thief.

a)

Donny had planned a crime

b)

The main character is a robot

c)

Donny had unintentionally stolen something

d)

The main character is angry at himself

61.

What type of poem is this?


There was an Old Man with a beard,

Who said, “It is just as I feared! —

Two Owls and a Hen,

Four Larks and a Wren,

Have all built their nests in my beard.”

a)

haiku

b)

ode

c)

limerick

d)

sonnet

62.

What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?

There was an Old Man with a beard,

Who said, “It is just as I feared! —

Two Owls and a Hen,

Four Larks and a Wren,

Have all built their nests in my beard.”

a)

ABBAA

b)

ABABA

c)

AAABB

d)

AABBA

63.

Which Greek god/goddess is credited with a bountiful food harvest?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Athena

c)

Hera

d)

Demeter

e)

Ares

64.

Which ONE of the following Greek characters endured 12 famous labors?

a)

Zeus

b)

the Titans

c)

Hercules

d)

Pegasus

e)

none of the above

65.

In literature, which of the following is never symbol of something good?

a)

fog

b)

a sunrise

c)

rain

d)

birds

e)

a light at the end of a tunnel

66.

Which one of the following words below is a PUN?


When I discovered out my toaster wasn't waterproof I was absolutely shocked.

a)

discovered

b)

toaster

c)

waterproof

d)

shocked

67.

Which of the following can serve as a conjunction?

a)

too

b)

in

c)

neither

d)

what

e)

is

68.

the "to be" verbs can function as any one of the following EXCEPT:

a)

linking verbs

b)

helping verbs

c)

action verbs

69.

Which of the following is a GERUND in the sentence below?


Oh, how do I love swimming when the weather warms up!

a)

oh

b)

swimming

c)

when

d)

warms

e)

up

70.

Complete the sentence below with the proper word from the list.


_______________ I studied, I still ended up failing.

a)

Despite

b)

Because

c)

Since

d)

Although