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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Americans buy and eat 16 million jelly beans during this holiday which is enough to circle the globe
twice
three times
four times
The most expensive Easter egg covered in diamonds was sold in 2007 for
nearly $ 5 million.
nearly $ 9 million.
nearly $ 15 million.
What part of a chocolate rabbit do people usually bite first?
The ears
The feet
The tail
Which of the following sentences contains a weird fact?
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.
The sky is blue.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Identify the sentence with an unusual grammatical structure.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
I before E except after C.
Which word is an example of a portmanteau?
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
What is the meaning of the word 'oxymoron'?
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
A type of irony
A form of metaphor
A type of alliteration
Which sentence is an example of a palindrome?
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
The cat sat on the mat.
She sells sea shells.
To be or not to be.
Which of the following is a weird fact about the English language?
The word 'set' has the most definitions.
English is the most spoken language in the world.
The longest word in English is 'antidisestablishmentarianism'.
English has no official governing body.
Identify the sentence that uses a collective noun.
A flock of birds flew overhead.
The cat chased the mouse.
She read a book.
He went to the store.
Which of the following is an example of a spoonerism?
You have hissed all my mystery lectures.
The early bird catches the worm.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Actions speak louder than words.
What is the term for a word that sounds like what it describes?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Which sentence contains an example of personification?
The wind whispered through the trees.
The dog barked loudly.
She sang a song.
He ran quickly.
Which of the following is a weird fact about Shakespeare's works?
He invented over 1,700 words.
He wrote 37 plays.
He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
He married Anne Hathaway.
What is the term for a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards?
Palindrome
Anagram
Homophone
Synonym
