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The Wonderful World of Words Trivia Quiz

I'll give you a sentence and then ask you a question about one of the words in it. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by zebra101. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
zebra101

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,981

Updated
Aug 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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1553

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Sarah was very happy when her friends showed up for her birthday party."

Which of the following is an antonym for the word "happy"? Hint

funny

grin

bad

sad

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Question 2 of 10

2. "The woman has read her favorite book many times."

What type of word is "read" in this sentence? Hint

verb

article

noun

adjective

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The boy was late to class because he forgot his locker combination."

"Was" is the past tense of what word? Hint

see

sell

have

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Lizzie's mom and dad have been married for twenty years."

Which of the following words in this sentence is a palindrome? Hint

Lizzie

twenty

married

mom

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The large, hungry hippopotamus wallowed in the muddy water."

How many adjectives are in this sentence? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. "The ice cream was so cold it gave Melissa a brain freeze."

Which of the following is a synonym for "cold"? Hint

frigid

soft

hot

wet

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The cat walks quietly through the house."

What type of word is "quietly"? Hint

adverb

noun

article

preposition

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Question 8 of 10

8. "It is so dark outside that she can't see very well."

What word from this sentence is a contraction? Hint

outside

can't

very

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Where are you going on vacation this summer?"

What word in this sentence is a homophone for "wear"? Hint

where

summer

are

going

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Question 10 of 10

10. "On the first day of school, Mrs. Green told her students she was born in Minnesota."

Are both "Mrs. Green" and "Minnesota" proper nouns?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Sarah was very happy when her friends showed up for her birthday party." Which of the following is an antonym for the word "happy"?

Answer: sad

An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. To be happy means being in a joyful, good mood. But, to be sad means being in a depressed, bad mood.

2. "The woman has read her favorite book many times." What type of word is "read" in this sentence?

Answer: verb

A verb is an action word. Some other verbs include jump, run, sleep, and take.

3. "The boy was late to class because he forgot his locker combination." "Was" is the past tense of what word?

Answer: is

There are three types of word tenses. They are past, present, and future. The tenses for "is" are was (past), is (present), will be (future).

4. "Lizzie's mom and dad have been married for twenty years." Which of the following words in this sentence is a palindrome?

Answer: mom

A palindrome is a word that is spelled the same backwards and forwards. The sentence in the question contains two palindromic words: "mom" and "dad". Other examples include, racecar and Hannah. Numbers, such as 101 or 4554, can also be palindromes.

5. "The large, hungry hippopotamus wallowed in the muddy water." How many adjectives are in this sentence?

Answer: 3

Adjectives are words used to describe nouns. The adjectives in this sentence are large, hungry, and muddy.

6. "The ice cream was so cold it gave Melissa a brain freeze." Which of the following is a synonym for "cold"?

Answer: frigid

A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Cold and frigid both mean chilly or icy. Hot is an antonym for cold.

7. "The cat walks quietly through the house." What type of word is "quietly"?

Answer: adverb

Adverbs are words used to describe verbs. In this sentence, "quietly" describes the way the cat walks.

8. "It is so dark outside that she can't see very well." What word from this sentence is a contraction?

Answer: can't

A contraction is a combination of two words, using an apostrophe. Can't is a combination of "can" and "not". More examples include let's (let us), I've (I have), and won't (will not).

Outside is a compound word, a word that has two words put together and has a new meaning. Other examples include mailbox, firefly, and football.

9. "Where are you going on vacation this summer?" What word in this sentence is a homophone for "wear"?

Answer: where

Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and spellings. Some other examples include ate/eight, see/sea, and to/too/two.

10. "On the first day of school, Mrs. Green told her students she was born in Minnesota." Are both "Mrs. Green" and "Minnesota" proper nouns?

Answer: Yes

A noun is a person, place, or thing. A proper noun is the name of something or someone. Proper nouns should be capitalized.

Source: Author zebra101

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