Why Challenge Quest??

O English students all over

Tennessee are striving to

pass the End Of Course
Exam. Passing the exam
could possibly save the
entire nation by giving
students special powers if
they score proficient. In
this game, you will
compete against the
opposing team to win the
ultimate title of
CHAMPIONS!!!!

Objectives and Materials

O The students will be able to master

skills that are represented on the End

of Course Exam
O Materials:
Classroom computer/Projector
Dry Erase or Chalk Board and

Markers/Chalk for the score board

Score taker

CHALLENGE QUEST
Rules:
Each team will take turns answering questions. If
the team answers correctly, they gain 3 points. If
the team answers incorrectly, the question is given
to the next team. If your team yells out or distracts
the opposing team, you will loose 2 points.
O All QUESTIONS will appear in blue!
O All ANSWERS will appear in red!
Now, give us your team name, and let the game
BEGIN!

Question 1
O What figure of speech do these lines

contain?
Follow in the suns wake
Lapping like waves
Against the distant mountains

Answer: Simile

Question 2
O Which of these lines contains

alliteration?
A- She sang like a bird
B- buzz, pow, pop, went the bee
C- I love to play poker on weekends
D-The girls go running with geese
Answer: D. The girls go running with
geese

Question 3

O Which is the most vivid replacement for the

underlined word to strengthen the

meaning?
The bride looked pretty in her wedding dress.
A. cute
B. elegant C. nice D. cheerful

Answer: B. elegant

Question 4
O Give one sentence for each of the
following words:
Accept
Except
You should have two different sentences.

Answer: Accept-to receive; Except- to exclude.

Question 5
O Read this excerpt from a speech:

Is that real life? Is that living? For how many

households in America do you think this is
true? Its true for majority of Americans.
The author uses rhetorical questions and. . .

A. repetition B. analogy C. imagery

Answer: F. repetition

Question 6
If the author added an independent clause to this sentence, it would be a.

Sentence:
Place a pen in the bucket.

Answer Choices:
A. simple sentence
B. compound sentence
C. complex sentence
D. not a sentence

Answer: Compound
Sentence

Question 7
What is the main idea of the passage?
At one time or another, most adults have been in a romantic
relationship. A guy walks up to a girl, gets her number, and the
beginning of a relationship is formed. A guy and a girl meet in Physics
class, get paired as study partners, and the rest is history. Two high
school sweethearts may rekindle an old relationship on Facebook after
years apart. These types of simple encounters may lead to
relationships, and even though that first meeting is easy, the entire
relationship is not. A lot of work goes into making a true bonded
relationship, and when that work is bypassed, the relationship may
not last.

A. It is very easy to meet people and stay in relationships.

B. Getting into a relationship is easy, but staying in one is not.
C. At one time or another, most adults have been in a romantic
relationship.
Answer: B. Getting into a relationship is easy, but staying in one
is not.

Question 8
Choose the sentence that uses the word correctly.
O Sentence A:

Which science
coarse did you
take in school?
O Sentence C:

Her hair is very

course.

O Sentence B:

We decided to hike on
the opposite course.

O Sentence D:

We ate a 3 coarse
meal.

Answer: Sentence B

Question 9

O Which of the following is an example of a

primary source?
A. Personal Interviews with Katrina victims
B. Reports about horrific hurricanes
C. Articles published by meteorologists
D. Psychological studies about hurricanes
and brain damage
Answer: A. Personal interviews with Katrina
victims

Question 10
Choose the sentence that is punctuated incorrectly.
O A. Did you hear him yell, I love you?
O B. Jasmine asked, Does he love me?
O C. The boy stated, I am really happy.
O D. Della declared, I am shopping today.

Answer: C. The boy stated, I am really happy.

Question 11
What type of figurative language is used in the
following sentence?

O Go out there, and break a leg!

A.Metaphor B. Idiom C. Pun D. Simile

Answer: B. Idiom

Question 12
Using context clues, tell what the underlined word
means.

When Harry's boss went on a maternity

leave, Harry became the interim
department head. He handled employee
payroll for the three months she was away.
~Use what you learned yesterday to answer
this question.

Answer should be similar to the word

temporary.

Question 13
What type of clause is represented below?

Sentence:
After Kayla left the
mall

Answer Choices:
A.Independent Clause
B.Subjunctive Clause
C. Subordinate Clause
D. Complex Clause
Answer:
C. Subordinate
Clause

Question 14
What is the main idea of the passage?

The physical environment of a classroom is extremely important

because it can influence the way teachers and students feel, think, and
behave. If a student feels pressured, under stress, unhappy, or unsafe,
it would be impossible for her or him to learn the lessons planned by
the educator. Likewise, if a teacher feels unhappy or disorganized
because of the classroom's lack of order or detail, the ability for her to
teach is greatly diminished. The environment of a classroom serves
four basic functions: security, social contact, pleasure, and growth. For
real learning and teaching to take place, all four of those needs must be
met by the class space.

A. Teachers are never happy.

B. If a student feels pressured, under stress, unhappy, or unsafe, it would be
impossible for her or him to learn.
C. Students are always happy.
D. The physical environment of a classroom is extremely important because it
can influence the way teachers and students feel, think, and behave.
Answer: D. The physical environment of a classroom is extremely important
because it can influence the way teachers and students feel, think, and behave.

Question 15
O Everybody on the mens soccer team

shaved ______ head.

Which pronoun matches the given

antecedent?
A. their B. hers C. his D. ours
Answer: his

Question 16
Which is the better way to write this sentence?
O Nowadays, Americans ought to be better

recyclers of plastic.
A. At the time, Americans used to not recycle
plastic.
B. At the time, Americans are better recyclers of
plastic.
C. Nowadays, Americans could have not been
better recyclers of plastic.
D. None of the above.
Answer: B. At the time, Americans are better
recyclers of plastic.

Question 17
Which of these sentences is irrelevant?

(1)Often when it rains, a particular dreariness descends upon the

earth. (2)Most people hide out in their houses sending forlorn
glances out the window. (3)Umbrellas are too expensive to
purchase in Tennessee. (4)Despite the pellets of water cascading
from the sky, an occasional brave soul will venture out for a jog in
the drizzle or a bird will chirp merrily in a mud puddle, dismissing
the downpour. (5)Some people call these adventurers crazy, but
others celebrate the willingness of these individuals to embrace
negativity and turn it into something positive.

Sentence 1
Sentence 3
Sentence 5
Sentence 4
Answer: Sentence 3

Question 18
Tie Breaker

O What two types of clauses are

needed to make a complex sentence?

O Provide an example:

Answer: Independent Clause and Subordinate

Clause