American Embassy Quiz

Hey ELA 2! Can you guess who wrote The American Embassy? Here's a hint: she's a renowned Nigerian author.

Maya, Evelyn, and Anika are participating in a debate competition. Maya makes a public statement of condemnation or disapproval. What is this action called?

• Denunciation

• Flamboyant

• Compile

• Flog

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Emma, Ava, and Ethan are in a heated debate about their favorite author's first published book of short stories. Can you help them settle the argument? What is the name of the book?

• The Difference Between Us.

• The Thing On Top of Your Head.

• The Thing Around Your Neck.

• The Way You Look Tonight.

To whip or beat as punishment.

• Compile

• Flamboyant

• Nondescript

• Flog

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Imagine this scenario: Maya and Emma are having a conversation. Maya says, 'Emma, you're acting like it's not a big deal.' Can you identify the VERB in Maya's statement?

• Maya

• acting

• big

• deal

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Imagine this scenario: Harper, Emma, and Aiden are at a theme park. They see a really long line for the roller coaster. Can you identify the ADJECTIVE in this sentence?

• long

• Harper

• theme park

• roller coaster

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Samuel, Arjun, and Kai are participating in a fashion show. Who among them is likely to be excessively showy, almost like a peacock?

• Samuel with his denunciation style

• Arjun who loves to flog

• Kai who is nondescript

• Arjun with his flamboyant style

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Does the following sentence have an Adjectival Phrase:

The soup was hot and steamy.

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.3

Luna, Abigail, and Samuel are all trying to find a word that describes something that doesn't stand out or is not distinguishable from others. Can you help them out?

• flog

• nondescript

• flamboyant

• compile

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Luna, Jackson, and Olivia are on a mission to gather and organize something. Can you guess what they are trying to do?

• Being nondescript

• Being flamboyant

• Making a denunciation

• Compiling something