English Quiz Bee

Parts of Speech
*Nouns
*Pronouns
**Conjunctions
**Prepositions

**Most Commonly Confused Words

idelines and Mechanics of the ga

1.The coverage of the game includes parts of
speech, and the most commonly confused words.
2. It is open to all Grade 10- Love students. Each
group should have at least three members per
group.
3. Participants are tasks to complete the sentence
by choosing the letter of the correct answer.
4. All participants will answer the same set of
questions. Before the question is read, the
participant must raise their answer.

idelines and Mechanics of the ga

5. There will be three (3) components in this
competition namely: The Easy and Average and
Difficult, each round has six (5) questions.
6. The questions will be read by the Wit master
once.
7. After the first (1st) reading, the Wit master
shall say go. Automatically, the (5) seconds
time-limit will begin with the word go by the Wit
master.
8. After the time-limit the participants must raise
their answer.

idelines and Mechanics of the ga

9. The Wit master shall read and verify the

participant(s) answer.
10. A clincher question shall be given to break a
tie, if there is any. The first one who got the
correct answer will be declared as winner.
11.Winners will receive:
1st place - 5pts.
2nd place - 4pts.
3rd place - 3pts.
12. Non-winning participants will receive 2 pts.

EASY
ROUND

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 1
1. Successis the result ofperfection, hard
work,learningfromfailure,loyalty,
andpersistence.
a.Compou b. Abstract
c.
nd noun
noun
Collective
noun

Ans: b. Abstract
Noun

d. Count
noun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 2
2. The paint brush needs to be cleaned.
a.Proper
noun

b.
c.
d.
Compound Possessive Collective
noun
noun
noun

Ans: b. Compound Noun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 3
3. The audience clapped wildly at the end of
the play.
a.Proper
noun

b.
c.
d.
Compound Possessive Collective
noun
noun
noun

Ans: d. Collective Noun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 4
4. I drive an old Toyota. Its not a luxurious
car, but it works.
a.Common b. Abstract c. Proper
noun
Noun
noun

Ans: c. Proper Noun

d.
Collective
noun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 5
5. The stone used in this building comes
from Italy
a.Mass
noun

b.
Abstract
noun

c.
Common
noun

Ans: a. Mass Noun

d. Count
noun

AVERAG
E

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 6
6. Diane bought herself a new pair of shoes.
a.Indefini
b.
c.
d.
te
Intensive Possessiv Reflexive
pronou pronoun
e
pronoun
n
pronoun

Ans: d. Reflexive Pronoun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 7
7. At the Thanksgiving dinner,eachbrought a
plated dish to make the meal complete.
a.Reflexiv
b.
c.
d.
e
Indefinite Possessiv Intensive
pronou pronoun
e
pronoun
n
pronoun

Ans: b. Indefinite Pronoun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 8
8. The money was reallytheirsfor the taking.
a.Possess
b.
c.
d.
ive
Intensive Indefinite Reflexive
pronou pronoun pronoun pronoun
n

Ans: a. Possessive Pronoun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no 9
9.Youyourselfare responsible for this mess!
a.Possess
b.
c.
d.
ive
Indefinite Intensive Reflexive
pronou pronoun pronoun pronoun
n

Ans: c. Intensive Pronoun

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no 10
10. The troops themselves helped the people
escape the burning building.
a.Indefini
b.
c.
d.
te
Reflexive Possessiv Intensive
pronou pronoun
e
pronoun
n
pronoun

Ans: d. Intensive Pronoun

DIFFICULT

ROUND

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no 11
11. I walked to the park today.
a.Transiti
b.
c.
ve verb Intransitive Linking
verb
verb

d.
Auxiliary
verb

Ans: b. Intransitive verb

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no 12
12. She appears upset about the
announcement.
a.Transiti
b.
c.
ve verb Intransitiv Linking
e
verb
verb

Ans: c. Linking verb

d.
Auxiliary
verb

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no 13
13. We painted the old rocking chair.
a.Special
verb

b.
Auxillary
verb

c.
d.Intransit
Transitiv
ive verb
e verb

Ans: c. Transitive verb

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 14
14. The bus crashed into the blue
cardrivingdown the hill.
a.Participl b. Gerund
c.
e
Infinitive

Ans: a. participle

d. special
verb

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 15
15. Joggingis a hobby of mine.
a.Auxillar
b.
c.
d. Gerund
y
Participle Infinitive

Ans: d. Gerund

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 16
14. Treesblown down by the windblocked
the road..
a.Participl b. Gerund
c.
e
Infinitive

Ans: a. participle

d. special
verb

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no 17
17. I convinced Catherineto
becomevegetarian.
a.Participl b. Gerund
c.
e
Infinitive

Ans: c. Infinitive

d. special
verb

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no 18
18. Wrapped in foil paper, the parcels
gleamed in the firelight.
a.Infinitiv
b.
e
Participle

c.
Gerund

Ans: b. Participle

d. Gerund

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 19
19. To travelaround the world requires a lot
of time and money.
a.Special
b.
Verb
Infinitive

c.
Gerund

Ans: b. Infinitive

d.
Participle

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Question no. 20
20.The brush fire burned ______ our campsite.
a. in

b. toward

c. on

Ans: b. toward

d. up

Instruction: Identify the use, classification

or the function of the underlined word.

Clincher or Bonus Question

The Cask of Amontillado is a literary work
of?
a.Dickens

b.
Aristotle

c.
d.
Chaucer Shakespear
e

Ans: d. Shakespeare