Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts

9 rounds of 35 multiple-choice questions

2013

Copyright © 2013 Academic Hallmarks Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 1 Page 1 1. Vocabulary 6. Bad Guys Which are antonyms for "tranquil"? Which characters are not antagonists? A. still, relaxed A. Injun Joe, Simon Legree B. benign, becalmed B. Lemuel Gulliver, Bob Cratchit C. relaxed, unruffled C. Lord Voldemort, Count Dracula D. quiescent, sedated D. Professor Moriarty, Brom Bones E. onerous, vexatious E. Captain Hook, Prince Humperdinck

2. Homophones 7. Allusions Which sentence includes homophones used Invasion of privacy and oppressive control are incorrectly? suggested by the fictional Big ... A. Someday I'll buy an isle. A. Uncle B. His cash was kept in a cache. B. Sister C. The old sailor missed the mist. C. Daddy D. I've not herd of a heard of lions. D. Brother E. You're not allowed to speak aloud. E. Momma

3. Apostrophes 8. Advice Which sentence contains an error? Benjamin Franklin advised that a man would have A. You're cuter than a kiwi berry. health, wealth, and wisdom by doing what? B. Sam's wife fell in the quicksand. A. saving a penny C. Who's corn has the most worms? B. using little strokes D. It's time to try to find the robots. C. making haste slowly E. You'd better get Igor's hump hidden. D. knowing the company he keeps E. going to bed early and getting up early

4. Languages of Literature 9. Sentence Analysis George Orwell said the only language whose Which includes a compound subject? vocabulary gets smaller every year is ... A. Bruce Wayne is Batman. A. Elfin B. Daffy quacks and Bugs chews. B. Lilliputian C. Rocky is a squirrel and a hero. C. Newspeak D. Beldar and Prymaat are aliens. D. Esperanto E. The Blob is corpulent and green. E. Gobbledygook

5. Parts of Speech 10. Vocabulary Which part of speech is not in this line? Which are not antonyms? Great leaders have something which inspires a A. mirth, grief whole people and makes them do great deeds. B. reveal, divulge A. article C. impending, unlikely B. adverb D. diminutive, immense C. pronoun E. obnoxious, agreeable D. adjective E. conjunction Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 1 Page 2 11. Mythical Misfortunes 16. Mythical Monsters The Sun caused the downfall of which Greek The Greek hero, Theseus, slew the ... character? A. Hydra A. Icarus B. Medusa B. Orpheus C. Cyclops C. Daedalus D. Phoenix D. Morpheus E. Minotaur E. Prometheus

12. Words to Live By 17. Forms of Literature What topic is this quote about? A long account of historical events is a(n) ... Give to every other human being every right A. fable you claim for yourself. B. allegory A. pride C. chronicle B. fidelity D. anthology C. gratitude E. monologue D. tolerance E. patriotism

13. Literary Geography 18. Animal Characters Complete the title of this biography. Which creature in Kipling's "Jungle Book" most Escape from ----: How a Vietnam War Orphan closely resembles Walter Morey's "Gentle Ben"? Became an American Boy A. Kaa A. Seoul B. Hathi B. Saigon C. Akela C. Saipan D. Baloo D. Shanghai E. Shere Khan E. Singapore

14. Story Parts 19. Plot Parts Which tale has no denouement? Which is not in the plot of the novel, "Holes"? A. The Monkey's Paw A. an onion farmer B. The Call of the Wild B. the Pit of Despair C. The Lady or the Tiger C. a cure for foot odor D. Beauty and the Beast D. yellow-spotted lizards E. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow E. the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow

15. Suffixes 20. Metaphors Which word lacks a suffix referring to a state of "Pain arising from the anticipation of evil" and "the being? tax that conscience pays to guilt" are imaginative A. childhood definitions of ... B. friendship A. fear C. happiness B. pity D. laboratory C. diligence E. repentance D. modesty E. optimism Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 1 Page 3 21. Animal Tales 26. Legendary Monarchs Marjorie Rawlings' work, "The Yearling," is about a(n) King Arthur was the son of Uther ...... A. Aragon A. antlered ruminant B. Tetragon B. cloven-hoofed swine C. Pendragon C. shaggy-haired bovine D. Snapdragon D. horned fleecy ruminant E. Komododragon E. domesticated hoofed quadruped

22. Nonfiction 27. Speech Sounds Russell Freedman wrote "Out of the Darkness" about Pairs of letters that make a single sound such as in what inventor of a special alphabet? "judge" and "feat" are called digraphs. Which words A. Eli Whitney below contain no digraphs? B. Louis Braille A. dash, wait C. Wilbur Wright B. oat, leopard D. Thomas Edison C. asthma, ridge E. Alexander Graham Bell D. tough, through E. murmur, determine

23. Little Guys 28. Environmental Literature In "Gulliver's Travels," the residents of ---- are Which story expresses Dr. Seuss' concerns about the diminutive. destruction of rain forests and human impact on the A. Lilliput environment? B. Laputa A. The Lorax C. Balnibari B. Yertle the Turtle D. Luggnagg C. The Cat in the Hat E. Brobdingnag D. Horton Hears a Who E. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

24. Protagonists 29. Literary Forms What bird is in the surname of the shipwrecked family A scholarly work on a specific subject is a(n) ... created by Jonathan Wyss and also in the first name of A. holograph the central figure in a famous survival novel by Daniel B. autograph Defoe? C. monograph A. jay D. pictograph B. gull E. seismograph C. hawk D. finch E. robin

25. Short Stories 30. Nouns Complete this line from a short story by Edward Which is an abstract noun that is singular, collective, Everett Hale about a man on a ship. and common? Breathes there a man with a soul so dead A. brick Who never to himself hath said, B. ideas "This is my own - my ..." C. majority A. only life D. dragonfly B. native land E. U.S. Army C. one true love D. closest friend E. fondest dream Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 1 Page 4 31. Lyrical Grammar Which line includes an indirect object? A. I met a girl crazy for me B. Get me to the church on time C. Carry me back to old Virginny D. Drink to me only with thine eyes E. Daisy, Daisy - give me your answer do

32. Creepy Creatures What soul-sucking fiends in Harry Potter stories guard Azkaban, have no eyes, feed on happy memories, and grow like fungi in the darkest, dankest places, creating a dense and chilly fog? A. Basilisks B. Centaurs C. Boggarts D. Thestrals E. Dementors

33. Adjectives Adjectives tell what kind, which one, how much, or how many. Which line illustrates an adjective telling what kind? A. tall tales B. that fiend C. no bananas D. few marbles E. last Mohican

34. Fractured Fairy Tales This is from a bizarre version of what tale? The gaudy fairmother told her to hop in the coalden goach made of a pipe rellow yumpkin, dive to the drance, and be mid by homelight. A. Rapunzel B. Goldilocks C. Cinderella D. Thumbelina E. Snow White

35. Writer's Residences Who lived in a house he called Sunnyside in a New York region called Sleepy Hollow Country? A. O. Henry B. Zane Grey C. Washington Irving D. Joel Chandler Harris E. Edgar Rice Burroughs Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 1 - Answers 1. E 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. E 9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. E 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. E 25. B 26. C 27. E 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. E 32. E 33. A 34. C 35. C Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 2 Page 1 1. Ancient Philosophy 6. Prefixes To what is Aeschylus referring below? Which prefixes do not have opposite meanings? Nor sitting at his hearth at home doth man A. syn - sym escape his appointed doom. B. sub - super A. hope C. endo - ecto B. fate D. hyper - hypo C. fear E. macro - micro D. love E. pain

2. Portal Principles 7. Adventure Stories What is this line by Don Quixote about? Jean Craighead George's novel about Sam Gribley is When one door is shut, another opens. entitled "My Side of the ..." A. indignity A. City B. reliability B. River C. credibility C. Street D. hospitality D. Pasture E. opportunity E. Mountain

3. Biographies 8. Frivolous Literary Puns Which is the title of a fictional biography? Which is the best choice for an author of a fictitious A. L. Frank Baum: Royal Historian of Oz book entitled "The Big Parade"? B. Walt Disney: Maker of Magical Worlds A. Mae B. Sew C. James Bond: Authorized Biography of 007 B. Marsha Long D. Ordinary Genius: A Story of Albert Einstein C. Howie Dewin E. Mohandas Gandhi: Fighter Without a Sword D. Rufus Leakkan E. Lois Carmen DeNominata

4. Eloquent Elocution 9. Literary Subdivisions What did Samuel Johnson define as "the power of Which is composed of stanzas? beating down your adversary's arguments and putting A. The Tell-Tale Heart better in their place"? B. The Tommyknockers A. poetry C. The Man Without a Country B. oratory D. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle C. mimicry E. The Cremation of Sam McGee D. allegory E. mockery

5. Word Combos 10. Word Usage Which are blended words in contrast to compound In which example is the word "as" used to mean words? "since" or "because"? A. fireworks, passport A. As she got up, the sun rose. B. honeycomb, lifeblood B. In Rome, do as the Romans do. C. headquarters, riverbank C. He pouted as long as he could. D. electrocute, televangelist D. As it was Sunday, he slept late. E. weatherman, grasshopper E. Weak as she looks, she's got grit. Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 2 Page 2 11. Annabel Lee 16. Literary Categories What are the next words in this poem by Edgar Allan Which line is not from a nonfictional work? Poe? A. The Romans built Hadrian's Wall. It was many and many a year ago ... B. Blefuscu was at war with Lilliput. A. after I broke my knee C. Anne composed her diary in Amsterdam. B. in a kingdom by the sea D. Joaquin Murrieta was a outlaw. C. when of age I came to be E. Few inmates tried to escape from Alcatraz. D. that she sent a note to me E. near the famous Zuider Zee

12. European Folklore 17. Inferences Trolls are creatures in the folklore of ... If a writer says a character "walked heavily, not A. Italy looking where he put his feet," you can infer the B. Spain character is ... C. Turkey A. tired D. Greece B. young E. Norway C. hurried D. athletic E. cheerful

13. Genres 18. Story Settings Nonfictional prose does not include ... Which work is set in the state whose capital is Jefferson A. essays City? B. maxims A. Old Yeller C. allegories B. Little House on the Prairie D. literary criticism C. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow E. philosophical literature D. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm E. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

14. Heroines 19. Composition According to a John Greenleaf Whittier poem, what The fewest number of words are needed to write a(n) brave 90-year-old woman of Fredericktown took up ... the flag the men hauled down and displayed it A. maxim defiantly in her attic window? B. novella A. Betsy Ross C. editorial B. Virginia Dare D. anecdote C. E. short story D. Barbara Frietchie E. Florence Nightingale

15. Plays on Words 20. British Literature Which sign involving a pun was used on a real estate The pushmi-pullyu of the Doctor Dolittle series is a agent's office? creature with ... A. Let yourself go. A. six eyes B. Get lots for little. B. four wings C. Never a bum steer. C. two heads D. Come in and have a fit. D. eight hoofs E. Wanna start something? E. ten tentacles Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 2 Page 3 21. Popular Prose 26. European Legends Which story by Ray Bradbury is a nostalgic look at a The legend of the Flying Dutchman is about a ... small American town in the 1920s? A. ship A. The Veldt B. miner B. Dandelion Wine C. knight C. Fahrenheit 451 D. mountain D. The Illustrated Man E. locomotive E. The Martian Chronicles

22. Lyrical Grammar 27. Aesop In which lyric is "while" used as a noun? This moral concludes the Aesop fable about which A. Whistle while you work creature? B. While shivering in my shoes Much wants more and loses all. I strike a careless pose A. wolf C. I'm goin' away for to stay a little while B. goose D. While strolling through the park one day C. mouse E. And while they were waltzing my friend D. tortoise stole my sweetheart from me E. grasshopper

23. Poetry 28. Root Words Which choice has the same rhythm as this line? Which words are based on a root word meaning Once upon a midnight dreary "foot"? A. Listen my children and you ... A. evident, video B. Hark the herald angels sing ... B. podium, tripod C. It was many and many a year ... C. regime, regulate D. Some day my prince will come ... D. nominate, misnomer E. Mine eyes have seen the glory ... E. chronicle, anachronism

24. Science Fiction 29. Suffixes Arthur Clarke's story, "Rendezvous with Rama," is Which is not a noun-making suffix? about a(n) ... A. ism A. comet B. like B. alien prophet C. ment C. killer meteorite D. ation D. incarnation of Vishnu E. hood E. enormous spacecraft

25. Poetic Rhythm 30. Prefixes Which line has a rhythm different from that of the In which word is there a prefix with the same meaning other choices? as the one in "counterproductive"? A. Piped a tiny voice hard by A. catastrophe B. Do not fear to put thy feet B. composition C. How do robins build their nests C. contradiction D. Loping along on the day's patrol D. coeducational E. Where the pools are bright and deep E. circumnavigate Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 2 Page 4 31. Dictionary Use Which word would not be on a page of a dictionary having "sensitize" and "separation" as guidewords? A. sensual B. sepaloid C. separatist D. sentimental E. sensitometer

32. Slugger Settings The setting for the poem about mighty Casey is in ... A. Mudville B. Pikeville C. Knoxville D. Smallville E. Vaudeville

33. Modifiers In which line is there an adjective in the positive degree? A. Truth is shorter than fiction. B. He is far more astute than a brick. C. The best thing about a party is being asked to it. D. Only dead fish swim with the stream. E. We serve the most disgusting pizza in town.

34. Animal Authors Who wrote mainly about rabbits, ducks, squirrels, hedgehogs, and cats? A. Judy Blume B. Laura Wilder C. Anna Sewell D. Joy Adamson E. Beatrix Potter

35. Translations Which story had to be translated into English? A. Peter Pan B. Snow White C. Rikki-tikki-tavi D. The Wind in the Willows E. The Wonderful Tar Baby Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 2 - Answers 1. B 2. E 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. E 8. B 9. E 10. D 11. B 12. E 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. E 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. E 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. E 35. B Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 3 Page 1 1. Fictional Characters 6. Authors' Childhoods The seafaring story about Ned Land, Pierre Aronnax, Hannibal, Missouri was the home of ... and Conseil also features Captain ... A. Mark Twain A. Flint B. Jack London B. Ahab C. Washington Irving C. Bligh D. Laura Ingalls Wilder D. Nemo E. James Fenimore Cooper E. Queeg

2. Extreme Idioms 7. Proverbs Something that is to the greatest extent or amount Which proverb has a meaning most similar to Yogi imaginable is to the ---- degree. Berra's remark, "It's not over till it's over"? A. dth A. Fight fire with fire. B. gth B. No news is good news. C. kth C. Paddle your own canoe. D. nth D. He who laughs last laughs best. E. pth E. You cannot get blood from a turnip.

3. Degrees of Comparison 8. Suffixes Incorrect use of the comparative or superlative form is Which are not typical adjective suffixes? in which line? A. -ize, -ate A. It's the best of my eyes. B. -able, -ible B. We're the worst of the worst. C. -tive, -less C. I'm the meanest man in Winona. D. -ish, -ulent D. She's the smarter of the twins. E. -acious, -ous E. He's the slower of the two worms.

4. Parts of Speech 9. Latin Stems Which cannot be used as a noun and verb? Which word has a stem with essentially the same A. air meaning as the stem in "dominate"? B. inch A. freedom C. find B. abdomen D. meet C. odometer E. height D. indomitable E. randomization

5. Verbose Wisdom 10. Poetic Rhythm Which is the best ending for this wordy proverb? Which choice has a meter different from the others? A single graphic facsimile is appraised in A. I think that I shall never see excess of ... B. Am I a stone and not a sheep A. winged celestials C. As virtuous men pass mildly away B. petrous projectiles D. To think that two and two are four C. myriad articulations E. On moonlit heath and lonesome bank D. tuberous structures E. salubrious conditions Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 3 Page 2 11. Poetic Meter 16. Messages Which has a different meter than the others? These are what kind of statements? A. All the heavens seem to twinkle I'm lovin' it. B. By the shores of Gitchee Gumee A diamond is forever. C. Dreary gleams about the moorland You're in good hands. D. From the benches black with people So easy a caveman can do it. E. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood A. morals B. slogans C. decrees D. parables E. anecdotes 12. Fables 17. Fancies This is the moral of which of Aesop's fables? Someone holding on to hopes or dreams that are Be thrifty and prepare today for what you will unlikely to come true is ... need tomorrow. A. gilding the lily A. The Lion and the Mouse B. passing the buck B. The Fox and the Grapes C. chasing rainbows C. The Hare and the Tortoise D. taking up the slack D. The Ant and the Grasshopper E. beating around the bush E. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

13. Forms of Communication 18. Punctuation Oscar Wilde's statement, "Experience is the name Which punctuation mark is used incorrectly in this everyone gives to his mistakes," is a(n) ... sentence? A. pun Angie said with great disgust, "I found B. riddle twenty-eight of it's eggs under the sofa." C. sonnet A. period D. allegory B. hyphen E. epigram C. comma D. apostrophe E. quotation marks

14. Writing Techniques 19. Suffixes What literary technique are you using if you say When a root word ends in "e" you usually drop the "e" "Babe Ruth was a pretty fair ball player"? before adding the suffix "ing." Which is an A. irony exception? B. metaphor A. dye C. hyperbole B. evoke D. personification C. survive E. understatement D. precede E. regulate

15. Vampire Romances 20. Old Words Which is not one of the novels by Stephanie Meyer Which is not an archaic word? about the protagonist, Bella Swan? A. whilom A. Eclipse B. caboose B. Twilight C. methinks C. New Moon D. ofttimes D. Breaking Dawn E. gramercy E. Goodnight Moon Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 3 Page 3 21. Types of Writing 26. Historical Novels Propaganda is always ... Karen Hesse's novel, "Stowaway," is a fictional diary of A. slanted Nicholas who stows away on Captain Cook's ship B. impartial during his first journey around the world. Name the C. technical ship. D. historical A. Kon-Tiki E. descriptive B. Endeavor C. Half Moon D. Golden Hind E. Bonhomme Richard

22. Supplications 27. Literary Classifications In an Uncle Remus story, Br'er Rabbit pleads to Br'er This first line is from what type of literature? Fox, "Skin me. Snatch out my eyeballs. Roast me. Nervous, very dreadfully nervous I had been But don't fling me into that ..." and am; but why will you say that I am mad? A. snake pit A. epic B. sticky tar B. sonnet C. water hole C. editorial D. mine shaft D. biography E. briar patch E. short story

23. Mythical Creatures 28. Texts Which mythical creature is most closely related A list of special terms and their definitions at the end biologically to Lassie and Old Yeller? of a textbook makes up the ... A. Hydra A. index B. Medusa B. epilogue C. Cyclops C. glossary D. Minotaur D. bibliography E. Cerberus E. table of contents

24. Figures of Speech 29. Modifiers What literary technique was used in this quote by Which are never adverbs? Wendell Phillips? A. singly, rapidly Every man meets his Waterloo at last. B. fatally, readily A. irony C. briskly, merrily B. climax D. exactly, ideally C. allusion E. crackly, prickly D. metaphor E. personification

25. Literary Forms 30. Poetic Beats Annals are ... How many accents are in the first line of "Casey at the A. allegorical Bat"? B. ideological A. 4 C. ecclesiastical B. 5 D. psychological C. 6 E. chronological D. 7 E. 8 Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 3 Page 4 31. Deities The Roman Neptune and the Greek Poseidon carried a ... A. lyre B. scythe C. trident D. cornucopia E. golden fleece

32. Words Words formed by the initial letters of a series of words are ... A. acronyms B. antonyms C. synonyms D. homonyms E. pseudonyms

33. Root Words Which word does not contain a root that has the meaning with which it is paired? A. mariner - sea B. mortality - death C. manuscript - cut D. magnificent - large E. monochromatic - color

34. Portals What kind of door is mentioned early in Poe's poem, "The Raven"? A. trap B. open C. storm D. kitchen E. chamber

35. Ageless Authors The author of "Mr. Pim Passes By," "Now We Are Six," and "When We Were Very Young" also wrote about his own son in ... A. Sounder B. Old Yeller C. Peter Pan D. The House at Pooh Corner E. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 3 - Answers 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. E 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. E 12. D 13. E 14. E 15. E 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B 21. A 22. E 23. E 24. C 25. E 26. B 27. E 28. C 29. E 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. E 35. D Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 4 Page 1 1. Modifiers 6. Verbs Which line contains no misplaced modifier? Which is not an irregular verb? A. At age five, her mom passed away. A. drift B. We listened to almost the entire concert. B. break C. He served gruel to children on paper plates. C. throw D. Mom got a dog for my sister she calls Fido. D. shrink E. They just said it's going to rain on the radio. E. choose

2. Fragments 7. Word Usage Which is not a sentence fragment? Which is incorrect? A. An unusual tree on the ranch. A. She is a school principal. B. Into the dank cavern she crept. B. Money is the principal obstacle. C. Medusa, who had snakes for hair. C. There is one basic principal in law. D. Studying the reflection on the pond. D. Coffee is a principal export of Colombia. E. Two old codgers and a dog from Covington. E. Pip was a principal player in the playoffs.

3. Modifiers 8. Headlines Which is not a superlative adjective? Which newspaper headline is not ambiguous? A. vividest A. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks B. swiftest B. Residents Can Drop Off Trees C. toughest C. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge D. youngest D. New Vaccine May Contain Rabies E. wouldest E. County Roads Need Costly Repairs

4. Animal Farm 9. Formula Sayings Which are not characters in "Animal Farm"? Which formula is another way of saying that having A. Piglet, Eyore something for certain may be preferable to taking a B. Boxer, Clover chance on getting something better? C. Old Major, Mollie A. 60 S = 1 M D. Snowball, Moses B. 2 W do not = 1 R E. Napoleon, Squealer C. 6 of 1 = 1/2 D of A D. 1 B in the H = 2 in the B E. 212 D F = the T at which W B

5. Fictional Families 10. Nothing Special The Witting Family is central to ... Enforced mediocrity is the theme of ... A. The Black Stallion A. Johnny Tremain B. Sarah Plain and Tall B. Harrison Bergeron C. Cheaper by the Dozen C. Sarah, Plain and Tall D. My Side of the Mountain D. Flowers for Algernon E. Little House on the Prairie E. The Great Gilly Hopkins Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 4 Page 2 11. Rhyme 16. Settings for Stories Which pair of words illustrates something other than What is the setting for a tale that begins as follows? double rhyme? This is the story of the great war that A. regal - eagle Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed through B. navigator - waiter the bathrooms ... C. exploring - adoring A. India D. antelope - canteloupe B. Egypt E. conviction - prediction C. Spain D. Canada E. England

12. Features 17. Transitions What periodical always includes these Which transitions indicate concessions? language-related features? A. granted, of course It Pays to Enrich Your Word Power B. in short, for instance Towards More Picturesque Speech C. however, notwithstanding A. Time D. moreover, in the first place B. Newsweek E. on the whole, in other words C. Weekly Reader D. Reader's Digest E. Sports Illustrated

13. Context Clues 18. Mottos Which type of context clue for the word "lush" is Which saying has a meaning most similar to the Boy illustrated below? Scout motto? The lush green oasis appeared out of place A. Make haste slowly. in the barren desert. B. Keep your powder dry. A. example C. Common sense is not so common. B. contrast D. Every man of courage is a man of his word. C. definition E. He who eats the fruit should at least plant D. comparison the seed. E. restatement

14. Etymology 19. Capitalization Which words were derived from a Latin word How many words should be capitalized? indicating "father"? last summer, blake rafted down an idaho river A. submarine, maritime for his vacation from medical school at yale. B. nominate, misnomer A. 2 C. legitimate, allegiance B. 3 D. compatriot, patriarch C. 4 E. eccentric, centrifugal D. 5 E. 6

15. Multiple Meanings 20. Homophones Which is not a definition for the same word? Which word would not be found on a list of A. to lose blood homophones? B. to swell or inflate A. road C. to feel sympathetic grief B. wave D. to drain off valuable resources C. shear E. to show through a layer of paint D. sting E. throne Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 4 Page 3 21. Stories 26. Personal Accounts The locale for which story is not in the same state as The "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" is the others? about ... A. A. an industrialist B. The Pushcart War B. a mountain man C. Anne of Green Gables C. an escaped slave D. The Last of the Mohicans D. a railroad engineer E. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow E. a pony express rider

22. Fair Play 27. Short Stories In honor of a card game expert, any activity following Central to the story, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," is a established rules and regulations is done according to ...... A. potion A. Hall B. spectre B. Hale C. secret book C. Holly D. time machine D. Hoyle E. book of occult magic E. Homer

23. Equine Literature 28. Verbs Which novel is not about a horse? For which irregular verbs are the present, past, and A. Sounder past participles the same? B. Seabiscuit A. draw, feel C. Man O'War B. keep, swim D. National Velvet C. spread, set E. My Friend Flicka D. catch, beat E. freeze, send

24. Tale Types 29. Clauses Because they incorporate a great deal of hyperbole, Which line could be an independent clause? tall tales are similar to ---- stories. A. if elephants could fly A. bird B. before you waste your time B. fish C. who dazzled the fair maiden C. horse D. slowly as he faced the villain D. snake E. though it caused him great agony E. insect

25. An Astoundingly Short Synopsis 30. Castaways This is a one-line summary of a story by whom? In "Abel's Island," a story about a castaway, Abel is a Sometimes you can't build a fire to keep ... warm and you freeze to death. A. race horse A. O. Henry B. bloodhound B. Jack London C. Siamese cat C. Isaac Asimov D. wealthy youth D. Rudyard Kipling E. civilized mouse E. Shel Silverstein Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 4 Page 4 31. Code Breaking In a code that replaces each letter of the alphabet with a corresponding number from 1 to 26, the code word "1 9 18" indicates ... A. help B. a conjunction C. what we breathe D. directing a weapon E. Lincoln's first name

32. Fictional Characters Jane, Michael, John, and Barbara Banks are characters in a story also featuring ... A. Tiger Lily B. Mary Poppins C. Rebecca Randall D. Katrina van Tassel E. Pippi Longstocking

33. Pronunciation Which combination of letters cannot be used to end a word that rhymes with "rain"? A. ein B. een C. eign D. aign E. agne

34. Colonial Authors Which is a work of Benjamin Franklin? A. Just So Stories B. Johnny Tremain C. The Dogood Papers D. The Village Blacksmith E. That Was Then and This Is Now

35. Punctuation Organization If you alphabetize the names for the punctuation marks indicated below, which comes first? A. denotes possession B. separates words in series C. indicates "note what follows" D. encloses a person's exact words E. completes an interrogative sentence Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 4 - Answers 1. B 2. B 3. E 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. E 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. E 31. C 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. A Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 5 Page 1 1. Root Words 6. Literary Forms The root in which words means "believe"? Which illustrates exposition? A. inaudible, audibility A. The Raven B. incredible, credulity B. The Two Towers C. insensible, sensitivity C. A Christmas Carol D. interruptible, corruptibility D. The Martian Chronicles E. incomparable, comparability E. Principles of Sports Medicine

2. Verbs 7. Fictional Birthplaces Which line does not incorporate an action verb? According to Felix Salten, who "came into the world A. Did she find the key under the mat? in the middle of a thicket, in one of those little, hidden B. The rocket blasted off into the night. forest glades which seem to be entirely open"? C. We don't serve pickles with ice cream. A. Elsa D. At last, Susan and Peter were in Narnia. B. Bambi E. Josh noticed several skunks in the garage. C. Mowgli D. Old Yeller E. Black Beauty

3. Parts of Speech 8. Always Proverbs In which line is "out" used as a preposition? Which proverb is correctly stated? A. Truth will out. A. A watched pot always boils. B. She fell out the window. B. The first step is always the easiest. C. They went in the out door. C. It's always darkest before the twilight. D. Platform shoes and bell bottoms are out. D. Bread always falls on the unbuttered side. E. We need just one more out to win the game. E. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

4. Syllabication 9. Literature Which word can be divided into syllables? Which line contains an exclamation of grief? A. eels A. Alas, her joints stiffen! B. eons B. Ay, a wretched soul is his! C. males C. Gadzooks, the beauty dazzles! D. ghouls D. Forsooth, it is Lady Montague! E. cloaks E. O, she doth teach the torch to burn bright!

5. Word Analysis 10. Punctuation In which word are the first three letters not a prefix? A question mark is probably not appropriate in which A. discipline sentence? B. distortion A. Did you ask her yet? C. disobeying B. What in the world are you up to? D. disinfection C. Do you agree that flies are cute? E. dishonorable D. She left after asking us if we knew where Seymour was? E. You don't mind finding maggots in your soup? Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 5 Page 2 11. Limericks 16. Wartime Poetry The last word in a limerick rhymes with the ... Which poem is not about the American Revolution? A. 1st word in the 1st line A. Bunker Hill B. 1st word in the 5th line B. Paul Revere's Ride C. 1st word in the 2nd line C. The Concord Hymn D. last word in the 1st and 2nd lines D. The Green Mountain Boys E. last word in the 3rd and 4th lines E. The Battle of New Orleans

12. Dwarf Synonyms 17. Proverbial Precepts The dwarf, Happy, from the story of Snow White Which saying has a meaning dissimilar to the others? would not be described as ... A. Seize the moment. A. jubilant B. Strike while the iron is hot. B. euphoric C. Good seed makes a good crop. C. melancholy D. Make hay while the sun shines. D. enraptured E. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. E. exhilarated

13. Novels 18. Animal Epithets Which story explores the consequences of unshackled The camel is the ---- of the desert. freedom and points out the need for rules and laws? A. tug A. The Outsiders B. ship B. Fahrenheit 451 C. train C. Robinson Crusoe D. truck D. Lord of the Flies E. barge E. The Swiss Family Robinson

14. Literary Analysis 19. Bad Logic Which line from a short story is in first person? Begging the question is illustrated by adding which A. "Yes," said the boy. ending to this line? B. Are you building a cabin? I like pecan pie because it ... C. There are blankets in the hut. A. is my favorite dessert D. Grandpa was sitting in his room. B. doesn't contain any citrus E. We began the trek in late autumn. C. keeps well in the refrigerator D. reminds me of my grandmother E. has an appealing color and texture

15. Tolkien 20. Ancient Authors What word is missing in this line from a fantasy by Who wrote this? J.R.R. Tolkien? The hare darted almost out of sight at once One ---- to rule them all, one ---- to find them, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt one ---- to bring them all and in the darkness for the tortoise, lay down to have a nap. bind them. A. Plato A. Ring B. Homer B. Word C. Aesop C. Chain D. Aristotle D. Stone E. Sophocles E. Sword Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 5 Page 3 21. Dog Tales 26. Affixes What story by Dodie Smith is about Cruella deVil, a The prefix in which words means "in"? villain causing certain kinds of canines to disappear all A. asleep, alive over England? B. external, exit A. Sounder C. prevail, preface B. Old Yeller D. antedate, antecedent C. White Fang E. hypodermic, hypothesis D. 101 Dalmatians E. The Incredible Journey

22. Character Flaws 27. Affixes What is Horace Mann bemoaning in this line? Which words have a prefix meaning "away from"? Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise A. absolute - abscond and sunset, two golden hours, each set with B. concourse - confidence sixty diamond minutes. C. intramural - intravenous A. prejudice D. impeccable - immoderate B. indolence E. metaphor - metamorphosis C. ignorance D. intolerance E. extravagance

23. Suffixes 28. Wordplay Which word lacks a suffix that means "small"? What form of wordplay did Colonel Lemuel Q. A. rivulet Stoopnagle repeatedly use in his book, "My Tale Is B. dinette Twisted," which was divided into "Wart Pun" and "Tart C. childish Pooh"? D. particle A. parody E. molecule B. anagrams C. palindromes D. spoonerisms E. malapropisms

24. Dystopian Novels 29. Mythology In Lois Lowry's novel, "The Giver," which is a central Which was a mythical steed? concept? A. Sirius A. Grok B. Perseus B. Sameness C. Pegasus C. Bokonism D. Cerberus D. Doublethink E. Hesperus E. Psychohistory

25. Dystopian Time Reckoning 30. American Legends In "Brave New World," the abbreviation "A.F." stands Which legendary character is associated with the for "after ..." Hudson River Valley? A. Fox A. B. Ford B. Swamp Fox C. Foster C. Lost Dutchman D. Franklin D. Sourdough Sam E. Farnsworth E. Headless Horseman Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 5 Page 4 31. Adverbs Which adverb answers the question, "to what extent"? A. here B. daily C. nearly D. slowly E. northward

32. Word Use Which sentence is correct? A. She sat besides the frog. B. She is an imminent scientist. C. Here is the morale of the fable. D. She bought some new stationary. E. Money is always a principal factor.

33. Authors Who wrote about a circumnavigation that took four score days? A. Jules Verne B. Isaac Asimov C. L. Frank Baum D. Charles Dickens E. Ernest Hemingway

34. Sociological Synonyms Which is not a synonym? A. parasite B. sponger C. freeloader D. benefactor E. bloodsucker

35. Poetry This is the opening to what type of poem? Ho, for the Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee! He was as wicked as wicked could be, But oh, he was perfectly gorgeous to see! The Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee. A. haiku B. ballad C. couplet D. limerick E. free verse Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 5 - Answers 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. E 7. B 8. E 9. A 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. E 15. A 16. E 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. E 31. C 32. E 33. A 34. D 35. B Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 6 Page 1 1. Suffixes 6. Parodies Which word contains a verb suffix? Which parody includes this verse? A. scarcely Twas Byblis and the sepal traps B. turbulent did gland and grumous in the whorl C. popularize All motile were the bladderworts D. motherhood and the monstrose unfurled. E. thoughtless A. Talkiwocky B. Geowocky C. Botaniwocky D. Chemowocky E. Browserwocky 2. Writing 7. Connotations What is illustrated in this sentence? Which adjective used in this sentence has the most It looked gloomy for the Mudville baseball negative connotation? team. They were down by two in the ninth He is a ---- man and nothing stops him. with two outs. But the crowd felt that Casey A. stubborn could save the day if only he could get to bat. B. obstinate A. anachronism C. steadfast B. paraphrasing D. pig-headed C. poetic justice E. strong-willed D. understatement E. characterization 3. Writing 8. Biographies Which line from the same paragraph is the topic This is about whom? sentence? At last joining the thought of the flowing liquid A. Deer consume anything green. and the word, she stooped down and touched B. Little green worms love broccoli leaves. the earth showing her desire to know its name. C. Corn is a favorite of backyard raccoons. A. Helen Keller D. Weeds sprout up everywhere in summer. B. Coretta King E. Gardening can be an agonizing experience. C. Amelia Earhart D. Marjorie Rawlings E. Louisa May Alcott

4. Silent Letters 9. Stories within Stories In which word is an "o" not silent? "The Princess Bride" and "The Book of One Thousand A. pigeon Nights and a Night" are examples of ---- stories. B. yeoman A. sob C. leopard B. fish D. colonel C. short E. jeopardy D. frame E. ghost

5. Good Grief! 10. Forms of Literature Insincere expressions of grief are ---- tears. The best ---- leave readers with a sense of nearly A. bunny entering into a second life and coming to know B. rattler someone in some ways better than he knows himself. C. pelican A. essays D. crocodile B. parodies E. rhinoceros C. editorials D. allegories E. biographies Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 6 Page 2 11. Classifieds 16. Sentence Parts There is no misplaced modifier in which ad? Which words are never the subject of a sentence? A. Antique desk for lady with thick legs A. some, few B. Very old dresses from grandmother in B. green, red beautiful condition C. there, here C. 3-year-old teacher needed for pre-school D. hers, yours D. Man to care for cow that does not smoke E. shoot, dive E. Home extermination - get rid of pesky aunts

12. Nouns 17. Mark Twain Which category of nouns is not paired with an In "The Prince and the Pauper" the two boys born on example? the same day have what surnames? A. proper - Zeke A. Canty and Tudor B. common - bunny B. Sawyer and Finn C. collective - men C. Smiley and Webster D. abstract - truth D. Potter and Robinson E. verbal - laughing E. Thatcher and Watson

13. Authors 18. Biographies Who wrote about a rabbit that broke into Mr. Complete the title of this biography. MacGregor's cabbage patch and barely managed to Little Sure Shot: The Story of ... escape with all his fur? A. Virginia Dare A. Dr. Seuss B. Molly Pitcher B. A.A. Milne C. C. C.S. Lewis D. Amelia Earhart D. Judy Blume E. Barbara Frietchie E. Beatrix Potter

14. Proverbs 19. Modifiers In which line is the proverb stated correctly? Which line illustrates an adverb modifying an adverb? A. A barking dog never bites. A. They talked very secretly. B. A leopard cannot paint its spots. B. Slowly the old tire went flat. C. A closed mouth gathers no fleas. C. The coach yelled incessantly. D. A rolling stone gathers no moths. D. She was put soundly in her place. E. A horse divided against itself cannot E. He was a slightly overweight man. stand.

15. Sentences 20. Perspectives Which is not a sentence fragment? What word is missing in this ditty? A. Because I have no heart. The ---- fell ten stories and at each window bar B. Over broken cobbles it pranced. He shouted to his friends, "All right so far!" C. Feeling his way through the maze. A. alarmist D. Stuck in the cold nuclear effluent. B. optimist E. A tint of red which caught his eye. C. alchemist D. pessimist E. conformist Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 6 Page 3 21. Latin 26. Authors Which Latin phrase means "in the meantime"? Lydia Child wrote "An Appeal in Favor of that Class A. ad lib of Americans Called Africans." You could surmise B. ad hoc that Ms. Child is a(n) ... C. ad interim A. ecologist D. ad valorem B. pessimist E. ad hominem C. abolitionist D. genealogist E. etymologist

22. Greek Heroes 27. Competitions Who faced terrors such as the whirling Charybdis, the In "Alice in Wonderland," the heroine runs in a(n) ---- enchantress Circe, and the raging Cyclops? race. A. Jason A. rat B. Perseus B. drag C. Hercules C. relay D. Odysseus D. caucus E. Androcles E. obstacle

23. Abstractions 28. Literary Relationships Which includes abstract nouns? Which set of words does not suggest a cause and effect A. In the cave were many antlers. relationship? B. They found bullets on her lawn. A. so, accordingly C. People are in no mood for truth. B. as a result, thus D. Juice tastes great in the desert. C. at last, previously E. We'll trade lumber for spaghetti. D. consequently, since E. in order that, therefore

24. Prefix Antonyms 29. Vowels Which words do not have prefixes with opposite The schwa sound does not appear in which words? meanings? A. ratio, typhoon, baby A. promote, retrorocket B. ocean, pleasant, sofa B. antecedent, postpone C. eloquent, dozen, supply C. malnutrition, benefactor D. about, medium, mountain D. subordinate, hypodermic E. decimal, president, famous E. homogeneous, heteronym

25. Fantasies 30. Doggy Defenders In J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, Gollum calls the magic In Greek mythology, Cerberus guarded the ... ring his ... A. Labyrinth A. pet B. Golden Fleece B. dear C. entrance to Hades C. worthy D. Pillars of Hercules D. beloved E. apples of the Hesperides E. precious Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 6 Page 4 31. Island Settings Lucy Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables," takes place on ---- Island. A. Baffin B. Victoria C. Vancouver D. Cape Breton E. Prince Edward

32. Suffixes Which suffix can be added to the adjective "national" to turn it into a noun? A. -ism B. -ence C. -hood D. -ness E. -ation

33. Communication After Ned took four days to build a simple bookshelf, his neighbor remarked "You sure make one fine carpenter." What does this illustrate? A. acclaim B. analogy C. paradox D. sarcasm E. digression

34. Writers Who is not a science fiction author? A. A.A. Milne B. Isaac Asimov C. Ray Bradbury D. Arthur Clarke E. Robert Heinlein

35. Literature What is in this epitaph? Here lies . He always lied and always will. He once lied loud. He now lies still. A. pun B. simile C. imagery D. foreshadowing E. understatement Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 6 - Answers 1. C 2. B 3. E 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. E 11. E 12. C 13. E 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. E 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. E 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. A Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 7 Page 1 1. Homophones 6. Books for Grins A homophone for which word means "reared"? Roald Dahl's story, "The BFG," is about a ... A. guest A. Big Friendly Giant B. bread B. Bat From Gotham C. aloud C. Bold Fierce Genie D. soared D. Bad Fussy Grouch E. weighed E. Blonde Forgetful Girl

2. Spoonerisms 7. Fictional Royalty Which is not a spoonerized version of a fairy tale title? Princess ---- is associated with the Lost Boys and a A. Beeping Sleauty pirate who lost his hand to a crocodile. B. The Ford of the Lies A. Leia C. The Pea Little Thrigs B. Fiona D. Prinderella and the Cince C. Tiger Lily E. Goldibear and the Three Locks D. Buttercup E. Summerfallwinterspring

3. Tex 8. Syllabication In S.E. Hinton's novel, Tex's brother Mason is The VC/CV rule applies to the syllabication of which especially talented in ... words? A. math A. camel, dragon B. running B. clover, behave C. geography C. ringing, tougher D. basketball D. seeming, roofer E. auto mechanics E. perhaps, wonder

4. Literature 9. English Grammar Which term indicates the relationship between the Standard usage is illustrated in which line? name and the sentence below? A. Elvis sings good. Florence Nightingale B. I will set on the bench. Flit on cheering angel. C. Steffi can play tennis well. A. pun D. The sun will raise at 5:15 a.m. B. haiku E. Miss Bardot wants to learn me French. C. analogy D. lampoon E. anagram

5. Sage Sayings 10. Literary Vocabulary "Time and tide wait for no man" is one of many Condensed books are ... sayings pointing out the folly of ... A. annulled A. old age B. abridged B. allegiance C. amended C. impatience D. annotated D. procrastination E. alliterated E. accumulating possessions Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 7 Page 2 11. Puns 16. Perplexing Perspectives Which punnish definition does not pertain to the word In a poem by John Saxe, the six blind men correctly it follows? described what animal when they said that something A. minimum - a very small mother they touched was like a wall, a spear, a snake, a tree, a B. bassinet - what fishermen want fan, and a rope? C. paralyze - a fishhook without a worm A. lion D. eclipse - what a gardener does to hedges B. zebra E. warehouse - what to ask when you're lost C. giraffe D. elephant E. hippopotamus

12. Syllabication 17. Poetic Accentuation How many syllables are in this quote by Jeannette What is the fifth accented word in this line? Rankin? And none will grieve when I go forth, You can no more win a war than you can or smile when I return win an earthquake. A. I A. 13 B. none B. 14 C. forth C. 15 D. smile D. 16 E. grieve E. 17

13. Pronoun Usage 18. Figures of Speech Which literary character uses the first person plural Which illustrated alliteration? when speaking about himself? A. sing a song of sixpence A. Milo B. like a diamond in the sky B. Gollum C. the more haste - the less speed C. Valdemort D. The pen is mightier than the sword. D. Schmendrick E. He that formed the eye - shall he not see? E. Bastian Balthazar Bux

14. Legendary Girl Friends 19. Homophones Maid Marian was a close friend of ... In which line from the same limerick is a homophone A. Robin Hood used incorrectly? B. King Arthur A. An epicure dining at Crewe C. William Tell B. Found quite a large mouse in his stew. D. C. Said the waiter, "Don't shout, E. Rip van Winkle D. And waive it about, E. Or the rest will be wanting one too."

15. Writing Wrongs 20. Story Authors Which error is illustrated in this? This is the last line of a story by whom? Having been hit high above the bleachers, Never trust the advice of a person the outfielder caught the ball. in difficulties. A. comma splice A. Aesop B. dangling participle B. Robert Frost C. sentence fragment C. Julius Caesar D. improper punctuation D. J.R.R. Tolkien E. faulty subject-verb agreement E. Emily Dickinson Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 7 Page 3 21. Nonfiction 26. Paragraphs "The Life of " is an account of the life of Given these lines from the same paragraph, would be William ... the topic sentence? A. Cody A. The podium was smashed. B. Seward B. Food was all over the walls. C. Bradford C. Chairs were thrown into a heap. D. Sherman D. The hall was a complete disaster. E. McKinley E. Torn-up posters littered the floor.

22. Book Repositories 27. Forms of Poetry The bookshelves in a library are called the ... A lament is a poem expressing ... A. silos A. joy B. slabs B. fear C. stacks C. love D. stocks D. hope E. stables E. grief

23. Proverbs 28. Number Punctuation Which proverb means "what is uttered by arrogant or Commas should be used with ---- numbers. boastful people may be inconsequential or A. large insubstantial?" B. mixed A. Misery loves company. C. serial B. A miss is as good as a mile. D. ordinal C. Too many cooks spoil the broth. E. compound D. A rolling stone gathers no moss. E. Empty vessels make the most sound.

24. Main Characters 29. A Failure to Communicate Who is the protagonist in this series of novels? Which project was adversely affected by the inability The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, of the builders to understand one another? The Titan's Curse, The Demigod Files, A. Tower of Babel The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian B. Pyramids of Giza A. Percy Jackson C. Great Wall of China B. Inigo Montoya D. Colossus of Rhodes C. Despereaux Tilling E. Pharos at Alexandria D. Maggie Marmelstein E. Bastian Balthazar Bux

25. Word Replacement 30. Literary Techniques Which words could not be appropriately substituted Anthropomorphism pervades which story? for the blanks in this example? A. Animal Farm "No," she ---- and ---- from the room. B. Tom Sawyer A. blurted, lurched C. Treasure Island B. shrieked, bolted D. Little House on the Prairie C. asserted, darted E. The Swiss Family Robinson D. concurred, dwindled E. murmured, sauntered Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 7 Page 4 31. Thomas Hardy's Poetry What word is missing in this stanza? Yes, quaint and curious ---- is! You shoot a fellow down You'd treat if met where any bar is, Or help to half-a-crown. A. war B. love C. grief D. trust E. death 32. Specificity Which is the most general concept? A. hut B. villa C. house D. chalet E. mansion

33. Poetry How does the last line in this rhyme end? Monday's child is fair of face Tuesday's child is full of grace Wednesday's child is full of woe Thursday's child ... A. likes to row B. just says no C. has far to go D. loves to mow E. needs a tow 34. Preposition Choice Which line includes a preposition used inappropriately? A. I was disappointed by the yeti. B. She is interested in that armadillo. C. He was worried about your iguana. D. You were rescued from the snake pit. E. We were frightened with those sharks.

35. Figurative Phrases Which is part of a metaphor for abundance? A. fish and chips B. milk and honey C. pork and beans D. bread and water E. mustard and relish Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 7 - Answers 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. E 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. E 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. A 19. D 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. E 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. E 28. A 29. A 30. A 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. E 35. B Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 8 Page 1 1. Stories 6. Writing Wrongs Jean Craighead George wrote "My Side of the ... " Redundancy is illustrated by adding which line to this A. City stem? B. Lake Death Valley Scotty was parched ... C. River A. and extremely thirsty D. Street B. by the relentless sunshine E. Mountain C. and his shirt was starched D. pooped, and partly paranoid E. like a piece of overdone jerky

2. Writing Problems 7. Preposition Use Name the grammatical error below. In which line is the missing preposition different from Several bus drivers were arguing those in the other lines? in the office recently hired. A. She started working here ---- 1993. A. split infinitive B. He is planning to go abroad ---- July. B. dangling gerund C. It's too cold ---- winter to go swimming. C. sentence fragment D. I like the smell of napalm ---- the morning. D. misplace modifier E. They are having a party ---- Christmas eve. E. wrong subject-pronoun agreement

3. Parts of Speech 8. Proofreading Which cannot be used as a preposition? What error is in this line? A. off Since losing was the one thing in the world he B. onto could not stand. C. other A. split infinitive D. outside B. dangling participle E. opposite C. misplaced modifier D. sentence fragment E. subject-verb agreement

4. Tense 9. Time Frames What two tenses are used in this line? Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven," is set during Minni had caught all the fish before I arrived. which month? A. past perfect and past A. May B. past perfect and future B. August C. present perfect and past C. October D. present perfect and future D. February E. present perfect and future perfect E. December

5. Reflexive Pronouns 10. Adage Mongers In which example is a pronoun used improperly? What are synonyms for the adjective in the name of A. Harry had hurt himself. the character developed by Benjamin Franklin who B. We ourselves were abducted. was full of adages and maxims? C. Leave a message for Mort or myself. A. scholarly, astute D. She pulled herself up by her bootstraps. B. oblivious, insensible E. Did you buy yourself a new compost bin? C. potent, authoritative D. stouthearted, valiant E. impoverished, destitute Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 8 Page 2 11. Algorithms 16. Colonial Poems An algorithm is a ... A central character in Longfellow's poem, "The A. form of jazz music Courtship of Miles Standish," is ... B. method of encryption A. Pocahontas C. pulse of a variable star B. Virginia Dare D. computer programming language C. Abigail Adams E. procedure for solving a problem D. Priscilla Mullens E. Anne Hutchinson

12. Unusual Diets 17. Heroines Who was raised on dynamite and nitroglycerin? This is an allusion to which literary heroine? A. Babe Ever since I was a little girl, I knew some day B. Mike Fink my prince would come. C. A. Heidi D. Stormalong B. Gretel E. Widowmaker C. Pollyanna D. Snow White E. Mary Poppins

13. Commonplace Communication 18. Book Parts Which line does not include a common cliche? You would be certain to find a bibliography in which A. He fought tooth and nail. book? B. The game was touch-and-go. A. The Polar Express C. She gave it her heart and soul. B. Through the Looking Glass D. The boys got up bright and early. C. A Child's History of England E. Her response was fair and furious. D. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm E. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates

14. Library Science 19. Capitalization Which book is classified in the same section as Which line includes inappropriate capitalization? "Understanding Physics" in the Dewey Decimal A. on Columbus Day System? B. to the New York Mets A. Anguished English C. toward Mount Rushmore B. The Grapes of Wrath D. throughout the Twenty-First Century C. Principles of Geology E. by the Federal Bureau of Investigation D. American History Made Simple E. Dictionary of Historic Nicknames

15. Proverbs 20. Word Couples Which saying has a meaning different from the Which is not a customary pair? others? A. nip and tuck A. Haste makes waste. B. wear and tear B. Tomorrow never comes. C. curds and whey C. Procrastination is the thief of time. D. assault and pepper D. One of these days is none of these days. E. checks and balances E. What may be done at any time is done at no time. Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 8 Page 3 21. Public Speaking 26. Mixed-up Poems A stand, often equipped with a microphone, from Which line should be last in these mixed-up lines from which a speaker may address an audience is called a ... a limerick? A. forum A. I don't like to work B. sacrum B. And I'm kind of a jerk C. quorum C. A young army recruit named Frank D. rostrum D. So I'm bound to make general's rank E. plectrum E. Said, "There's two things on which you can bank"

22. Descriptions 27. Forms of Literature What is illustrated in this sentence? Which is not the title of a periodical? Even in his last years, Gramps had a mind like A. TV Guide a steel trap, only one that had been left out B. Reader's Digest in the rain and had rusted shut. C. Marine Corps Gazette A. analogy D. The Chronicles of Narnia B. antonym E. New England Journal of Medicine C. ambiguity D. aphorism E. alliteration

23. Fantasy Worlds 28. Science Fiction Solids Which imaginary world is not correctly paired with its What enormous geometric solid is central in Arthur creator? Clarke's story, "Rendezvous with Rama"? A. Narnia - C.S. Lewis A. cube B. Neverland - J.M. Barrie B. cone C. Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin C. sphere D. Oz - Edgar Rice Burroughs D. pyramid E. Middle Earth - J.R.R. Tolkien E. cylinder

24. Suffixes 29. Literary Locales Which is not a noun-forming suffix? The setting for which work is least similar to that of A. -like the others? B. -ance A. The Outsiders C. -phile B. The Castaway D. -hood C. Lord of the Flies E. -ology D. Robinson Crusoe E. The Swiss Family Robinson

25. Antonyms 30. Rodent Tales The opposite of the meek and modest are people who Robert C. O'Brien's story about highly trained rodents are ... is "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ..." A. willy-nilly A. NIMH B. itsy-bitsy B. BATF C. hoity-toity C. CCCP D. palsy-walsy D. ASCAP E. namby-pamby E. NASCAR Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 8 Page 4 31. Fictional Rebellions Dumbledore's Army is to the Harry Potter series as Aslan's Army is to ... A. the Goosebumps series B. the Green Knowe series C. The Chronicles of Narnia D. The Chronicles of Prydain E. Through the Looking Glass

32. Settings An island near New Guinea is a setting for ... A. White Fang B. Captains Courageous C. When the Legends Die D. The Pied Piper of Hamelin E. The Swiss Family Robinson

33. Mirror Phrases Which phrase reads the same when held in front of a mirror upside-down? A. OLD FISH B. TINY TUNA C. CHOICE COD D. WHITE SHARK E. STEELHEAD TROUT

34. Fairy Tales Which is not one of Grimm's Fairy Tales? A. Cinderella B. The Princess and the Pea C. The Emperor's New Clothes D. Goldilocks and the Three Bears E. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

35. Caesarian Ciphers The Caesar cipher replaces each letter with the letter three places beyond it in the alphabet. Therefore, "sohgjh" is the code for ... A. pyrite B. praise C. pierce D. pledge E. pursue Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 8 - Answers 1. E 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. E 8. D 9. E 10. E 11. E 12. E 13. E 14. C 15. A 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. D 20. D 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. D 28. E 29. A 30. A 31. C 32. E 33. C 34. C 35. D Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 9 Page 1 1. Quotes 6. Character Comparisons What did the author of this write? Which two characters share particularly unusual The Camel's hump is an ugly lump which well communication capabilities? you may see at the zoo. / But uglier yet is A. Aladdin and Sinbad the hump we get from having too little to do. B. Mowgli and Dr. Dolittle A. Heidi C. Tiger Lily and Dorothy Gale B. Dr. Dolittle D. Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin C. Black Beauty E. Bilbo Baggins and Johnny Tremain D. Rikki-tikki-tavi E. The Wind in the Willows

2. Advertising Techniques 7. Fables Products such as WD-40, the Honda XR 600, and This moral concludes what fable by Aesop? Heinz 57 Sauce have what kind of names? Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. A. pen A. The Shepherd's Boy B. code B. The Fox and the Grapes C. place C. The Lion and the Mouse D. function D. The Hare and the Tortoise E. alphanumeric E. The Ant and the Grasshopper

3. Conjugation 8. Inflection Which are regular verbs? Which verbs require an inflectional "t" to form the past A. fight, flee tense? B. dive, drag A. feel, deal C. begin, bite B. look, long D. push, pass C. slam, sing E. catch, choose D. fish, chew E. make, rake

4. Accents 9. Statuesque Poetry Which word is correctly divided into syllables and Which is not a phrase from Emma Lazarus' poem, correctly accented? "The New Colossus"? A. am'-phib-i-ous-ly A. the golden door B. re-tro-grad-a'-tion B. Mother of Exiles C. bi-o-tech-nol'-o-gy C. from sea to shining sea D. dis-ci-pli'-nar-i-an D. mighty woman with a torch E. un-ex'-cep-tion-a-ble E. refuse of your teeming shore

5. Parts of Speech 10. Arachnid Tales Which part of speech is not present? Who wrote a story about a spider that saves a pig's The hungry ghoul could not decide between life? the quiche Lorraine and lovely Loraine the A. E.B. White waitress. B. Felix Salten A. article C. James Barrie B. adverb D. Beatrix Potter C. pronoun E. Maurice Sendak D. preposition E. conjunction Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 9 Page 2 11. Vocabulary 16. Spelling Which word does not belong with the others? Which words are misspelled? A. sever A. courageous, outrageous B. sunder B. advantageous, gorgeous C. rectify C. courteous, simultaneous D. rupture D. miscellaneous, erroneous E. disintegrate E. conscienteous, rebelleous

12. Animal Stories 17. Parts of Speech No canine is a central character in ... Which nouns illustrate qualities? A. Sounder A. integrity, durability B. My Friend Flicka B. evolution, emotion C. Because of Winn-Dixie C. ownership, statehood D. The Incredible Journey D. refrigerator, carburetor E. Where the Red Fern Grows E. socialism, entertainment

13. Words Words Words 18. Literary Symbols Which words illustrate onomatopoeia? The decapitated head of a wild boar is significant in A. preys, praise, prays which story? B. silken, sad, uncertain A. Animal Farm C. biped, pedal, expedite B. Treasure Island D. murmur, tingle, cuckoo C. Lord of the Flies E. crowing, flowing, blowing D. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde E. The Most Dangerous Game

14. Special Nouns 19. Cash Requests Which nouns take only plural verbs? Which cliche means "to ask for money"? A. band, jury A. eat my hat B. pliers, slacks B. pass the hat C. news, athletics C. go hat in hand D. practice, writing D. hold onto your hat E. Russia, Botswana E. keep it under your hat

15. Capitalization 20. Borrowed Words You generally do not need to capitalize the names of Which words were not borrowed from the Italian ... language? A. planets and stars A. piano, viola B. plants and animals B. soprano, gondola C. specific ships and trains C. maestro, umbrella D. nationalities and religions D. desperado, armada E. historical documents and periods E. stiletto, prima donna Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 9 Page 3 21. Nouns 26. Fictional Bands Which line does not include an abstract noun? Will Scarlett, Friar Tuck, and Little John were part of a A. Justice is blind. group known as the ---- Men. B. Honesty is a rare virtue. A. Wise C. Did she conceal her fear? B. Merry D. His argument was fallacious. C. Minute E. Keep your hands to yourself! D. Mountain E. Renaissance

22. Vocabulary 27. Phrases Someone with a "prodigious amount of tribulation" Which line has a prepositional phrase? has ... A. Joanne looked all around. A. no character B. I will leave unless you call. B. great troubles C. She climbs quickly but safely. C. fabulous wealth D. Hank slept under the oak tree. D. little intelligence E. A story has a beginning and end. E. a humorous outlook

23. Nonsense Verse 28. Fables The last verb in the poem, "Jabberwocky," rhymes with Which moral concludes Aesop's story about the goose which word? with the golden eggs? A. fire A. Appearances are deceptive. B. babe B. Greed often overreaches itself. C. herbal C. Prepare for the days of necessity. D. chrome D. It is easy to loathe what you can't get. E. sniffling E. Friends are more important than wealth.

24. Old Poetry 29. Suffix Spelling What figure of speech was used in this line from a Which choice contains a misspelled adjective? Middle English poem? A. laborious litigator In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne B. rebellious redecorator A. irony C. couragious collaborator B. hyperbole D. prodigious prefabricator C. alliteration E. conscientious commentator D. onomatopoeia E. personification

25. English Usage 30. Rhyme Which line illustrates standard usage? What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse of the A. Gary G. Godfrey golfs good. poem "America," which begins with "My country 'tis B. Bring the wizard a lizard gizzard. of thee"? C. Loretta will lay down on the lawn. A. abcabca D. Fred will rise the French flag at four. B. aabbcca E. Daddy done his dastardly deeds dutifully. C. abbaccb D. aabbccb E. aabcccb Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 9 Page 4 31. Phonetics English phonemes are organized into voiced and unvoiced sounds, depending on whether or not the vocal cords vibrate. Which is an unvoiced sound? A. w B. e C. m D. o E. s

32. Literary Divisions Which is divided into stanzas? A. Hamlet B. Annabel Lee C. Little Women D. The U.S. Constitution E. Collier's Encyclopedia

33. Verb Choice Which verb is missing in this line? The lad stood on his tiptoes and ---- his neck to see over the fence. A. cuffed B. chafed C. craned D. cached E. caulked

34. Fantasies Who wrote an account of the ending of the third age of Middle Earth and the destruction of the one ring of power? A. Jules Verne B. Arthur Clarke C. Carl Sandburg D. J.R.R. Tolkien E. Edgar Rice Burroughs

35. Myths Pandora is associated with a ... A. fruit B. vehicle C. weapon D. garment E. container Bluegrass Conference - Language Arts Round 9 - Answers 1. D 2. E 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. E 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. D 21. E 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. E 31. E 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. E