KS3 Literacy Quiz 3

Spelling A place you go to study: A. Colledge B. College C. Collage D. Collidge Q1

How many adverbs in the following sentence? Standing quietly on the corner, suspiciously hiding in the shadows, was a dark figure. A. 3 B. 4 C. 1 D. 2 Q2

Which is correct? A. Alot of my friends are on Facebook. B. A lot of my friends are on facebook. C. A lot of my friends are on Facebook. D. A lot of my freinds are on Facebook. Q3

Which of the following is the correct definition of homophones? A. Words that have more than five letters. B. Words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. C. Words that are abbreviated. D. Words that have the same meaning. Q4

Spelling A. Plateau B. Platoe C. Plateu D. Platow Q5

Which is correct? A. Their will be no school today as it is snowing! B. Ther will be no school today as it is snowing! C. There will be no school today as it is snowing! D. Theyre will be no school today as it is snowing! Q6

Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group. A. Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year, however, the competition for the job is intense. B. Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year, however the competition for the job is intense. C. Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year; however, the competition for the job is intense. Q7

Which of the following is an acronym? A. Mr. Smith B. curtains C. * D. B.B.C. Q8

What do all proper nouns have in common? A. 5 letters or more. B. Start with capital letter. C. A person’s name in them. D. Can be read the same backwards as forwards. Q9

Spelling A. Supersticious B. Superstitious C. Superstisious D. Superstishous Q10

Answers 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. B