RI 6.1 Practice Test

Front

What is being personified in the sentence: "The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song."? Options: lumberjack, trees, chainsaw, song.

Back

chainsaw

Front

What is being personified in the sentence: "Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic."? Options: time, room, Tim, clock.

Back

time

Front

Which of these sentences contains personification? The water in the ocean was extremely warm., The warm ocean waters embraced me., The water was warm from the sun's heat.

Back

The warm ocean waters embraced me.

Front

Which of these sentences contains personification? Clouds were strolling through the sky., The sky was filled with clouds., Clouds form when moist air rises upwards.

Back

Clouds were strolling through the sky.

Front

Which sentence has an example of personification?

• Her brown hair moved with the breeze.
• The boy ran like a cheetah across the playground.
• My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.
• The girl was as beautiful as an angel.

Back

My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.

Front

The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.

Back

talkative

Front

Since I feel like they are my best feature, I use black eye liner and shimmery light brown eye shadow to accentuate my blue eyes.

Back

Emphasize

Front

Voracious (The football player was a voracious eater who could easily eat three large pizzas at dinner.)

Back

Having a huge appetite

Front

Analyze

Back

D

Front

Which words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of "analyze"?

Back

A