Reading Unit #2 Practice Test

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'My pillow was like a marshmallow, fluffy and soft.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'The snow was a blanket across the fields.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The fog crept silently over the valley.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I have a million things to do today.'

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Identify an example of a simile: 'The stars were like diamonds in the sky.'

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This sentence uses 'like' to compare stars to diamonds, making it a simile.

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Identify an example of a metaphor: 'Time is a thief.'

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This sentence compares time to a thief, suggesting it steals moments from our lives.

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Identify an example of personification: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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This sentence gives the wind human-like qualities, suggesting it can whisper.

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Identify an example of hyperbole: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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This statement exaggerates hunger to emphasize how hungry someone feels.

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Identify an example of alliteration: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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This sentence repeats the 'P' sound at the beginning of several words.