Testing Concepts Review 1

KAP Concepts Review 1

Figurative Language, Grammar, Affixes and Roots

Multiple Choice

Which root word means "to see/ to perceive"?

• scient

• sight

• may

• vers

Multiple Choice

Which root word means "to turn?"

• able

• may

• vers

• cry

Multiple Choice

Which affix means "before"?

• fore

• en

• dis

• out

Multiple Choice

Which affix means "against"?

• pre

• dis

• contro

• out

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is this sentence? "The rubber melted like butter."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is this sentence? "The old car coughed and sputtered."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is this sentence? "Cake is happiness on a plate."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is this sentence? "My baby brother is a cute little teddy bear."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

What sound device is used in this sentence? "William went to walk with the woman."

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

What sound device is used in this sentence? "Screech! Boom! The car ran into the tree."

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is this sentence? "This pasta is hotter than the sun!"

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is this sentence? "She was so scared she let out a silent scream."

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is this sentence? "You are walking on thin ice right now."

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

Is the ellipses used correctly in this sentence? "If she tags ... along, she will spoil the fun."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is the ellipses used correctly in this sentence if the writer took out a section from the middle of what they cited? The text says, "You must use the ellipses when you need to ... indicate a pause."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is the em dash used correctly in this sentence? "I saw the monsters--scary and fast--and ran."

• Yes

• No