FL: Jacob the Great

What type of figurative language does the following quote contain?
"He had gotten into a million hobbies and activities."

• Alliteration 
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole

Why would the author use a hyperbole when saying, "He had gotten into a million hobbies."?

• To let the reader know that Jacob has one million hobbies
• To emphasize that Jacob has a lot of hobbies. 
• To be sarcastic. 

Which line show an example of onomatopoeia? 

• “Jacob's cry rang throughout the house as he yelled, "MOM!"  
• “He begged his mother for months for a guitar”
• “Come on, Dad," Jacob begged”

Which is the best synonym for reluctant as used in the fourth paragraph of the text? 

• Excited
• Hesitant
• Enthusiastic
• Refusing

Which piece of evidence best supports your choice for the synonym of 'Reluctant'? 

• “Even though he found a key ring, forty-seven cents, and all the bottle caps he could throw, he buried the metal detector in his closet.”
• “Jacob was insistent. “Dad, you’ve got to get me the magician’s kit.  This time I’ll stick with it for real.  I promise! Come on, Dad,” Jacob begged.  Jacob’s father sighed and then replied, “Oh, I don’t know, Jacob.  Things are awfully tight right now.” 
• “Jacobs cry rang throughout the house as he yelled, “MOM!” He now knew what his true purpose in life was.” 
• “He took the many fake coins, trick cards, and rope pieces of varying length on the kitchen table and imagined pulling rabbits out of his hat and turning them into pigeons with a mysterious puff of smoke.” 

What type of figurative language does the following quote contain?
".. so now the five-hundred dollar guitar lives under his bed."

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification 
• Alliteration 

What type of figurative language is found in the following quote?
"Jacob felt like a famous magician getting ready to do his first big show!"

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Personification 

What type of figurative language does the following quote contain? 
"He was going to be the richest man in the world with all the money he imagined he'd find."

• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Personification 
• Alliteration 

Which of the following quotes is an example of an Onomatopoeia?

• “Come on, Dad," Jacob begged”
• “He beeped it around the park for a while"
• “He begged his mother for months for a guitar”