VU4 Test

When the soccer player, who was as tall as a skyscraper, scurried onto the field, everyone was in awe. Identify the antonyms for the red word above, and the type of figurative language being used.

• trudge, dash, creep; metaphor
• dash, scramble, crawl; simile
• trudge, crawl, creep, plod; simile
• plod, crawl, trudge; oxymoron

When the other teamed scored a touchdown, the coach was boiling mad, and his relationship with the other team, has been hostile ever since. What are the antonyms for the word hostile?

• wicked, malevolent, wholesome
• friendly, cordial
• unproductive, bare
• perplex, friendly, beneficial

The major, monstrous, mark on Mackenzie's uniform, led her to feel miffed and mortified. What are all the synonyms for the highlighted word above?

• annoyed, embarrass, abash
• demoralize, wicked, abash
• abash, dishearten, wicked
• embarrass, abash

As the basketball player took the game winning, buzzer beating shot, the spirited crowd was in deafening silence. What are ALL the the SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS for the above? 

• lively, dull, animated; lifeless, animated
• animated, gallant; boring, tired
• lively, animated, gallant; lifeless, dull
• gallant, fun, exciting; annoying, lifeless

When Michael hit the baseball, it screamed into the outfield, leaving the opposing team, wincing in pain. What figurative language is being used, and what are the synonyms for the word above?

• flinch, still, back
• flinch, shudder
• shudder, gain, suffer
• visit, sustain, flinch