Language Quizizz #2 LNE

Read the sentence.
The principal initiated a new after-school program for students who need help with their homework.
The underlined word in this sentence means

• changed.
• helped.
• liked.
• started.

Read the sentence.
Mike gets a lot of work done every day, so people often say he is like a machine.
Which sentence best captures the meaning of the underlined words?

• Mike does not talk very much.
• Mike has a toy robot.
• Mike is a hard worker.
• Mike likes to go to school.

Read the sentence.
Ann is so good natured that many of her friends say she is like a ray of sunshine.
What does the underlined part of the sentence most likely mean?

• Ann makes people feel happy.
• Ann makes people wake up early.
• Ann likes to wear yellow.
• Ann likes to sit in the sun.

Read the sentence.
As she walked through the toy store, the little girl wished she had arms like an octopus so she could grab lots of toys.
The underlined phrase is an example of

• a metaphor.
• a simile.
• alliteration.
• personification.

Read the sentence.
The stars are diamonds.
In this sentence, the word diamonds means

• clear
• distant
• shiny
• cold

In which sentence does the phrase an oven mean “very hot”?

• We need to buy an oven and a refrigerator.
• The house is an oven during the summer.
• Bake the cookies in an oven for ten minutes.
• They saw an oven on the side of the road.

Which sentence contains a simile?

• The bus was too hot and crowded.
• Two boats float swiftly down the river.
• The sign was a blur in the rain.
• The train howled like a wolf in the night.

Read the sentences.
Amy had a very busy day. She woke up in the morning, ate breakfast, and went to school. She had two tests at school and then had soccer practice in the afternoon. When she got home she took out the trash and fed her cat. At the end of the day Amy said, “ I feel like a limp noodle.”
Which best describes what Amy meant by the underlined part of the sentence?

• She had too much to do.
• She was tired of feeding the cat.
• She felt like eating spaghetti.
• She felt very tired.

Read the sentence.
The peaches are rocks.
In this sentence, the word rocks means

• clean.
• gray.
• round.
• hard

Which sentence contains a simile?

• The water on the lake is choppy.
• The tomato is as red as a ruby.
• The forest is dark and silent.
• The bananas in the bowl are bruised.