Starry Home- Unit 2 Test Review

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• It took months to decode their language, but only weeks to know that these beings would become friends and allies, not foes.

• In the storm of wonder and excitement, new hope began to flood our tired planet, washing away dingy old worries.

• We held our breaths as the shuttle floated to the ground like a butterfly.

• It appeared, however, that their trees were much shorter than our as because the aliens were much, much shorter than we were.

Which word best describes the type of figurative language used in the following sentence.

"We stood stunned, our hearts applauding their arrival with every beat."

• simile

• metaphor

• description

• personification

What does the author most likely mean by "Their transport shuttle was a lantern in the sky."

• The shuttle was beautiful.

• The shuttle looked fragile.

• The shuttle was brightly lit.

• The shuttle looked otherworldly.

Is the following sentence an example of a simile or a metaphor?

"The news of their arrival was a lightning bolt from the sky."

• simile

• metaphor

Is the following sentence an example of a simile or a metaphor?

"Their grey eyes were as still as pebbles."

• simile

• metaphor

Is the following sentence an example of a simile or a metaphor?

"The video images were as fascinating as a reflection in a fun-house mirror."

• simile

• metaphor

Is the phrase below an example of simile or metaphor?

"Their waterfalls of hair..."

• simile

• metaphor

If a writer's claim is "Putting astronauts on the moon was worth the price," what logical reason could be used to support that claim?

• Putting a man on the moon was not as expensive as some people claimed.

• Putting a man on the moon brought financial reward to the U.S.

• Putting a man on the moon was only the first step in a greater goal.

• Putting a man on the moon brought rewards that cannot be measured with money.

Which of the following is the meaning of the Latin prefix sub-

• against

• under

• with

• overhead

In music, the base word tonic means "the first note in a scale." Given the answer to the previous question, what can you conclude is the meaning of subtonic?

• any note that does not go well with the music

• the note in the scale two notes above the scale.

• the note in the scale one note below the tonic

• any note that is played together with the tonic