ELA quiz practice

What is the definition of central idea?

• The message the author is trying to get across

• An opinion about the story

• An action taking place in the story

• The center of a book

What does "geo" mean

• Earth

• Mass

• Water

• Essence

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

"I hate it here." he said for the thousandth time.

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

What is the Greek root for the word "write"?

• -bio

• -Graph

• -wri

• -ite

What commonly confused word goes in the in place of the "/"?

The bank robbery will _______ My bank account.

• affect

• effect

• break

• raid

What is a simile?

• A comparison NOT using Like or As

• A comparison using Like or As.

• An extreme exaggeration

What is a Metaphor?

• A comparison NOT using Like or As

• A comparison using Like Or As

• An extreme exaggeration

What is a Hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration

• A comparison using Like or As

• A comparison NOT using Like or As

What is the correct way to spell the commonly confused word in this sentence. (you have to find the word first)

"your going to be magnificent!'

• you're

• too

• two

• you'r

Correct the coordinate adjectives

wet drizzly rain (and) delicious chocolate cake

• wet, drizzly rain (and) delicious, chocolate cake

• wet drizzly rain (and) delicious, chocolate cake

• no change

• wet, drizzly rain (and) delicious chocolate cake