Mr Olley's tough devices quiz

1.Cleverly, approaching, rusty, between – which word is the adjective

• cleverly

• approaching

• rusty

• between

What is an adverb?

• a word that describes a word

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that describes an action

• a word that joins to sentences together

What is a doing word otherwise known as?

• adverb

• word

• verb

• clause

1.Today, at school, was, without a doubt, the single most incredible and most spectacular day of my life ever! What is the main device used here?

• metaphor

• figurative language

• hyperbole (exaggeration)

• simple sentence

1.Take my hand, leave me alone, cut the apple – What types of verbs are these?

• stative

• static

• imperative

• impertinent

1.The bacon hissed and sizzled. – what technique is happening with BOTH the verbs here?

• metaphors

• similes

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

What is the name for the device that sounds like the thing it describes 'boomed' 'fizzed' etc (spell it correctly!)

1.He lobbed the ball up into the air, and brought the racket to meet the surface of the tennis ball perfectly. What person has been used here?

• indirect person

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

He walked out on stage and looked at the sea of faces before him; This was his moment.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• euphemism

The wind whistled and sung it’s melody through the tree’s wispy branches. – What techniques are used here?

• figurative language and a simple sentence

• alliteration and personification

• hyperbole and onomatopoeia

• sensory language and rhyme