English-Lesson 1-Reading

Who is the author of "Three Thoughts of My Heart?"

• Harold Conkling

• Hilda Conkling

• Hanz Collins

• Hera Contis

__________ means looking closely to see more clearly

• peeling

• living

• straying

• peering

_________ means a small stream

• river

• creek

• brook

• lake

Who is speaking to the poet?

• brain

• heart

• lungs

• stomach

True or False: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things by using the words "as" or "like."

• True

• False

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

Metaphor directly compares two things without using the words as or like.

• True

• False

Which two things are being compared in this sentence: Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello.

• Jimmy and jello

• Legs and jello

• Feet and Legs

• Her and Jello

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Without my glasses, I'm as blind as a bat.

• Simile

• Metaphor