The Last Kids on Earth - Chapter 1

On page one, the author writes, "The kid on his back with the splintered bat," What does the word splintered mean?

• split into fragments

• cool looking

• newest, best

• band new

On page 2, the author describes Jack Sullivan as, "...living and uninteresting life in an uninteresting town." What does the prefix "un" mean?

• against

• not

• after

• former

On pages 4 and 5, we see the words "KRUNCH" and "KA-SLAM" next to pictures of the actions in the depicted scenes. These words are examples of what kind of device?

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

On page 5, the author writes, "The Monster's massive fist pounds the roof until it cracks like thin ice." "Cracks like thin ice is an example of what kind of device?

• simile

• metaphor

• personication

• hyperbole

On page 5, the author says, "It's time to stop being this monster's punching bag." This comparison is an example of what kind of device

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

Using the context clues on pages 6 and 7 that depict the fight scene, what does the word triumph mean?

• give up

• win

• die

• lose

On page 8, the author says, "I'm a thimble in his gargantuan hand." This comparison is an example of what kind of literary device?

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

On page 14, the author describes Blarg saying his legs are, "...as thick as tree trunks, a monumental terror." "As thick as tree trunks is an example of what kind of device?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• simile

On page 15, the author describes Blarg as being, "...like a bloodhound." This is an example of what kind of device?

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole