SOL 6.4d and 6.4e Test

What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

• Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
• Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
• Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
• After the game, a tornado hit.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"My teeth chattered as the temperature dropped." What senses being used in this sentence?

• hear

• hear and touch

• see and smell

• taste

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Personification is used in this sentence to communicate what meaning: The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 

• that the players are not in control
• that the ball has legs
• how uncoordinated the player is
• that the ball had a mind of its own and bounced out of the player's hands

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What message does this metaphor convey?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

The fog crept across the lake - the writer used personification to convey what message?

• To convey that it was very foggy 
• To convey that the fog was on the lake and add to the tone 
• To convey that the fog moved eerily on the lake and add to the mood
• To convey the setting 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The simile: I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race shows the reader...

• ...how scared the speaker was
• ...that the speaker really enjoys horse racing 
• ...how quickly the speaker was moving
• ...that the speaker was late for a meeting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What impact does the following alliteration have on the reader? ...the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.

• Helps the reader understand that the mood is creepy
• Helps the reader hear the movement of the curtains 
• Helps the reader see how the curtain was moving

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the purpose of the alliteration in the following line: What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore meant in croaking "Nevermore." 

• To make it a tongue twister for the reader
• To draw the reader's attention to all the adjectives that describe the bird

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What would you use to find the meaning of the word stupendous?

• Glossary

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What would you use to find a more interesting word for happy when writing a story?

• Glossary

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5