Week 10 English Quiz

Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:

Yesterday evening we took our dog for a walk and he ran away!

• we took our dog

• Yesterday evening

• he ran away

• and

• we took our dog for a walk

Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:

Jenny tried to talk to Peter underneath the bridge.

• underneath the bridge

• tried to

• the bridge

• to Peter

Which of these is NOT an adverbial phrase?

• In the morning

• on the desk

• jumped

• with great speed

He is a night owl because he stays up late.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Liza is as sneaky as a quiet mouse.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Keira is as silly as a clown.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

I went to bed early because I was tired.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

The sea is a hungry dog,

Giant and grey.

He rolls on the beach all day.

With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws

Hour upon hour he gnaws

What is another word for shaggy?

• tired

• dirty/hairy

• happy

• clean

The sea is a hungry dog,

Giant and grey.

He rolls on the beach all day.

With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws

Hour upon hour he gnaws

What is the main metaphor in this poem?

• Giant and gray.

• Hour upon hour he gnaws

• The sea is a hungry dog.

• He rolls on the beach all day.

What is a biography?

• A piece of writing about someone else's life (usually formal language)

• A piece of writing someone writes about their own life (can be formal or informal)

• A genre of writing where the stories are true.

• A genre of writing where the stories are NOT true.