Unit 2 Post Test Review

An old story that has been passed down from generation to generation is known as a __________.

• myth

• folktale

• fable

• fantasy

Stories that have animals behaving like humans and teach a moral or lesson are know as _______.

• myths

• fables

• folktales

• fantasies

A type of figurative language that uses an over-exaggeration is known as a ______.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personfication

A type of figurative language that gives human qualities, actions, thoughts, and feelings to non-human and non-living objects is known as _______.

• personficiation

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

The same theme/moral found in many cultures that teaches a lesson is called a(an) ________.

• implied theme

• stated theme

• universal theme

A theme that is directly stated at the end of a story is what kind of theme/moral?

• stated theme

• implied theme

• universal theme

A theme in which the reader will need to use clues and prior knowledge to decide is called a what?

• stated theme

• universal theme

• implied theme

The figurative language most commonly found in fables is:

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

What do you call an event or action that makes something happen?

• cause

• effect

A theme that can be found in different cultures and throughout different time periods is known as a ________.

• stated theme

• implied theme

• universal theme