Language Arts Quiz

What are personal pronouns?

• Personal pronouns are pronouns that refer to inanimate objects.

• Personal pronouns are pronouns that refer to a specific person or thing.

• Personal pronouns are pronouns that refer to a general group of people.

• Personal pronouns are pronouns that refer to a specific animal or thing.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Give an example of a personal pronoun.

• they

• it

• she

• he

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What are action verbs?

• Action verbs are words that describe emotions or feelings.

• Action verbs are words that describe objects or things.

• Action verbs are words that describe actions or movements.

• Action verbs are words that describe colors or shapes.

Provide an example of an action verb.

• walk

• eat

• sit

• run

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is sensory imagery?

• The use of abstract language that appeals to the emotions to create a vivid mental image.

• The use of figurative language that appeals to the imagination to create a vivid mental image.

• The use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses to create a vivid mental image.

• The use of technical language that appeals to the intellect to create a vivid mental image.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Name one of the five senses used in sensory imagery.

• Sight

• Touch

• Taste

• Hearing

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are extended metaphors?

• Extended metaphors are used to compare two related things.

• Extended metaphors are only used in poetry.

• Extended metaphors are used to create confusion in the reader.

• Extended metaphors are literary devices that make a detailed comparison between two unrelated things.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Give an example of an extended metaphor.

• In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo compares Juliet to the sun in the famous line 'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.' This extended metaphor compares Juliet's beauty and radiance to the sun, emphasizing her importance and impact on Romeo's life.

• In the song 'Hotel California' by The Eagles, the lyrics compare a luxurious hotel to a metaphor for a life of excess and materialism.

• In the novel Moby-Dick, the author compares the white whale to a symbol of evil and destruction.

• In the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost, the speaker compares choosing a path in life to choosing a physical path in the woods.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What are direct similes?

• Direct similes are figures of speech that compare two things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• Direct similes are figures of speech that directly compare two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• Direct similes are figures of speech that compare three or more things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• Direct similes are figures of speech that indirectly compare two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Provide an example of a direct simile.

• Her eyes were like diamonds

• Her eyes were like potatoes

• The sun was a giant orange

• His hair was as soft as a brick

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D