Language Features and Quotation Marks Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• A type of insect

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A type of musical instrument

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The car engine roared to life.

• The cat sat on the windowsill.

• The sun is shining brightly in the sky.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

What is alliteration?

• A method of cooking

• A form of dance

• A type of fruit

• A literary device involving the repetition of initial consonant sounds

Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

• She said, 'I will be there at 5 o'clock.'

• She said, I will be there at 5 o'clock.

• She said, I will be there at 5 o'clock.

• She said, 'I will be there at 5 o'clock.'

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in writing?

• To indicate direct quotations or highlight titles

• To indicate the end of a sentence

• To show emphasis on a word

• To separate paragraphs

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The cat is on the roof.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The book is on the table.

• The world is a stage.

What is the purpose of using personification in writing?

• To make the writing more vivid and engaging

• To make the writing more boring and dull

• To confuse the reader

• To make the writing less engaging

Which of the following sentences uses alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Mary had a little lamb.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

What is the effect of using alliteration in writing?

• It has no effect on the writing

• It creates a boring and uninteresting effect in writing

• It creates a rhythmic and memorable effect in writing.

• It makes writing difficult to understand

Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks incorrectly?

• She said, I love this song.

• I said, Can you please pass the salt.

• They said, We will be there at 5 o'clock.

• He said, I am going to the store.