John Henry Review

What is John Henry known for?

• strength and being a hard worker

• weakness and a hard worker

• being tall

• being small

What is the sound of John Henry's hammer like?

• the splashing of waves

• a lion's roar

• crash of thunder

• hum of a car's motor

What is the sound of John Henry's hammer like?

• the splashing of waves

• a lion's roar

• crash of thunder

• hum of a car's motor

Who won the race and what happened after the race?

• John Henry and he died.

• John Henry and he lived to celebrate.

• The Steam Drill and John Henry died.

• The Steam Drill and John Henry was sad.

When John Henry was born "all the animals and the sun were smiling and wanted to get a glimpse of the new baby". This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

What type of figurative language is found in this sentence from the text?

"The night John Henry was born the sky was black as coal."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

What is John Henry known for?

• his strength and being a hard worker

• his weakness in building houses

• jumping high

• being small

What is an example of onomatopoeia from the story?

• The dynamite didn't knock a chip off the boulder.

• John Henry sang and hammered.

• John Henry's hammers went RINGGGG! RINGGGG!

• The steam drill against John Henry was the contest.

"The sun yawned, washed his face, and brushed it's teeth."

This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?

• a metaphor

• personification

• a pun

• onomatopoeia

Helpful John Henry had a heavy hammer.

This sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• personification

• simile

• idiom

• alliteration