RI 6.1 Practice Test

What is the definition of personification?

The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.

What is being personified?

• lumberjack

• trees

• chainsaw

• song

Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic.

What is being personified?

• time

• room

• Tim

• clock

Which of these sentences contains personification?

• The water in the ocean was extremely warm.

• The warm ocean waters embraced me.

• The water was warm from the sun's heat.

Which of these sentences contains personification?

• Clouds were strolling through the sky.

• The sky was filled with clouds.

• Clouds form when moist air rises upwards.

Which sentence has an example of personification?

• Her brown hair moved with the breeze.

• The boy ran like a cheetah across the playground.

• My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.

• The girl was as beautiful as an angel.

The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean? 

• Quiet
• Secretive
• talkative 
• Exhausted

Since I feel like they are my best feature, I use black eye liner and shimmery light brown eye shadow to accentuate my blue eyes.

What does accentuate mean as it is used in this sentence?

• Emphasize

• Ignore

• Play down

• Understate

The football player was a voracious eater who could easily eat three large pizzas at dinner.

What does voracious mean as it is used in this sentence?

• To quench

• Being satisfied

• A full feeling

• Having a huge appetite

What is the meaning of the word "analyze" as it is used in the paragraph?

• A

• B

• C

• D