Reading Tri 2

Which sentence contains a simile?

• Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat.

• Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.

• Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln.

• Farewell, my fair-haired friend.

Love is a thrill ride. This sentence uses ________.

• 
  juxtaposition

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Nila briefly brushed the baby's hair. This sentence uses ________.

• assonance

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• juxtaposition

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

• pour

• zap

• reach

• feel

A hyperbole is an ________.

• exaggeration

• alliteration

• assonance

• juxtaposition

Which sentence uses personification?

• The woman looked as if she were 1,000 years old.

• The fire hungrily ate the house.

• Where's the wicked witch?

• The tiger purred like my cat.

What is the climax?

• the turning point of the story

• the struggle between two characters

• 
  the beginning of the story

• 
  the point when the conflict is resolved

Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?

• introduction

• rising action

• 
  climax

• 
  falling action

Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.

During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.

• characters, conflict

• characters, falling action

• climax, conflict

• conflict, resolution

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

• falling action, climax, rising action, conclusion

• falling action, rising action, climax, conclusion

• rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion

• rising action, falling action, climax, conclusion