Depth of Knowledge 3: English Skills

In "Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief," when Percy talks about his feelings on finding out he's really a demigod as "a tidal wave of mixed emotions," what kind of language tool is being used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

The figure of speech being used in the statement 'a tidal wave of mixed emotions' is a metaphor because it compares Percy's feelings to a tidal wave without using 'like' or 'as'.

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When Percy says his quest is like "opening Pandora's box," what kind of language is he using?

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Allusion' because Percy's reference to 'opening Pandora's box' is an indirect reference to Greek mythology, making it an allusion.

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The sentence "her eyes were lasers, boring a hole through me" is an example of what type of figure of speech?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Exaggeration

• Giving human traits to non-human things

Answer explanation

The phrase 'her eyes were lasers, boring a hole through me' is an example of hyperbole because it exaggerates the intensity of her gaze to an extreme degree.

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When Percy says Grover's panic is "like a wild animal caught in a trap," what literary device is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

The figure of speech being used is a simile because it directly compares Grover's panic to a wild animal caught in a trap using 'like'.

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Describing the Minotaur as "a mountain of muscle" is what kind of speech figure?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Answer explanation

The description of the Minotaur as 'a mountain of muscle' is comparing the Minotaur to a mountain, emphasizing its strength and size. This is an example of a metaphor.

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When the story talks about the underworld being "a place where the sun is silent," what does it mean?

• It's always dark in the underworld.

• The underworld is very quiet and peaceful.

• The underworld lacks life and warmth.

• The underworld is bright and sunny.

Answer explanation

The phrase 'the sun is silent' suggests that the underworld is devoid of life and warmth, indicating a cold and lifeless environment.

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When Percy feels "like a shock went through him" after finding something out, it means he felt:

• Literally shocked like with electricity.

• Really surprised or like he just learned something big.

• Very tired and weak.

• Mad and ready to fight.

Answer explanation

The context of feeling like an electric current zapped through Percy's body suggests extreme surprise or enlightenment, not literal electrocution, tiredness, or anger.

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The phrase "his words were a cold slap in the face" during a big argument most likely means:

• The words physically hurt Percy.

• The words were said in a way that was meant to be comforting.

• The words were surprisingly mean or unexpectedly true.

• The words didn't affect Percy at all.

Answer explanation

The phrase indicates that the words were shockingly harsh or unexpectedly true, not that they physically hurt Percy or were spoken in a comforting manner.

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When the author says a character's voice is "dripping with venom," during a talk, it means the character's tone was:

• Friendly and warm.

• Poisonous and harmful.

• Sarcastic and mocking.

• Literally dripping.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Sarcastic and mocking' because the phrase 'dripping with venom' implies a tone of hostility and bitterness, not friendliness or literal dripping.

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When Percy says "the air was thick with tension," he means:

• The air was dirty.

• There was a strong smell.

• People were feeling a lot of emotional or mental stress.

• It was hard to breathe.

Answer explanation

The situation was filled with emotional or psychological stress.

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