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Quiz 1 - Figure of Speech

Authored by Hannah Cruz

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Quiz 1 - Figure of Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An expression used to make a greater effect on your reader or listener.

Figure of Speech

Types of Speech

Parts of Speech

Kinds of Speech

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many figures of speech do English Grammar have?

8 - 10

10 - 13

15 - 20

30 - 45

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This Dictionary defines Figure of Speech as "a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental picture or effect.”

Oxford Learner’s Dictionary

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary

English Dictionary

Wikipedia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This Dictionary defines Figure of Speech as "a form of expression (such as a simile or metaphor) used to convey meaning or heighten effect often by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning or connotation familiar to the reader or listener.”

Oxford Learner’s Dictionary

Macmillan Dictionary

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary

English Dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This Dictionary defines Figure of Speech as "“an expression in which the words are used figuratively, not in their normal literal meaning.”

Oxford Learner’s Dictionary

Macmillan Dictionary

English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A figure of speech that is mainly used to compare two or more things that possess a similar quality.

Metaphor

Simile

Irony

Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A Figure of Speech that is used to make a comparison, but in a way different from a simile. It makes the comparison as if it was literally true.

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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