Quiz 1 - Figure of Speech
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English
9th Grade
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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.L.7.6
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.L.7.6
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.11-12.6
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.11-12.2D
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.L.7.6
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.7.2D
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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