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Which word is a synonym for the red word?
The movie theater was silent during the intense part of the show.

• cold
• quiet
• crowded
• loud

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The following line features which literary device:
"He possessed a cold fire in his eyes."

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• oxymoron

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Teachers and students headed for their respective "Safe Places" when the alert sounded throughout the school.
Which definition best defines how the word ALERT is used in the sentence above?  

• watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency
• quick to perceive and act
• a specific sound or alarm
• to warn 

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Which sentence from the story best communicates a sense of wonder?

• "But they were running and turning their faces up to the sky..."
• "In the center of it, cupped and huge, was a single raindrop."
• "They walked slowly..."
• "They unlocked the door"

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Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

• positive

• negative

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What is the definition of tranquil?

• free from disturbance; calm

• extremely happy; full of joy

• not easily upset or excited

• to become perplexed and confused

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"We laughed like a pack of hyenas." is an example of a ________________.

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Simile

• Personification

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One day I hope to _____ the existing democracy and become king.

• topple

• knock over

• not pick up

• eat oranges

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What is mood?

• the way the character feels about something

• the way a word sounds

• the feeling associated with a word

• the feeling created in the story

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It is so hot outside. I bet it is a thousand degrees!

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

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