Mr. G's ELA 1 Pre-Test

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The cat sat on the mat

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• She sells seashells by the seashore

• The early bird catches the worm

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: "The quickly running river flowed beneath the bridge."

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which literary device is used in the phrase "as cold as ice"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: "By the time we arrived, the movie _ already."

• has started

• had started

• was starting

• will start

What is the term for a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling?

Example: there, they're, their or bare and bear

• Synonym

• Homophone

• Antonym

• Homonym

In the sentence "The old man walked slowly down the street," what is the function of the word "old"?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Pronoun

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun is a golden ball in the sky

• The wind whispered through the trees

• Her voice was as smooth as silk

• The room was as quiet as a mouse

What is the literary term for a play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words?

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Pun

• Irony

Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:

• The group of students were excited about the field trip

• The group of students was excited about the field trip

• The group of students are excited about the field trip

• The group of students is excited about the field trip

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The stars twinkled in the night sky

• The old floorboards creaked under his feet

• She whispered a secret in my ear

• The cat purred contentedly on the windowsill