English Language Study Guide Quiz

What is a simile?

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Extreme exaggeration

• Repetition of the same consonant sound.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a word that shows relationships between nouns/pronouns and other words.

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Adverb

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Personification

What is the date of the terrorist attacks mentioned in the study guide?

• September 11, 2001

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 2000

• January 1, 1999

What is the role of a verb in a sentence?

• To describe nouns

• To replace nouns

• To show action or state of being

• To express emotion

The Declaration of Independence was signed on ________. A) July 4, 1776 B) July 4, 1789 C) July 14, 1776 D) July 14, 1789.

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1789

• July 14, 1776

• July 14, 1789

What does the term 'bias' refer to in persuasive language?

• Favoring one side unfairly

• A confident statement

• A short personal story

• Repetition of initial sounds.

What is extreme exaggeration for effect called?

• Hyperbole

• Logos

• Jargon

• Connotation

Words that are charged with emotion are known as what?

• Loaded Words

• Figurative Language

• Repetition

• Logos

The use of 'we,' 'you,' 'they' to include or exclude audiences is an example of ______.

• Pronouns

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Hyperbole