Year 8 Assessment Week Revision

Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Repeating the same starting sound is ____________.

Saying one thing is another (time is money).

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Giving human qualities to something non-human is _______________.

Exaggerating for effect.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

What does demos mean?

• the people

• the government

• the boule

• the king

In a motte and bailey castle, the

​ (a)   was a high mound of earth which the ​ (b)   was built on. the ​ (c)   was a large area of ground where soldiers and ​ animals lived. The castle was surrounded by a ​ (d)   ; a fence made of wood.​ For further protection, a ​ (e)   filled with water made it difficult for attackers to reach the castle.

• motte
• keep
• bailey
• palisade
• tower
• moat
• barracks
• fence
• courtyard

Who was not allowed to vote in ancient Athens? Choose all correct answers.

• women

• children

• the elderly

• free men

• slaves

me ​ (a)   means I like.

divertido means ​ (b)   .

​ (c)   means boring.

odio means I ​ (d)   .

me ​ (e)   means I love.

• gusta
• fun
• aburrido
• hate
• encanta
• dislike
• exciting
• tiring

Monday

• jueves

• viernes

• lunes

• martes