Roots, Figures of Speech, Types of Pronouns

Which word from the passage contains the root "fract"?

• A. Terrain

• B. Eject

• C. Fracture

• D. Temperature

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The root "bene" in the word "benevolent" means:

• A. Good

• B. Bad

• C. Strong

• D. Small

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following words best describes the role of the root "terra" in the word "terrain"?

• Sound

• Earth

• Water

• Time

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence: "The ground would fracture and magma would eject from the mountain, flowing down the terrain like a river of fire."

• A. Metaphor

• B. Simile

• C. Personification

• D. Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following words in the passage uses the Latin root "scrib/script" meaning "write"?

• Fracture

• Eject

• Document

• Terrain

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following sentences contains an objective pronoun?

• The villagers believed in mysterious forces.

• The teacher gave him the book.

• She wrote a letter.

• The fortress stood tall on the hill.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In the following sentence, which pronoun is an example of a possessive pronoun? "The village built its fortress to protect themselves from harm."

• Its

• Themselves

• Protect

• Village

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of the following words contains the Greek root "chron," meaning "time"?

• Geography

• Synchronize

• Phonics

• Photograph

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Choose the correct form of the intensive pronoun in this sentence: "The villagers, who believed in both good and bad forces, built the fortress _______ to protect themselves."

• itself

• myself

• ourselves

• themselves

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CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1B

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• A. “Her smile was as bright as the sun.”

• B. “Time is a thief.”

• C. “The wind whispered through the trees.”

• D. “I’ve told you a million times.”

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D