Figurative Language and Pronouns Quiz

What is figurative language used for?

• To convey literal meanings

• To convey abstract concepts or emotions

• To describe scientific facts

• To list historical events

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The campfire smoke was a curtain.

• The campfire smoke was as thick as a curtain.

• The campfire smoke was a cloud.

• The campfire smoke was a blanket.

What is a metaphor?

• A direct statement

• A comparison using like or as

• A comparison without using like or as

• A question

What does a pronoun do?

• Describes a noun

• Takes the place of a noun

• Modifies a verb

• Connects two sentences

Which pronoun refers to a specific noun named elsewhere in the text?

• Possessive pronoun

• Interrogative pronoun

• Personal pronoun

• Indefinite pronoun

What question does a possessive pronoun answer?

• Who?

• What?

• Whose?

• Which?

Which pronoun is used to ask questions?

• Personal pronoun

• Possessive pronoun

• Interrogative pronoun

• Indefinite pronoun

Which of the following is an indefinite pronoun?

• Who

• Nobody

• Whom

• Which

How do you form the possessive form of most singular nouns?

• Add an apostrophe

• Add an apostrophe and an -s

• Add -es

• Add -ing

How do you form the possessive form of most plural nouns ending in -s?

• Add an apostrophe

• Add an apostrophe and an -s

• Add -es

• Add -ing