English Language Quiz

Which two words must you seek in order to identify a simile?

• Like and as

• But and or

• If and when

• So and because

What is an adjective?

• Describing word

• Action word

• Joining word

• Question word

What is a verb?

• A ‘doing word’ or action

• A describing word

• A joining word

• A questioning word

What is personification?

• Giving human qualities to non-human entities

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

• An extreme exaggeration

• A question that doesn't expect an answer

Which figurative language technique compares two things? Select the correct spelling.

• Simile

• Similie

• Simlee

• Simly

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Mary dashed into the darkening hallway, banging her elbow violently on the architrave as she went.

• Violently

• Mary

• Elbow

• Darkening

‘I was a block of ice’ is an example of which technique?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

What is hyperbole?

• Exaggeration

• Comparison

• Description

• Question

Which figurative language technique compares two things WITHOUT using like or as? Select the correct spelling.

• Metaphor

• Metafor

• Metaphour

• Metaphur

What is the difference between a compound and complex sentence?

• Use of connectives in compound, use of commas in complex.

• Use of adjectives in compound, use of adverbs in complex.

• Use of verbs in compound, use of nouns in complex.

• Use of pronouns in compound, use of prepositions in complex.