Weekly Language Quiz Q3:1

Which word means push forward?

• propel

• expel

• repel

Which word means pull out?

• attract

• extract

• retract

Which word is a SYNONYM for the underlined word?

The jeweler said that red diamonds are so rare that he has never seen one in person.

• beautiful

• uncommon

• common

Which definition of address is being used in the sentence?

The president is going to give a live address tonight.

• 1. the place where someone lives

• 2. a formal speech delivered to an audience

Put the adjectives in the correct order in the sentence. wooden, beautiful, brown

The __________ table was made by my mom.

• beautiful brown wooden
• brown beautiful wooden

• wooden brown beautiful

• beautiful wooden brown

Add the correct punctuation to the dialogue.

I didn’t see anything stated the witness

Explain the meaning of the simile or a metaphor.

Emily was as sweet as pie to give me half her sandwich when I forgot my lunch at home.

Are the underlined words a simile or a metaphor?

Emily was as sweet as pie to give me half her sandwich when I forgot my lunch at home.

• simile

• metaphor

What is the meaning of the underlined idiom?

Can you give me a hand with these heavy books?

Choose the modal auxiliary verbs.

• Must

• Are

• Go

• Would

• May