Writing Expressions from Words

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a metaphor?

• The stars were like diamonds in the sky.

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The stars were as bright as diamonds.

• The stars twinkled like little lights.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The team are winning the match.

• The team is winning the match.

• The team were winning the match.

• The team has win the match.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Choose the correct synonym for the word 'elated'.

• Sad

• Angry

• Joyful

• Tired

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence is an example of passive voice?

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The cat is chasing the mouse.

• The mouse chases the cat.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost?

• Adventure

• Regret

• Choices

• Nature

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Select the sentence that uses an oxymoron.

• The silence was deafening.

• The stars were bright.

• The night was dark.

• The wind was cold.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which word is an antonym of 'abundant'?

• Plentiful

• Scarce

• Ample

• Bountiful

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Identify the sentence that uses correct punctuation.

• She said 'I am coming home now'.

• She said, I am coming home now.

• She said, 'I am coming home now.'

• She said 'I am coming home now.'

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the literary device used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

• I went to the store.

• I bought some milk.

• I went to the store and bought some milk.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A