The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following passage:
His black boots always sparkled with polish and his yellow-blond hair was parted at the side and held perfectly in place with something that made comb marks stand out in it, like a field that had just been tilled.
Which words form an example of figurative language?
...his yellow blond hair was parted at the side
His black boots always sparkled...
...that made comb marks stand our in it, like a field that had just been tilled
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What can we infer that Bruno and Gretel see out the window?
children playing
a concentration camp
a field of animals
a circus
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
He watched during history and geography lessons in the afternoon, when [the wind] reached its strongest force yet and threatened to knock the window in (Boyne 105). Which literary device is BEST shown in this passage?
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Flashback
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the fence seemed to stretch forever'?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the sentence 'Bruno's voice was like a whisper in the wind', which literary device is used?
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main theme explored in 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas'?
Friendship
War
Betrayal
Adventure
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the sun smiled down on them'?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
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