The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

8th Grade

25 Qs

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The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.6.3, L.5.5, RL.9-10.5

+33

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

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

Media Image

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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