Middle School English Praxis

Onomatopoeia is the name for words that sound like what they describe. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• “Voila,” the chef announced, revealing a glorious dessert, set aflame.

• “Yikes!” Riley exclaimed, gritting her teeth. “I do not want to talk about that!”

• Justin poured a glass of soda, listening to the bubbles fizz in the glass.

• Haroun could hear, from the crowd, shouts of “Hooray!” and chants of his name.

What is a metaphor?

• A word that makes the sound it represents

• A comparison of two unrelated things

• An exaggerated statement

the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

which is the best example of alliteration?

• Only three girls came to the picnic.

• She wants to see that movie.

• I like popcorn, peanuts, and Pepsi when I watch movies.

• The sun was in my eyes all day and I got a headache!

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration from the truth.

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Hyperbole

What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.

• oxymoron

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town.