Keystone ELA

a punctuation mark that separates words, word groups, or ideas within a sentence

• question mark

• comma

• exclamation point

• apostrophe

Which word is the term for tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text?

• Hyperbole

• Motif

• Literary Devices

• Simile

Words that provide connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs is...

• transitional words

• introduction

• noun

• verb

Which word means a conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work or the speech of characters in a drama?

• Motif

• Imagery

• Foreshadowing

• Dialogue

Which word is the term for tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text?

• Hyperbole

• Motif

• Literary Devices

• Simile

Which is an example of alliteration?

• The thunderous tornado tore through town.

• The thunder exploded in a ferocious boom!

• His words boomed like thunder.

• The thunder boomed as a bright flash of lightening lit up the sky.

Which is a metaphor?

• The sun smiled upon me.

• He is as tall as a tree.

• Life is a puzzle.

• Her hair is like spun gold.

Which is correct?

• They're going to give there car away.

• They're going to give their car away.

• There going to give their car away.

• Their going to give they're car away.

"My refrigerator called to me" is an example of what?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Which does not have correct capitalization?

• The principal of New Canaan High School emailed parents.

• The Speaker of the House addressed the president.

• The taxpayers are unhappy with governor Malloy.

• The audience applauded Senator Chris Murphy.