State Testing Terms

Identify the correct definition of a 'metaphor'.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A direct comparison between two unlike things

• An exaggerated statement

• A statement that contradicts itself

Choose 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 be winning the match.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He is a shining star.

• Her smile is like the sun.

• The world is a stage.

• Time is a thief.

What is the main theme of a literary work?

• The time and place of the story

• The central idea or message

• The sequence of events

• The perspective from which the story is told

Identify the correct use of 'their', 'there', and 'they're'.

• Their going to the park over there.

• They're going to the park over there.

• There going to the park their.

• Their going to the park they're.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The cat is chasing the mouse.

• The mouse is chasing the cat.

What is an antonym for 'abundant'?

• Plentiful

• Scarce

• Ample

• Bountiful

Choose the correct spelling:

• Accommodate

• Acommodate

• Acommodate

• Accomodate

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.

What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

• To conclude the paragraph

• To introduce the main idea of the paragraph

• To provide evidence for the paragraph

• To summarize the paragraph