English Quiz for Grade VIII

"Polly Pocket picked a purple plant" is an example of:

• alliteration

• contrast

• simile

• personification

An extreme exaggeration is called a

• allusion

• hyperbole

• simile

• oxymoron

Which is NOT a form of conflict?

• man vs. man

• man vs. himself

• man vs. the supernatural

• all of the above are examples of conflict

A well-painted mental image is called:

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• imagery

The contrast between what is said and what is meant is called..

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

A contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what we (the reader) know to be true...

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

The contrast between what happens and what was expected.

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

A comparison between two objects without using "like" or "as"...

• simile

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• personification

The feeling the reader takes away with him or her after reading...

• onomatopoeia

• tone

• theme

• mood

Which of the following is a simile?

• "She is an angel."

• "jumbo shrimp"

• "She is like an angel."

• "The wind whistled through the trees."