ELA Games Review

What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

• Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
• Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
• Shawn would do anything for Angela.
• Angela is really pretty. 

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza
• onomatopoeia
• optical illusion
• imagery

What root word is found in the word prescription?

• scrip

• prescrip

• tion

• scription

What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?

• lyrical
• free verse
• alliteration
• cinquain

Which compound sentence is written correctly?

• My dog can do tricks, and she makes me laugh.
• My dog can do tricks and she makes me laugh.
• My dog can do tricks. And she makes me laugh.
• My dog can do tricks and, she makes me laugh.

What punctuation is missing from this sentence? My friend said, You are so funny!

• comma
• question mark
• period
• quotation marks

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

drop (noun) - a small piece of candy or medicine. Which sentence matches the definition?

• I had to drop to my knees to hide.
• Please put a drop of milk in my coffee.
• The lemon drop made my mouth pucker.
• He showed me a drop of kindness.

In the word "biology" bio- means...

• Life

• Planets

• Chemicals

How is a story told in first person point of view?

• The narrator is in the story and uses words like I.

• The narrator is not in the story.

• The narrator sounds like the author.

• The plot is developed slowly.