Flush Chp. 11-15 Reading Check Quiz

What does the word "probed" mean?

• To explore or examine thoroughly

• To ignore or overlook

• To create or invent

• To destroy or ruin

What does "contaminated" mean?

• Made clean

• Made impure

• Made larger

• Made smaller

What does "bewilderment" mean?

• Complete understanding

• Total confusion

• Mild interest

• Strong dislike

What does "obnoxious" mean?

• Pleasant and agreeable

• Annoying and unpleasant

• Quiet and shy

• Calm and peaceful

What does "incriminate" mean?

• To prove innocence

• To accuse of a crime

• To forgive someone

• To forget something

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A phrase with a nonliteral meaning

• A casual reference to literature

• An implied comparison without "like" or "as"

What is personification?

• A casual reference to a person, place, or event

• Describing an animal, object, or idea as if it were a person

• A commonly-used phrase with a nonliteral meaning

• A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Identify the type of figurative language: "He was wound up as tight as a spring."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Allusion

What had Abbey gone to the marina to do?

• Buy a boat.

• Meet a friend.

• Look for clues.

• Go swimming.

Why did Noah say that Abbey was no Steven Spielberg?

• She didn't like movies.

• She was not good at making films.

• She preferred writing books.

• She was too young to direct.