MCAS Vocabulary Quiz 1

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile uses "like" or "as" for comparison, while a metaphor makes a direct comparison

• A simile and metaphor are the same thing

• A metaphor uses "like" or "as" for comparison, while a simile makes a direct comparison

• A simile is only used in poetry, while a metaphor is used in prose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Read the following passage: The wind howled through the trees as Sarah approached the abandoned house. Her heart pounded as shadows danced across the broken windows.

What is the mood created in this passage?

• Joyful

• Suspenseful

• Peaceful

• Humorous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: "The stars winked at us from the night sky."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

• A character fighting against a villain

• A character struggling to survive in a blizzard

• A character trying to decide whether to tell the truth or lie

• A character arguing with their best friend

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Write the following plot elements in the correct order: Falling action, Rising action, Resolution, Exposition, Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read the following lines from a poem: The rain falls softly on the roof, Tap, tap, tapping as I lie awake. The thunder booms across the sky, Crash, crash, crashing, keeping me from sleep.

Which TWO literary devices are used in these lines?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What would be the author's purpose for writing a newspaper article about a local election?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• Both B and C could be correct, depending on the article

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is foreshadowing?

• When the narrator tells you exactly what will happen at the end of the story

• When the story jumps backward in time to show past events

• Hints or clues that suggest what might happen later in the story

• When a character predicts the future

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is dramatic irony?

• When something happens that is the opposite of what was expected

• When the reader knows something that the characters do not know

• When a character says one thing but means another

• When something funny happens at a serious moment

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun shone brightly in the sky.

• The wind whispered through the trees.
• The car raced down the road.
• The clock ticked loudly in the silence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3