Reading & Essay Writing Test Review

"I was so happy my heart was singing" is an example of

• A metaphor

• A point of view

• Comparing

• A simile

What is an example of a SIMILE?

• It was raining cats and dogs!

• Ms. Adams is cool as a cucumber.

• She was way too quiet.

• Her nails were long and white.

What does it mean to compare?

• To tell how two things are alike

• To tell how two things are different

• To tell what you like better

• To tell what you do not like

Another word for slang is

• Splash

• Sing

• Dialect

• Metaphor

What is an idiom?

• A comparison using like or as

• A comparison not using like or as

• A phrase meant not literally

• A phrase with an exclamation point

If Ms. Adams guarantees you will all get A's she..

• is not sure

• is a bad teacher

• is kind of sure

• is certain

If you say Ms. Adams is a weakling you are saying..

• She is strong

• She is not strong

• She is buff

The most important details of an essay go in the body.

• True

• False

To contrast means to tell how two things are alike.

• True

• False

In the story Bud not Buddy, Bud was an orphan.

• True

• False