Intermediate Assessment 4

Hyperbole:

The man was so hungry he could eat a __________.

• Stick

• Peanut

• Horse

• 2 seconds

Hyperbole:

I have a __________ things to do today.

• Mile

• Eternity

• Mountain

• Million

Hyperbole:

You could see her smile from a __________ away.

• Mile

• Horse

• Dinosaurs

• Peanut

Hyperbole:

He is as skinny as a __________.

• Ton

• Stick

• Mountain

• Forever

Hyperbole:

“I told you this story a __________ times.”

• Forever

• Ton

• Thousand

• Mile

Personification:

Match the object to the human quality to complete the sentence.

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Object:

• 1. Candle flame

• 2. The chocolate cake in the fridge

• 3. The party

• 4. The wind

• 5. Along with the teacher, silence

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• Human quality:

• 1. Crept into the classroom

• 2. Danced in the dark

• 3. Sang a lonely song

• 4. Was calling her name

• 5. Died as soon as he left

Cause and Effect:

The glaciers began to melt; therefore, the land bridge between Asia and North America became flooded.

The underlined sentence is ....

• Cause

• Effect

• Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect:

Early man used weapons because they needed to find food.

The underlined sentence is....

• Cause

• Effect

• Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect:

My sister was very tired because she stayed up past midnight.

The underlined sentence is...

• Cause

• Effect

• Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect:

Early man slowly started to grow food, and as a result, their lives became easier.

The underlined sentence is...

• Cause

• Effect

• Cause and Effect