WorksheetsDaily Dose #7
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word means about the same thing as hoard?
a)
save
b)
stop
c)
discard
d)
demolish
2.
Which of these objects is luminous?
a)
a telephone
b)
a burning candle
c)
a fountain
d)
a pumpkin
3.
Which of these do you do when you digress?
a)
focus
b)
lose track
c)
concentrate
d)
stare
4.
Which of the following chafes most people?
a)
a trip to the beach
b)
a siren that won't stop ringing
c)
a bell ringing
d)
a nap
5.
Which of these is an example of admonishing someone?
a)
A mother says that the next time her son misbehaves he will go to the time-out chair.
b)
A father doesn't pay attention when his sons pulls his daughter's hair.
c)
A teacher writes a note to the principal.
d)
A doctor write a prescription for a child's sore throat.
6.
Which of the following would you likely discard?
a)
a necklace
b)
a television
c)
a banana peel
d)
a diamond
7.
Which of the following are easily muddled?
a)
rain and snow
b)
identical twins
c)
cats and dogs
d)
pearls and diamonds
8.
The angry man sat and __________ at the rude kids.
a)
hoarded
b)
digressed
c)
gawked
d)
muddled
9.
A sleeping man is dormant
a)
true
b)
false
10.
A ludicrous plan is one that is logical and makes sense.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
A perilous situation is safe.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
The etymology of a word is the word's ______.
a)
pronunciation
b)
origin
c)
definition
d)
part of speech
13.
He tried to annihilate the fire ants so that they would not harm his pets or the neighborhood children.
What does annihilate mean?
What does annihilate mean?
a)
breed
b)
protect
c)
destroy
d)
observe
14.
"Break a leg."- the stage director told the actor as he stepped on the stage.
Which type of figurative language is used?
Which type of figurative language is used?
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
idiom
15.
The wind whispered to me as I drifted to sleep.
Which type of figurative language is being used?
Which type of figurative language is being used?
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
idiom
16.
The children's laughter sounded like music on a rainy day.
Which type of figurative language is used?
Which type of figurative language is used?
a)
personication
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
idiom
17.
I like him even though he was an aggravating sore thumb.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
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