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WorksheetsWhat's that mean?
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
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1.
What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence?
An obvious and impossible exaggeration is:
An obvious and impossible exaggeration is:
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
personification
2.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
3.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
4.
When human qualities are given to nonliving objects is:
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personficiation
5.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
6.
What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence?
The snow was as white as a cloud.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
7.
What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence?
The snow danced around in the wind.
The snow danced around in the wind.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
breezy
8.
What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence?
The snow was a blanket covering the ground.
The snow was a blanket covering the ground.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fuzzy
9.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
It uses like or as
10.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
b)
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
c)
A comparison using like or as
d)
A word that is a sound
11.
What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence?
The sad student sat silently in the room.
The sad student sat silently in the room.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
12.
What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence?
Buzz, Hiss, Roar, Woof.
Buzz, Hiss, Roar, Woof.
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Idiom
d)
Onomatopoeia
13.
What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence?
She sings at the top of her lungs.
She sings at the top of her lungs.
a)
Cliche
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Simile
14.
She offered a feeble excuse for her late work and they could tell that she wasn’t telling the truth.
What does feeble mean?
What does feeble mean?
a)
Weak
b)
Good
c)
Strong
d)
Believable
15.
The feral cat would not let us pet him, unlike our tame cat.
a)
Sweet
b)
Scruffy
c)
Wild
d)
Lion
16.
Which context clue does the following sentence utilize?
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in.
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in.
a)
Definition/Restatement
b)
Comparison/Example
c)
Contrast
d)
Cause and Effect
17.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in.
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in.
a)
Pleased
b)
Surprised
c)
Frustrated
d)
Disgusted
18.
Which context clue does the following sentence utilize?
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
a)
Definition/Restatement
b)
Comparison/Example
c)
Contrast
d)
Cause and Effect
19.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
a)
Rejection
b)
Shock
c)
Disapproval
d)
Praise
20.
She was always meandering through the mall, wandering aimlessly through the racks.
a)
hurrying
b)
running
c)
wandering
d)
jogging
21.
She was always meandering through the mall, wandering aimlessly through the racks.
What kind of context clue can you use to figure out the meaning of the word in blue?
What kind of context clue can you use to figure out the meaning of the word in blue?
a)
definition
b)
synonym/comparison
c)
antonym/contrast
d)
example
22.
What type of context clue is used in the following sentence?
The feral cat would not let us pet him, unlike our tame cat.
The feral cat would not let us pet him, unlike our tame cat.
a)
example
b)
definition
c)
antonym
d)
synonym
23.
She offered a feeble excuse for her late work and they could tell that she wasn’t telling the truth.
What context clue can you use to find the meaning of the word feeble?
What context clue can you use to find the meaning of the word feeble?
a)
example
b)
definition
c)
antonym
d)
inference
24.
What is alliteration?
a)
The end of sounds is the same.
b)
The beginning of the first word of a sentence is the same.
c)
The beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same
d)
It is an exaggeration.
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