WorksheetsSOL 8.4 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
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1.
Read this sentence.
The Amazon River snakes 4,000 miles through South America.
The word "snakes" is used to show that the Amazon River--
The Amazon River snakes 4,000 miles through South America.
The word "snakes" is used to show that the Amazon River--
a)
has the potential to cause harm
b)
makes very little sound
c)
flows at a very rapid pace
d)
curves in its direction
2.
Read these sentences.
As the students awaited the results of their final exam, the air felt like a one-ton weight. No one could move until the grades were posted.
The expression "the air felt like a one-ton weight" is used to show that the students are--
As the students awaited the results of their final exam, the air felt like a one-ton weight. No one could move until the grades were posted.
The expression "the air felt like a one-ton weight" is used to show that the students are--
a)
exhausted from studying
b)
afraid to talk to their teacher
c)
anxious about their grades
d)
uncomfortable around one another
3.
Read this sentence.
The woman gripped her son's hand like a vise as they crossed the busy street.
The expression "gripped her son's hand like a vise" is used to show that the woman--
The woman gripped her son's hand like a vise as they crossed the busy street.
The expression "gripped her son's hand like a vise" is used to show that the woman--
a)
had crossed a busy street before
b)
wanted to reach a location quickly
c)
was physically stronger than her son
d)
wanted to protect her son
4.
Complete the analogy.
Photograph is to picture as --
Photograph is to picture as --
a)
haiku is to poem
b)
ticket is to concert
c)
report is to event
d)
job is to volunteer
5.
Complete this analogy.
problem:solution:: ?
problem:solution:: ?
a)
bus is to transportation
b)
difficult is to troubling
c)
question is to answer
d)
equation is to symbol
6.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
a)
An enormous brown buffalo blundered into the pasture.
b)
Melinda had waited forever for this day to arrive.
c)
The watchful eye of the camera captured the scene onstage.
d)
The moon was a gleaming silver coin in the sky.
7.
Read these sentences.
I walked all the way home from school with my eyes planted on the ground. It had to be here somewhere. It had to be.
The phrase "eyes planted to the ground" shows that character is -
I walked all the way home from school with my eyes planted on the ground. It had to be here somewhere. It had to be.
The phrase "eyes planted to the ground" shows that character is -
a)
looking carelessly
b)
staring intently
c)
crying dramatically
d)
walking hopelessly
8.
Read these sentences.
"She stopped chopping. The helpless carrots lay waiting under the sharp edge of her knife. Her expression was one I've never seen before. She said nothing.
What type of figurative language is used?
"She stopped chopping. The helpless carrots lay waiting under the sharp edge of her knife. Her expression was one I've never seen before. She said nothing.
What type of figurative language is used?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
9.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
a)
Jason could almost hear the slap of leather as his shoes slapped the pavement.
b)
The winner would play for the city's All City team.
c)
The stands behind him had been a sea of parents that were not swarming out of their seats onto the field.
d)
Jason felt wonderful, joking with his teammates, he will always remember that moment.
10.
Complete the analogy.
speaker is to inspire as --
speaker is to inspire as --
a)
teacher is to motivate
b)
student is to assist
c)
coach is to practice
d)
parent is to improve
11.
Complete this analogy.
Sneaker is to shoe as basketball is to --
Sneaker is to shoe as basketball is to --
a)
sport
b)
court
c)
talent
d)
tennis
12.
Complete this analogy.
mural is to painting as --
mural is to painting as --
a)
project is to idea
b)
color is to rainbow
c)
book is to library
d)
drawing is to sketch
13.
Which phrase is an example of a metaphor?
a)
I slipped out of class with everyone else.
b)
I opened my sketchbook.
c)
I also found a boy in the library.
d)
I was tired of being a spineless jellyfish.
14.
Which of these is an example of personification?
a)
Others in the class rolled their eyes.
b)
This was my chance to speak up--I just couldn't.
c)
The walls were laughing at me.
d)
... I felt as if my thoughts were peeled away...
15.
Which sentence contains the best example of personification?
a)
The sun poked its face through the curtains to brighten the room.
b)
Nadine was swamped with letters from readers who loved her book.
c)
The dog ate its food in exactly thirty seconds.
d)
Benjamin races across the field like a jackrabbit.
16.
Read this sentence.
The ceremony symbolizes the end of our days in middle school and the promise of a bright future.
The word bright suggests that the letter writer sees the future as filled with--
The ceremony symbolizes the end of our days in middle school and the promise of a bright future.
The word bright suggests that the letter writer sees the future as filled with--
a)
hope
b)
challenge
c)
mystery
d)
adventure
17.
Complete the analogy.
Stunned is to amazed as --
Stunned is to amazed as --
a)
sad is to happy
b)
elaborate is to plain
c)
interesting is to confusing
d)
gentle is to calm
18.
Read this sentence.
About one o'clock, while finishing our lunch, we head honking like a hungry goose.
Which literary device does this sentence contain?
About one o'clock, while finishing our lunch, we head honking like a hungry goose.
Which literary device does this sentence contain?
a)
Analogy
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
19.
Read this sentence.
It is important to scrutinize an item before you purchase it to be certain that it has no flaws or defects.
Which of these is a synonym for the word scrutinize?
It is important to scrutinize an item before you purchase it to be certain that it has no flaws or defects.
Which of these is a synonym for the word scrutinize?
a)
inspect
b)
reject
c)
modify
d)
discount
20.
Read this sentence and dictionary entry.
We should not overlook the influence ancient Greece has had on all of Western civilization.
Which definition best fits the word over look as it is used in the sentence?
We should not overlook the influence ancient Greece has had on all of Western civilization.
Which definition best fits the word over look as it is used in the sentence?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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