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WorksheetsPoetry Unit Test Review!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of figurative language is a COMPARISON between two or more things?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Pizza
c)
Imagery
d)
Simile
2.
Which type of figurative language is a COMPARISON between two or more things?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Rhyme
d)
Repetition
3.
Which of the following is an example of ALLITERATION?
a)
I went to the store. It was a bore.
b)
I was as calm as a summer day.
c)
The computer crashed, colliding with the floor.
d)
The skies cried great, big teardrops.
4.
Which of the following examples best illustrates the use of IMAGERY?
a)
The cinnamon smell swirled through the air, beckoning me to the kitchen.
b)
My homework was based on poetry and would take me approximately 20 minutes to finish.
c)
This is a simple sentence. This is a sentence too.
d)
It took the insurance company a million years to fix my car!
5.
Which two things are being COMPARED in the following simile? She was as sweet as a cupcake.
a)
She & sweet
b)
She & cupcake
c)
Sweet & cupcake
d)
There is no comparison being made.
6.
What type of figurative language is used in the following example? The door swung open, inviting me into the home.
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhythm
7.
In order to make an inference, what is the best test-taking strategy to do?
a)
Guess.
b)
Choose C, since it's the best guess if you don't know.
c)
Look back in the text to find evidence, and then make an educated guess.
d)
Choose the word I don't know.
8.
Which type of COMPARISON is being made in this example? My books were rocks, weighing down my backpack.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
9.
The mountain pass was a tortuous road, winding and twisting like a snake around the trees of the mountainside. What can you infer the word tortuous most likely means?
a)
mean or angry
b)
smooth & straight
c)
torrential & incongruous
d)
winding & twisting
10.
What does theme mean in literature?
a)
One word, usually a noun
b)
A complete sentence, usually sounding like a piece of advice or life lesson
c)
A complete sentence that has a character's name and is specific to the story (can't be applied to life)
d)
a particular setting or ambiance
11.
What tone is used in the following example? You can do anything, so long as you put your mind to it!
a)
Hostile
b)
Enthusiastic
c)
Serious
d)
Humorous
12.
What tone is used in the following example? How does a computer catch fish? With its internet!
a)
Hostile
b)
Enthusiastic
c)
Serious
d)
Humorous
13.
What tone is used in the following example? Give me all your lunch money, or I'll make your life miserable!
a)
Hostile
b)
Enthusiastic
c)
Serious
d)
Humorous
14.
Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?
a)
The lonely desk sat in the corner.
b)
The sweater rested on the back of the chair.
c)
The door was closed.
d)
The ring, too big for her finger, twirled around like a ballerina.
15.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a)
I watched the bird, as it continued soaring, soaring, soaring high into the sky.
b)
Her pink, polka-dotted shirt gracefully floated in the wind.
c)
The angry clouds threatened us with rain.
d)
The cinnamon smell swirled through the air.
16.
Onomatopoeia appeals most to which sense?
a)
Taste
b)
Touch
c)
Smell
d)
Sound
17.
Which of the following are examples of RHYME?
a)
Mashes / Crashes
b)
Crash / Crush
c)
Crash / Crane
d)
Crashes / Splatters
18.
Which of the following is an example of theme?
a)
Sharks.
b)
Money can't buy happiness.
c)
Happiness
d)
Alex was not a good friend to Brodie.
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