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WorksheetsMrs.snow exam study quide
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
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Class
Date
1.
Whar is the difference between a simile and a metaphor
a)
a simile uses like or as and a metaphor so
b)
i dont know
c)
there is no difference
d)
metaphor uses like or as and a simile dosent
2.
A comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
e)
hyperbole
3.
the relationship in which one condition brings about another condition as a result. This result is called the effect
a)
compare and contrast
b)
cause and effect
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
4.
when the same sound is repeated in two or more neighboring words
a)
simile
b)
point of view
c)
alliteration
d)
rising action
5.
language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special mood or feeling
a)
figurative language
b)
meter
c)
conflict
d)
resolution
6.
which is the best example of alliteration?
a)
Only three girls came to the picnic.
b)
She wants to see that movie.
c)
I like popcorn, peanuts, and Pepsi when I watch movies.
d)
The sun was in my eyes all day and I got a headache!
7.
Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Do chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?
8.
Which is an example of alliteration?
a)
Julian jumped over a jelly jar.
b)
Abby enjoys playing Mine Craft.
c)
Brendan plays soccer every weekend.
9.
Sally Sold Seashells by the Seashore
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
10.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
11.
An onomatopoeia is also known as what?
a)
An action word
b)
A descriptive word
c)
A sound word
d)
A statement
13.
"Crash! Crunch! Grunt! yelped my dog as he jumped on the table and fell" is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
13.
"Crash! Crunch! Grunt! yelped my dog as he jumped on the table and fell" is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
14.
I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
What did you do this time?!
15.
Which of these is a complex sentence?
a)
The balloon is red.
b)
Once he realized that, he studied each potential neighbor carefully.
c)
I have three cats, and my friend has two dogs.
d)
Why are you so sad?
16.
Which of these is a simple sentence?
a)
The balloon is red.
b)
Once he realized that, he studied each potential neighbor carefully.
c)
I have three cats, and my friend has two dogs.
d)
Why are you so sad?
17.
"Why are you so sad?" has what sentence purpose?
a)
Interogative
b)
Imperative
c)
Exclamatory
d)
Declarative
18.
Which of these clauses is dependent?
a)
The balloon is red.
b)
I'm sure.
c)
Once he realized that,
d)
Why are you so sad?
19.
Our team made three touchdowns in the football game on Friday.
a)
adjective
b)
adverb
c)
proper noun
d)
adverb
20.
Our team made three touchdowns in the football game on Friday.
a)
peposition
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
21.
What is the meaning of brusque?
a)
One deserving a reward
b)
To emulate someone
c)
Abrupt in manner or speech, rude
d)
To spread throughout
22.
What is the meaning of concise?
a)
short and to the point
b)
Long and general
c)
Random and Haphazard
d)
Confusing and hard
23.
What is the meaning of demean?
a)
To install your reputation
b)
To enhance your character
c)
To strengthen one's self-esteem
d)
To cause a lowering of self-esteem
24.
What is the meaning of despicable
a)
Deserving respect
b)
Deserving love
c)
Deserving scorn
d)
Deserving reward
25.
What is the meaning of excruciating?
a)
Extreme envy
b)
Extreme passion
c)
Extreme paiN
d)
extreme sorrow
26.
What is the meaning of inaugurate?
a)
To install in school with a graduation ceremony
b)
To install in office with a formal ceremony
c)
To have a funeral
d)
To have a wedding celebration
27.
What is the definition of cursory?
a)
done in a hurry with little attention to detail
b)
very attentive
c)
done with purpose
d)
annoying in a way of speech or manner
28.
What is the definition of dehydrate?
a)
to remove the water from
b)
to starve
c)
to give a present to someone
d)
to greet one upon arrival
29.
What is the definition of abrasion?
a)
a wearing away or rubbing by friction; harsh
b)
to wire or equip
c)
to attempt earnestly
d)
cautious
30.
What is the definition of corroborate?
a)
to provide evidence to make more certain
b)
to go for a long journey
c)
to adopt a goat
d)
to convince someone of your achievements
31.
provide or encase with a covering or coating.
a)
imperative
b)
clad
c)
corroborate
d)
spontaneous
32.
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
a)
clad
b)
corroborate
c)
cursory
d)
spontaeneos
33.
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
a)
corroborate
b)
cursory
c)
grimace
d)
extricate
34.
an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
a)
cursoray
b)
grimace
c)
succumb
d)
prevalent
35.
widespread in a particular area at a particular time.
a)
surmise
b)
prevalent
c)
extricate
d)
cursory
36.
performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.
a)
extricate
b)
spontaneos
c)
imperative
d)
corroborate
37.
a long angry speech
a)
tirade
b)
amiss
c)
entreat
38.
marked by trembling or shaking; timid, fearful
a)
amiss
b)
tremulous
c)
irascible
39.
to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
a)
abhor
b)
reverberate
c)
amiss
40.
a person who lives apart from society and often alone
a)
haunt
b)
profound
c)
recluse
41.
having wisdom or good judgement
a)
sage
b)
tirade
c)
profound
42.
intense; deeply felt
a)
affable
b)
recluse
c)
profound
43.
quick tempered; irritable
a)
irascible
b)
haunt
c)
tirade
44.
to drive or propel
a)
impel
b)
haunt
c)
tremulous
45.
The sailors had grown used to their carefree ways on the island. They were not happy when they were ordered to _____ for West Indies.
a)
embark
b)
depict
c)
profusion
d)
conscientious
46.
We cannot imagine what life was like aboard the Bounty. No movie can _____________ accurately the conditions below the decks.
a)
slovenly
b)
depict
c)
rebuke
d)
prudent
47.
It was hoped the breadfruit aboard the Bounty would grow as well in the West Indies as it did on Tahiti. The plant grew in___ on the Pacific island.
a)
pilfered
b)
rankling
c)
profusion
d)
prudent
48.
The sailors knew that the ship's stores weren't properly guarded. It was easy to ___ small items from the when no one was looking.
a)
audacious
b)
prudent
c)
pilfer
d)
lackadaisical
49.
Fletcher should have instilled some discipline into the sailors. Instead, he had let them develop ____ habits.
a)
confiscated
b)
mutiny
c)
rebuke
d)
slovenly
50.
A person that is inexperienced or just beginning is a
a)
contingent
b)
fledgling
c)
deluge
51.
When someone is afraid of closed in spaces, then they suffer from
a)
claustrophobia
b)
fanfare
c)
mettle
52.
Someone you work with
a)
dispel
b)
replica
c)
colleage
53.
Nickname
a)
dub
b)
dispel
c)
daunt
54.
A sounding of trumpets or any showy display.
a)
fledgling
b)
fanfare
c)
inane
55.
Which of these materials would you be most like to staple?
a)
blankets
b)
sheet metal
c)
cookies
d)
paper
56.
Diversion is the act of turning
a)
away unqualified job seekers
b)
aside from what you were doing
c)
problems into solutions
d)
a task over to another person
57.
To abet a criminal is to
a)
follow the criminal
b)
arrest the criminal
c)
assist the criminal
d)
report the criminal
58.
Which is a staple?
a)
a clothespin or paperclip
b)
a U-shaped fastener
c)
a bottle of glue or past
d)
a thumbtack
59.
Synonym for diverted
a)
irritated
b)
distributed
c)
entertained
d)
explained
60.
Synonym for congregate
a)
rejoice
b)
duplicate
c)
socialize
d)
assemble
61.
Synonym for balmy
a)
stormy
b)
windy
c)
mild
d)
sweltering
62.
Why did Kit thank Uncle Matthew?
a)
allowing Dr. Bulkeley to treat Mercy
b)
being considerate to Aunt Rachel
c)
standing up for her against the mob
d)
helping her rescue Hannah
63.
Uncle Matthew complemented Kit on
a)
her patience
b)
the help she had been to the family
c)
the friendship she offered Mercy
d)
her fancy dress
64.
When did Kit vow to tell Uncle Matthew the truth?
a)
when she was sure Hannah was safe
b)
when she and William were married
c)
when she felt more accepted
d)
when she was arrested
65.
Along with the three men who came to see Uncle Matthew was
a)
Prudence
b)
John Holbrook
c)
Hannah
d)
Goodwife Cruff
66.
What is the setting of The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
a)
England, late 1500's
b)
Connecticut, late 1600's
c)
Massachusetts, late 1700's
d)
West Indies, late 1800's
67.
Nat jumped into the water
a)
to get Prudence's doll
b)
to save Kit
c)
to show Kit he could swim
d)
to warn Kit to pretend she couldn't swim
68.
Kit showed up at her aunt's door with
a)
seven trunks of fine clothes
b)
a jug of molasses
c)
a letter of introduction
d)
nothing but the clothes on her back
69.
Kit missed Barbados and found that she enjoyed the sanctuary she found in
a)
Rachel's kitchen
b)
the Sunday meeting house
c)
Goodwife Cruff's garden
d)
the meadow where Hannah lived
70.
After being fired, Kit ran away and was comforted by Hannah, who fed her and listened to her and told her that "the answer is in________"
a)
thy heart
b)
thine eyes
c)
thy Bible
d)
the stars
71.
The main reason Hannah was shunned by others in Wethersfield was that she
a)
lived alone with a strange cat
b)
refused to pay her taxes
c)
practiced a different religion
d)
had a birthmark on her forehead
72.
Kit helped save Hannah from the mob by
a)
signaling the Dolphin to take Hannah aboard
b)
taking Hannah to live with Kit's grandmother
c)
hiding Hannah in Matt and Rachel's home
d)
hiding with Hannah on the thatched roof
73.
Kit gave Prudence a
a)
dress and cap
b)
doll and wooden boat
c)
kitten and piece of cake
d)
hornbook and copybook
74.
Prudence learned to read by
a)
going to the dame school
b)
listening to her mother read the Bible
c)
taking secret lessons from Kit
d)
reading adventure stories with Nat
75.
The constable's wife sent Kit food and a
a)
Bible
b)
coat
c)
key
d)
quilt
76.
Who did Kit think would certainly help her?
a)
Nat Eaton
b)
John Holbrook
c)
Aunt Rachel
d)
William Ashby
77.
Where was Kit locked up?
a)
in her own room
b)
the constable's shed
c)
jail
d)
Hartford
78.
What people stepped up to defend Kit?
a)
Uncle Matthew, Nat Eaton, Prudence, William Ashby
b)
Hannah Tupper, Aunt Rachel, Prudence, Nat Eaton
c)
Uncle Matthew, Nat Eaton, Prudence
d)
Prudence, Nat Eaton, Hannah Tupper
79.
What was the "proof" they had against Kit?
a)
silver hornbook
b)
golden rings
c)
copybook
d)
cat
80.
Kit was accused by
a)
Goodwife Cruff
b)
Goodman Cruff
c)
Nat Eaton
d)
Uncle Matthew
81.
What is giving nonhuman things human characteristics?
a)
personification
b)
characterization
c)
dialogue
d)
imagery
82.
What is a comparison that uses "like" or "as"?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
83.
What is a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
84.
What is an episode in the story that tells about something that happened earlier?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
85.
This is the way a writer writes to suit the purpose and audience.
a)
plot
b)
style
c)
dialect
d)
theme
86.
What is the series of events in a story
a)
theme
b)
climax
c)
setting
d)
plot
87.
This is when an author tells what the senses hear, see, smell, taste, or touch to recreate the scene for the reader.
a)
imagery
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
88.
What is the writer's choice of how the narrator will tell the story?
a)
characterization
b)
style
c)
point of view
d)
fiction
89.
What is repeating the first sound in a series of words?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
conflict
c)
allusion
d)
alliteration
90.
What is the writer's choice of setting, details, and images that contribute to a certain feeling?
a)
mood
b)
tone
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