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WorksheetsThe Crossover
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
Which word best fits the sentence?
Miss Rebecca forgot her computer at home, spilled coffee on all the student journals, broke a shoe heel and fell down the stairs.
Miss Rebecca forgot her computer at home, spilled coffee on all the student journals, broke a shoe heel and fell down the stairs.
a)
a taunt
b)
feelers
c)
a calamity
d)
an atonement
2.
Which word best fits the sentence?
You're dumber than a bag of hair!
You're dumber than a bag of hair!
a)
tipping
b)
flossing
c)
flaunting
d)
taunting
3.
Which choice best fits the sentence.
Mr. Gibbs remained calm the first seven times a student asked the same question, but on the eighth, he ran from the room screaming in Japanese.
Mr. Gibbs remained calm the first seven times a student asked the same question, but on the eighth, he ran from the room screaming in Japanese.
a)
claim to fame
b)
tipping point
c)
confrontation
d)
banishment
4.
Which word best fits the sentence?
Melinda stomped right into the principal's office and grabbed the exam envelope while Miss Dilek watched in shock.
Melinda stomped right into the principal's office and grabbed the exam envelope while Miss Dilek watched in shock.
a)
flagrantly
b)
confrontationally
c)
phenomenally
d)
anxiously
5.
Which word best fits the sentence?
Miss Grey's assistant bought her an expensive orchid to make up for breaking her antique gum-ball machine.
Miss Grey's assistant bought her an expensive orchid to make up for breaking her antique gum-ball machine.
a)
flaunt
b)
eavesdrop
c)
atone
d)
lurk
6.
Which word best fits the sentence?
Mrs. Peabody hasn't talked to her sister for the past ten years because they had a massive argument over who their mother loved best.
Mrs. Peabody hasn't talked to her sister for the past ten years because they had a massive argument over who their mother loved best.
a)
banished
b)
acclaimed
c)
phenomenal
d)
estranged
7.
Which answer would get full points for a comprehension question?
Why doesn’t Crystal Bell let her family eat at Pollard’s or the Chinese buffet?
Why doesn’t Crystal Bell let her family eat at Pollard’s or the Chinese buffet?
a)
Eating at fast food restaurants is unhealthy for people with hypertension.
b)
Because it's unhealthy to eat fried chicken and barbecue sauce.
c)
Crystal Bell refuses to let her family eat there because hypertension runs in her husband Chuck's family. Chuck has already shown symptoms of high blood pressure, for example, he got a nosebleed when he was extremely upset at a referee.
d)
Crystal Bell limits her family's food options to set a good example for healthy eating, especially since her father-in-law died of high blood pressure.
8.
Which is the best answer to this comprehension question?
On page 81, when Josh is caught passing JB’s note, he says “I’m a fly caught in a web.” What does he mean?
On page 81, when Josh is caught passing JB’s note, he says “I’m a fly caught in a web.” What does he mean?
a)
What this metaphor means is that the teacher is a big hairy venomous spider, poised and ready to suck all the blood out of Josh.
b)
He means that he's in a tight spot because he doesn't want to betray his brother's trust, but he doesn't want to admit that he cheated on an exam he studied for. He can't get out of the teacher's web. He's in big trouble.
c)
This metaphor means that Josh is going to be punished for whatever he decides to do. He's caught by the teacher and can't talk his way out of passing a note during an exam.
d)
This metaphor of a fly caught in a web describes how Josh is stuck with no options for a positive outcome. He can't deny passing the note because the teacher caught him. If he gives the note to the teacher, he will make his brother's feelings for "Sweet Tea" obvious, but if he doesn't, he will be admitting to cheating.
9.
What is the correct poetic device and example for this poem?
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
a)
Internal rhyme - star/are
b)
Metaphor - [little star] Like a diamond in the sky
c)
Simile -[little star] Like a diamond in the sky
d)
Assonance - star/are
10.
What is the poetic device that best describes the whole poem?
I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark,
or wrestle a lion alone in the dark,
eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines,
than tackle the homework my teacher assigns.
I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark,
or wrestle a lion alone in the dark,
eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines,
than tackle the homework my teacher assigns.
a)
extended metaphor
b)
assonance
c)
internal rhyme
d)
hyperbole
11.
What is the poetic device that describes these lines from Shakespeare?
"But soft!
What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief."
"But soft!
What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief."
a)
allusion
b)
extended metaphor
c)
repetition
d)
assonance
12.
What poetic device is NOT in the following song lyrics?
Ten miles from town, and I just broke down,
Spitting out smoke on the side of the road
I'm out here alone just tryin' to get home,
To tell you I was wrong but you already know.
Ten miles from town, and I just broke down,
Spitting out smoke on the side of the road
I'm out here alone just tryin' to get home,
To tell you I was wrong but you already know.
a)
Simile
b)
Assonance
c)
Internal rhyme
d)
Alliteration
13.
Which answer is INCORRECT for this actual poem called? (It's called "Karawane.")
higo bloiko rusula huju
anlago blung
blago blung
blago blung
bosso fataka
higo bloiko rusula huju
anlago blung
blago blung
blago blung
bosso fataka
a)
Alliteration - blago blung
b)
Repetition - blago blung blago blung
c)
Internal Rhyme - rusula huju
d)
Assonance - rusula huju
14.
What is the INCORRECT poetic device and example for these lyrics?
Shot me out of the sky,
You're my kryptonite,
You keep me weak,
Frozen and can't speak.
Shot me out of the sky,
You're my kryptonite,
You keep me weak,
Frozen and can't speak.
a)
Allusion - kryptonite refers to Superman
b)
Alliteration - shot/sky
c)
Assonance - keep/weak
d)
Rhyme - weak/speek
15.
Which is NOT a poetic device in these lyrics?
Did you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?
Did you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?
a)
Imagery
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Repetition
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