WorksheetsQ1 Academic Vocab Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
The tall, thin man told the boy to tell the truth.
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
Which cat is the longest?
That truck is driving like a sleepy elephant.
Is this picture more likely to be a utopian or dystopian society?
Utopian
Dystopian
Is this picture more likely to be a utopian or dystopian society?
Utopian
Dystopian
An exaggeration for humorous effect
Verbal Irony
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Which of the following is NOT an example of an idiom?
Break a leg!
It's raining pretty hard outside.
That's the last straw!
Time flies when you're having fun.
A reader knows something that a character does not know.
Hyperbole
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Sara tries to avoid a water gun fight that her brothers are having and falls into a puddle.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Paradox
When someone says one thing but means another (sarcasm).
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Hyperbole
These are examples of...
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Verbal Irony
Personification
I know one thing -- that I know nothing.
Paradox
Verbal Irony
Personification
Idiom
The sun smiles down upon us.
Hyperbole
Personification
Situational Irony
Onomatopoeia
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Simile
A comparison of two things that are unlike but have some qualities in common
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
An object that represents an idea, object, or relationship
Personification
Symbolism
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
A contrast between what a reader expects to happen and what actually happens
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Metaphor
