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Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an example of
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
2.
This is an example of..
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Romance
3.
the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events.
a)
Waiting
b)
Conflict
c)
Suspense
d)
Anxiety
4.
"The Flash is fast like lightning." This is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
5.
"Superman is a man of steel." This is an example of...
a)
a metaphor
b)
an idiom
c)
an oxymoron
d)
onomatopoeia
6.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
7.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
8.
The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister. 
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
9.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
10.
Identify the main literary device used here: The snow covered the ground like blanket of wool.  The chilly wind burned the tips of my nose and ears.  I tasted the icy snowflakes as they drifted down from the sky.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Rhythm
c)
Imagery
11.
What is tone?
a)
the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience
b)
word choice
c)
dictionary definition of a word
d)
an exaggeration
12.
What is hyperbole?
a)
an exaggeration
b)
the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience
c)
a comparison that is not directly stated, but the two things being compared are understood
d)
comparison between two different things using like or as
13.
What is simile?
a)
the dictionary definition of a word
b)
comparison between two different things using like or as
c)
use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
d)
a comparison that is not directly stated, but the two things being compared are understood
14.
What is metaphor?
a)
a comparison that is not directly stated, but the two things being compared are understood
b)
word choice
c)
comparison between two different things using like or as
d)
use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
15.
What is imagery?
a)
language that is not mean to be literally, but meant to add richness and color to literature
b)
the use of vivid descriptions on figures of the speech that appeal to sensory experiences
c)
use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
d)
type of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
16.
What is personification?
a)
the dictionary definition of a word
b)
comparison between two different things using like or as
c)
type of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
d)
type of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
17.
What is figurative language?
a)
language that is not mean to be literally, but meant to add richness and color to literature
b)
type of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
c)
the dictionary definition of a word
d)
the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience
18.
What is foreshadow?
a)
language that is not mean to be literally, but meant to add richness and color to literature
b)
an exaggeration
c)
use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
d)
the dictionary meaning of a word
19.
The following line features which literary device:
"He possessed a cold fire in his eyes."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
oxymoron
20.
Poetry's version of a paragraph is called a/an
a)
line
b)
form
c)
stanza
d)
rhythm
21.
Poetry's version of a narrator is a/an
a)
form
b)
speaker
c)
rhyme
d)
rhythm
22.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of a poem is called the
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition
c)
rhythm
d)
assonance
23.
The repetition of sounds at the ends of words is called the
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition
c)
rhythm
d)
assonance
24.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
repetition
d)
rhythm
25.
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end in the same consonant is 
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
repetition
d)
rhythm
26.
The use of a word, phrase, line, or sound more than once is
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
repetition
d)
rhythm
27.
Language that appeals to one or more of your senses--sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch is
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
28.
A comparison of two things that DOES NOT include the word like or as is
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
29.
A comparison of two things that uses the word like or as is
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
30.
A description of an object, animal, or idea as if it has human qualities and emotions is 
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
31.
What does the ( E )in PEMDAS mean?
a)
experience
b)
exponents
c)
examples
d)
evidence
32.
What is the perimeter of the shaded figure?
a)
12
b)
10
c)
16
d)
18
33.
What is the perimeter of the shaded figure?
a)
10
b)
16
c)
18
d)
12
34.
Simplify
a)
9
b)
√9
c)
3√9
d)
can't simplify
35.
The correct order of number sets, from smallest to largest (not including irrational) is ________.
a)
Natural, whole, integer, rational, real
b)
Natural, integer, whole, rational, real
c)
Natural, rational, whole, integer, real
d)
Natural, whole, rational, integer, real
36.
x>3
a)
x is less than 3
b)
x is greater than 3
c)
x is less than or equal to 3
d)
x is greater than or equal to 3
37.
x<3
a)
x is less than 3
b)
x is greater than 3
c)
x is less than or equal to 3
d)
x is greater than or equal to 3
38.
2/3 + 1/2 = 
a)
6/7
b)
2/6
c)
3/5
d)
7/6
39.
Use the graph to estimate how thick the ice is at -7°F.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
Which of the following statements is best supported by the graph?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
41.
What type of association is shown by the scatter plot?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
None
42.
Which of the following is a reasonable estimate for the amount of gas used for 225 miles driven?
a)
10
b)
11.25
c)
20
d)
20.5
43.
Which statement is a valid conclusion?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
44.
Which equation best matches the trend line from the scatter plot ?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
the slant of a line
a)
trend line
b)
dependent
c)
slope
d)
independent
46.
congruent; formed by two intersecting lines
a)
origin
b)
vertical angles
c)
exterior angles
d)
independent
47.

What is a example of lab safety?

a)

Keep your hair down

b)

Eat a snack before an experiment

c)

Keep your goggles on at all times

d)

Play around the equipment

48.

What animal did Darwin study?

a)

A Finch

b)

A Lizard

c)

A Ladybug

d)

A Bear

49.

What is Natural Selection?

a)

The process were only plants better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

b)

The process were only humans better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

c)

The process were individuals better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

d)

The process were organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

50.

What is Newtons 3rd law?

a)

Everything has an equal an opposite reaction

b)

An object in motion stays in motion

c)

an object in rest stays in rest

d)

F=ma

51.

Where are fossils found?

a)

In Metamorphic rocks

b)

In Magma

c)

In Igneous rocks

d)

In Sedimentary rocks

52.

What plate boundary causes earthquakes?

a)

Subduction

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent

d)

Convergent

53.

What are stars mostly made of?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Cookies

54.

Can igneous rock cool to form metamorphic rock?

a)

Yes

b)

No

55.

What makes an electromagnet?

a)

A battery

b)

A solenoid and nail

c)

A battery, a nail, and a solenoid

d)

A nail and a cookie

56.

What causes spring tides?

a)

The Moon's and Sun's gravity

b)

Mar's and the Sun's gravity

c)

The Moon's and Mar's gravity

d)

The Sun's gravity

57.

What do space probes do?

a)

A spacecraft that travels through a planet to collect science information.

b)

A ripoff of a satellite

c)

A spacecraft that travels through earth to collect science information.

d)

A spacecraft that travels through space to collect science information.

58.

What is The Doppler Effect?

a)

a law stating that the red shifts in the spectra of distant galaxies are proportional to their distance

b)

an increase in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward each other.

59.

What is mass extinction?

a)

The extinction of a large number of species within a large period of geological time

b)

The extinction of one type of species within a relatively short period of geological time

c)

The extinction of a one type of species within a large period of geological time

d)

The extinction of a large number of species within a relatively short period of geological time

60.

What is a Longitudinal Wave?

a)

A wave that vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels

b)

A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels.

61.

What is a Vector

a)

a measurement with magnitude and electricity

b)

a measurement with acceleration and direction

c)

a measurement with magnitude and direction

d)

a measurement with gravity and direction

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