WorksheetsEnglish quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
As the sky cried with rain, the earth gathered each and every tear that was shed.
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
True or False?
The protagonist is the villain/problem in the story.
True
False
The point of view where the author narrates the story referring to characters by their names.
(a)
Write an example of a hyperbole.
What are the key words used for a 1st-person narrative?
I
Me
You
We
What defines the author's tone?
The general way the author expresses their attitude in their writing
The overall topic, message, or moral of a narrative writing
The feeling the author shows in the narrative, creating the atmosphere
The writer reveals the personality of a character
Which is a simile?
Her hands are ballerinas
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
The sun smiled at me
He was as noisy as an elephant
Write a sentence using imagery.
Which is alliteration?
Her eyes lit up like fire
Her eyes are deep blue and her lips were blood red
As strong as a lion
She sells seashells by the sea-shore
What are examples of metaphors?
The snow is a white blanket
The falling snowflakes are dancers
She is graceful like a hummingbird
He is a shining star
What is the antagonist?
Works towards the central goals of the story (hero)
Works against the goals of the story (villain)
Which is the end of the plot
expedition
climax
resolution
rising action
Which is the beginning of the plot
expedition
rising action
climax
falling action
Which is the intense part of the plot/turning point
rising action
resolution
Climax
falling action
What is an idiom
a phrase or expression whose meaning can't be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it
a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
when an object, person, place, or thing stands for more than what it actually is
a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
Write an example of an idiom
(all eyes on me!)
What is an example of irony?
I've got your back
A marriage counselor gets a divorce
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
The flavors danced on my tongue
Write an example of irony.
What is symbolism?
repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry or prose
pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory
a sound device where the words sound like their meaning, or mimic sounds
occurs when a word has its own meaning but is used to represent something entirely different
Write an example of symbolism
(she was living her life in chains)
