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REVISION - MODULE 1 - INTRODUCING LITERATURE

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is known as the dictionary definition of the figure of speech.
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
2.
This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
3.
These parts of speech uses words or phrases to contradict themselves.
a)
simile/metaphor
b)
oxymoron/paradox
4.
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using like or as to help make the comparison.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
5.
This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make its point.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
6.
"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
oxymoron
d)
personification
7.
"The night is a big, black cat" is an example of 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
8.
"Max's personality is as colorful as a box of crayons" is an example of
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
9.

"The rich fields were the farmer’s treasure." is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

10.

Which of the following statement is a personification?

a)

The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.

b)

The sun is a ball of fire.

c)

His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favorite vase.

d)

The baby is as meek as a lamb.

11.

"The fat comedian is as plump as a pillow." is what figure of speech?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

12.

She was so hungry she could eat a horse.

a)

personification

b)

metonymy

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

13.

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.

14.

What's the meaning of this personification?

"The camera loves me!"

a)

Photography is one of my hobbies.

b)

I own an expensive camera.

c)

I like to visit art museums.

d)

Photos of me are always really good.

15.

The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

16.
A figure of speech is...
a)
a familiar expression
b)
a non-literal way of saying something
c)
what the author literally means
d)
something only writers use
17.
Figures of speech mean exactly what the words say.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
A figure of speech has to be interpreted by the reader or listener.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration.
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
20.
The words "like" and "as" typically appear in a...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
idiom
21.
"Education is our passport to the future, and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
22.
"Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest."
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
23.
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for it to kill your enemy." 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
24.
What does the quote below mean?
"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted."
a)
It is important to strive for success.
b)
You should plant crops where you plan to harvest them.
c)
It is wrong to work hard for success.
d)
To be successful, you must first work hard.
25.
What does the quote below mean?
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."
a)
It's a helpful experience to have a hard teacher.
b)
Experienced teachers give the lesson first and then the test.
c)
Everyone has the experience of making mistakes both in school and in life.
d)
Experience can be a difficult way to learn because you learn from making mistakes.
26.
What does the quote below mean?
"The best university of all is a collection of books."
a)
All universities should have a large book collection.
b)
Reading books can provide a person with an excellent education.
c)
A university can be judged by the size of its book collection.
d)
People who want to attend a university should first read a large collection of books.
27.
What is the following an example of?
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”
a)
idiom
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
28.
"These walls have ears"
This sentence is an example of :
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
29.
"The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
This sentence is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
contrast
d)
simile
30.
"the leaves danced in the wind"
This sentence is an example of:
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
31.
"rain races ,ripping and restless in it's rage"
This sentence is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
contrast
d)
alliteration
32.
"the daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers"
This sentence is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
33.
"it is really dull day when we don't go to the mall"
This sentence is an example of :
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
34.
" hear the mellow wedding bells"
This sentence is an example of :
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
assonance
d)
hyperbole
35.
"He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm."
This sentence is an example of :
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
36.

What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of the same or letter at the beginning of the word?

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Simile

e)

Metaphor

37.

What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of vowel sounds?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Assonance

d)

Personification

e)

Metaphor

38.

What is the figure of speech called when words imitate and reproduce real-life sounds and actions?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Assonance

d)

Personification

e)

Metaphor

39.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The water angrily flowed towards the sea.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

40.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The gushing wind blew through the trees.

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

41.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

That person runs like a road-runner.

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

42.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Metaphor

43.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The engineer held the steering to steer the vehicle.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Metaphor

44.
You are a bear in the morning.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification 
45.
The sun sang in the sky.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification 
46.
The dog is a princess.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile 
47.

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."

What human characteristic is being given?

a)

Whistling

b)

Happiness

c)

Walking

d)

Hiking

48.

The piano sang a mournful song.

a)

Personification

b)

NOT Personification

49.

Which is an example of a simile?

a)

His room was a hurricane of a mess.

b)

His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

c)

A hurricane! AHHH!

d)

The hurricane screamed through the town.

50.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison without using "like" or "as"

c)

A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

d)

An extreme exaggeration

51.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

a)

The boy was upset at himself.

b)

The boy was a tornado of emotion

c)

The boy said he'd die of shame

d)

The boy did not like what he'd done.

52.

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

a)

He was born to a rich family

b)

He was born hungry

c)

He was born with teeth

53.

He is one tough cookie.

a)

He eats a lot of cookies

b)

He likes cookies

c)

He works hard

54.

Her eyes were darting torches. What figure of speech is used in the sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

55.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence?


"Her hair is as shiny as ebony"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Irony

56.

An example of alliteration is:

"Silently, softly the swans swam on the lake."

a)

True

b)

False

57.

This class is so loud, it causes the windows to crack.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Euphemism

58.

The following sentence is an example of what figure of speech?


I don’t like chocolate.

a)

None

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

59.

The green giraffe laughs at the path.


What figure of speech is there in the sentence above?

a)

None

b)

Assonance

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

60.

What figure of speech is in the image above?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Noun

d)

Verb

61.

THE CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB

a)

TRANSITIVE

b)

INTRANSITIVE

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE OF THESE

62.

HE PLAYED WELL. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB

a)

TRANSITIVE

b)

INTRANSITIVE

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE OF THESE

63.

WE HAVE TO WIN THE MATCH. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB

a)

TRANSITIVE

b)

INTRANSITIVE

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE OF THESE

64.

HE BOUGHT A NEW BLUE CAR. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB

a)

TRANSITIVE

b)

INTRANSITIVE

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE OF THESE

65.

HE WON THE MATCH. WHAT IS THE VERB IN THIS

a)

MATCH

b)

HE

c)

WON

66.

SHE LIES. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB

a)

TRANSITIVE

b)

INTRANSITIVE

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE OF THESE

67.

THEY SENT HIM A POSTCARD. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB

a)

TRANSITIVE

b)

INTRANSITIVE

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE OF THESE

68.

I slept for three hours.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

69.

I rang the bell,my mother opened the door.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

70.

She wept bitterly.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

71.

I walked in the park.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

72.

The teacher explained transitive and intransitive verb.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

73.

Teacher explained well.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

74.

Transitive verbs have a direct object

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Unknown

75.

Intransitive verbs have no direct object.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Unknown

76.

He arrived at exactly 11am, _____ on time.

a)

right

b)

straight

c)

at

77.

What do you do in your _____ time?

a)

loose

b)

free

c)

right

d)

crazy

78.

We couldn't finish because we ________ time.

a)

ran through

b)

ran out of

c)

ran into

79.

If we take this short cut we'll _____ some time.

a)

keep

b)

save

c)

have

80.

We _____ time sitting in a traffic jam. We should've taken the train.

a)

damaged

b)

wasted

c)

lost

d)

missed

81.
Shirley hates it when she .... mistakes.
a)
does
b)
has
c)
makes
d)
takes
82.
I always prefer to .... exercises in the morning.
a)
do
b)
have
c)
make
d)
take
83.
A break or punctuation used to emphasize meaning. Usually this is the period or comma at the end of a line
a)
Caesura
b)
Allusion
c)
Verse
d)
Theme
84.
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
a)
Enjambment
b)
Rhythm
c)
Simile
d)
Tone
85.
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Caesura
c)
Alliteration
d)
Tone
86.

Boom!

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

87.

Which term does this define?


A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.

a)

Allusion

b)

Stanza

c)

Enjambment

d)

Alliteration

88.

This is an example of what?


This is my gift

to the suburb, which told me not to burn logs


when the air quality is marked yellow.

a)

Enjambment

b)

Couplet

c)

Internal Rhyme

d)

Alliteration

89.
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
a)
verse
b)
consonance
c)
enjambment
d)
diction
90.

involving the ordinary or usual meaning of words

a)

literal

b)

figurative

c)

enjambment

d)

quatrain

91.
cupcake
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
92.
octopus
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
93.
vampire
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
94.
butterfly
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
95.
watermelon
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
96.
map
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
97.
How would you break this word into syllables?
acorn
a)
a/corn
b)
ac/orn
c)
acor/n
98.
How would you break this word into syllables?
paper
a)
p/ap/er
b)
pa/per
c)
pap/er
99.
How would you break this word into syllables?
closet
a)
cl/os/et
b)
clo/set
c)
clos/et
100.
Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly.  
a)
al/bum
b)
alb/um
c)
a/lbum
d)
albu/m

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