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Cycle 4 Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of "metaphor"?

a)

Use of one part to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to the part.

b)

A language that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.

c)

Two unlike objects compared by identifying or substituting one with other without using like or as

d)

A number, a word, a sentence, a symbol, or even signs that can be read forward as well as backward, or in reverse order with the same effects and meanings.

2.

What is the definition of "hyperbole"?

a)

Literary device that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration.

b)

Creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike, along with illustrating a larger point due to their commonalities

c)

A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning

d)

literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers

3.

What is the definition of "metonymy"?

a)

A literary device signifying a story or drama that presents an admirable or courageous character that confronts powerful forces inside and/or outside of themselves.

b)

A figurative meaning to get words to mean more than they normally would by layering figurative meanings and associations onto a word's literal meaning.

c)

A rhetorical or literary device in which a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or ideas.

d)

A short form of literary composition based on a single subject matter, and often gives the personal opinion of the author.

4.

What is the definition of a "simile"?

a)

Style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer

b)

A form of language that has no formal metrical structure

c)

A statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense

d)

A direct comparison between things, which have one or more points in common and be recognized by the use of the word ‘like’ and ‘as’

5.

What is the definition of "personification"?

a)

Giving human characteristic to an object

b)

A literary device that can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end.

c)

A literary device that implies comparison or contrast.

d)

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

6.

What is the definition of "irony"?

a)

An expression that is trite, worn-out, and overused

b)

An indirect or a subtle observation about a thing or a person

c)

A literary device that is also known as a “play on words

d)

Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.

7.

What is the definition of "litotes"?

a)

A form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy

b)

A literary device that involves intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work

c)

A phrase that utilizes negative wording or terms to express a positive assertion or statement

d)

A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa

8.

What are the components (parts) that make up a Thesis Statement?

a)

Topic and Stance

b)

Topic, Stance, and Reasoning

c)

Intro, Body, and Conclusion

d)

None of the above.

9.

What three things do we find in our body paragraphs?

a)

General Statement, Hook, Thesis

b)

Summary, opinion, stance

c)

Restate Thesis, Thesis, Details

d)

Topic sentence, Details, Commentary

10.

What is Plagiarism?

a)

Playing outside

b)

The opposition of another's point of view

c)

The presenting of words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.

d)

None of the above

11.

True or False: If you paraphrase someone else's work, you do not have to cite it.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What does MLA stand for?

a)

Musical Linguistics Association

b)

Modern Language Association

c)

Mastery Language Association

d)

Modest Language Association

13.

True or False: An MLA Style paper should have a header with page numbers located in the upper right-hand corner.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

When citing a book, what is the first thing you write in the citation?

a)

Author

b)

Book Title

c)

Publisher Date

d)

Edition

15.

What four paragraphs make up an essay?

a)

Thesis, Topic Sentence, Hook, Commentary

b)

2 Intros, Body, Conclusion

c)

Intro, 2 Body, Conclusion

d)

3 Body and Conclusion