WorksheetsSOL Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which type of figurative language gives human characteristics to an animal or object?
personification
simile
metaphor
alliteration
Which type of figurative language compares two things using like or as?
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
Which type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as?
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
When two or more words start with the same beginning sound. He bounced the blue ball.
personification
metaphor
simile
alliteration
Simile or Metaphor?
My sister is like an angel in my life.
simile
metaphor
Which is an example of personification?
I almost melted in the sun.
The sun is like a furnace.
The sun smiled at us
The sun is bright yellow in the blue sky.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
Clouds were strolling through the sky.
The sky was filled with clouds.
Clouds form when moist air rises upwards.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
Simile or Metaphor?
The book was a spaceship that took him to strange new worlds.
Simile
Metaphor
Simile or Metaphor?
The dark, cold, silent room was a tomb.
Simile
Metaphor
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
simile
metaphor
Which sentence uses hyperbole?
The soup was so hot my mouth was on fire.
The soup was so hot my eyes watered.
The soup was hot but tasted really good.
The soup was so hot I could not eat it.
The mashed potatoes were a mile high on my plate.
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
The definition of mood is
the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
hints or clues about what will happen next
overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
What mood do the details of the poem convey?
Sorrow
Happiness
Excitement
Nervousness
The sickly-sweet armoa of night-blooming jasmine was inescapable.
taste imagery
touch imagery
smell imagery
The air felt chilly, yet refreshing, as the summer breeze blew gently across my face.
touch imagery
sound imagery
sight imagery
Which type of conflict is internal?
individual vs. individual
individual vs. supernatural
individual vs. nature
individual vs. self
Which type of conflict?
A small town is taken hostage by a pack of blood-sucking vampires.
individual vs. supernatural
individual vs. individual
individual vs. technology
individual vs. self
Which type of conflict?
William didn't know if he should tell his mom that Jordan, his brother, was sneaking out at night.
character vs.character
character vs. society
character vs. nature
character vs. self
When the opposite of what would normally be expected occurs
foreshadowing
irony
flashback
omen
Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
a child eating a lollipop
a vegetarian eating tomatoes
a doctor prescribing medicine
a 90-year-old driving a motorcycle
Which of the following best describes verbal irony?
when a twist ending of a story involves character dialogue
when the audience knows something the main character does not
when the result of an event contradicts the expected outcome
when words are used to mean the opposite of their literal meaning
Sarcasm is verbal irony.
true
false
Which of the following best describes foreshadowing?
making the story longer or shorter
summarizing the main events in the story
providing clues to what may happen later
Turning point of the story
falling action
exposition
exposition
climax
A problem faced by the main character.
climax
conflict
exposition
symbol
events leading to the the climax
conflict
exposition
falling action
rising action
The exposition
characters and setting
a character changes
the conflict is resolved
tension builds
The ending of a story usually contains the
exposition
rising action
climax
resolution
In a horror movie, the audience sees a monster enter the house while a family quietly eats dinner.
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?
first person
second person
third person
We laughed so hard that milk came out of our noses. From which point of view is the sentence written?
first person
second person
third person
You should be sure to use the right exit when you leave the building. From which point of view is this sentence
first person
second person
third person
Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon. From which point of view is this sentence?
first person
second person
third person
When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you ________.
summarize
problem solve
infer
identify the main idea
Your mother is wearing a rain coat. When she comes inside, she puts down an umbrella. The best inference you could make is that
she needs to go grocery shopping
she is picking your brother up from school
it is raining outside.
