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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Comparing two things which are not the same using "like" or "as" is called a

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

imagery

2.

Which punctuation device would you use when writing a sentence that needs a slight pause before you continue the sentence.

a)

comma

b)

period

c)

colon

d)

semi-colon

3.

A definition of the word ubiquitous is

a)

far away

b)

found everywhere

c)

not visible

d)

extremely cold

4.

When Mr. Whitfield says he has a million papers to grade he is using:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Imagery

5.

The definition of the word GRIT has a similar meaning to the word

a)

courage

b)

determined

c)

committed

d)

All of the above

6.

When providing evidence in your essay and you use a direct quote, if you do not provide a citation it is called

a)

originality

b)

plagiarism

c)

copy and paste

d)

uniqueness

7.

If you provide a quote in your essay and provide the author's name and page number to show where the quote came from, this is called a

a)

footnote

b)

citation

c)

comma splice

d)

personal inference

8.

If your teacher tells you to be "cognitive" of what's going on, he or she is telling you to be

a)

quiet

b)

excited

c)

afraid

d)

aware

9.

William Shakespeare was

a)

A poet

b)

A playwright

c)

greatest writer in the English language

d)

All of the Above

10.

Another word for dilemma is

a)

problem

b)

fence

c)

obstacle

d)

party

11.

Every sentence should begin with a _________________ ________ and end with some sort of ________________

a)

question mark, period

b)

dollar symbol, question mark

c)

Capitalized word, punctuation

d)

Exclamation point, period

12.

Another word for practice (verb) is

a)

train

b)

rehearse

c)

drill

d)

All of the above

13.

"Lucrative" has a similar meaning to

a)

profitable

b)

remunerative

c)

gainful

d)

All of the above

14.

The past tense of the verb deny is

a)

denies

b)

denied

c)

denyed

d)

denay

15.

When writing an essay, should you include quoted material from your sources in your introductory paragraph?

a)

Maybe

b)

No

c)

Always

d)

Possibly