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Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
2.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
3.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
4.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
5.
Language that appeals to the senses
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
6.
Where should a thesis statement appear?
a)
first paragraph
b)
anywhere in the essay
c)
last paragraph
d)
the first sentence of every paragraph
7.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
A general idea of what the essay is about
b)
A summary of the main idea
c)
A statement that explains the main idea of an essay
d)
A suggestion that you should read the essay
8.
Imagery is language that creates a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The author's attitude toward the subject matter is called ________.
a)
mood
b)
tone
10.

When an author gives the reader a hint of what's to come...

a)

foreshadow

b)

imagery

c)

flashback

11.

What is theme?

a)

a brief account of the main facts about something

b)

a main topic or message in a the story

c)

a way to describe things

d)

what your essay is going to be about (claim)

12.

What is textual evidence?

a)

Your claim.

b)

Proof from the text to support your answer.

c)

What the author thinks about a topic.

d)

An explanation in your own words about your claim.

13.

Diction is the literary term that means

a)

The connections we have with words

b)

An author's choice of words

c)

The definition of words

d)

The common way of speaking with friends

14.

Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.

a)

Synonym

b)

Denotation

c)

Connotation

d)

Diction

15.

Denotation is a word's ____________.

a)

Literal, dictionary definition

b)

Emotional meaning

c)

Diction

d)

Mood

16.

Mood refers to...

a)

The definition of words used in a text

b)

The choices an author makes in a text

c)

Relating to a text

d)

The emotional setting of a text

17.

what is a metaphor

a)

is when someone compares you to something without saying like

b)

when you say a hint to someone

c)

when you compare with someone saying like

d)

I don´t know

18.

A simile.....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

compares two unlike things using the words like or as

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

19.

We eat lunch …… 12 o'clock on school days.

a)

at

b)

on

c)

in

20.

They get up very early …… the morning.

a)

at

b)

in

c)

on

21.

My sister's birthday is …… May.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

22.

We play snowballs ……. winter.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

at

23.

My father always has a …….. in the morning.

a)

sport

b)

shower

c)

supper

24.

Does Jack go to school?

a)

Yes, he does.

b)

No, he don't.

c)

Why not.

25.

My sister often …….. with her friends.

a)

surfs

b)

goes out

c)

listens

26.

The children .....

a)

listen to music.

b)

make new friends.

c)

do sport.

27.

People …….

a)

walk the dog.

b)

brush teeth.

c)

do sport.

28.

I often ….. text messages to my friends.

a)

watch

b)

send

c)

get

29.

I ….. dinner at 6 o'clock in the evening.

a)

take

b)

have

c)

get

30.

I go rollerblading ……..Saturday mornings

a)

on

b)

in

c)

at

31.

a)

lorry

b)

bus

c)

car