WorksheetsEUA: J. Edwards, Female Colonial Ptry, T. Paine, Punctuation 2.0
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. Which of the following sentences doesn't have hyperbole?
That car is as fast as the speed of lightning!
Her smile was a mile wide!
My dog barked angrily at the mailman!
Molly works her fingers to the bone!
2. What is the definition of hyperbole?
The comparison of one thing with another thing using the words like or as.
Words that have the same letter or sound at the beginning.
An exaggerated statement that you hope isn't taken seriously.
Giving human traits to animals.
3. What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence:
My mom is going to kill me!
This person is afraid for his or her life.
This person has angered his or her mom and is afraid of her response.
This person’s mom intends to hurt him or her badly.
This person’s mom is planning to kill him or her.
5. What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence about a diner in New York:
World's best coffee!
The world has decided that the diner has the world's absolute best coffee.
America decided that the diner has the world's best coffee.
New York decided that the diner has the world's best coffee.
The diner is trying to make a point that they have really good coffee.
What figure(s) of speech does the following sentence have:
The sloth blew me a kiss from the tree; I thought I was going to die!
Just personification
Just hyperbole
Personification and hyperbole
Simile and metaphors
What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.
Sylvia's face and baby's skin
Sylvia and her face.
Lotion and Sylvia's face.
Sylvia and smooth.
What is the meaning of the following simile?
"After swimming 20 laps, William was as hungry as a bear that had recently awakened from hibernation."
Someone is really hungry
Someone is extremely sleepy.
Someone is slightly sleepy
Someone is slightly hungry.
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Joselyn's diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
"best friend" and "secrets"
"Diary" and "her best friend"
"diary'' and "secrets"
"Joselyn" and "diary"
What is the meaning of the following sentence?
She is on a roller coaster of emotions.
she's having fun
she is having lots of different feelings
she's scared
she's going to vomit soon
Which answer is punctuated correctly?
My cat, Baby, loves to make appearances while I am in class on Zoom, but most of the time she is cuddled up on the fuzzy, blue blanket next to my desk.
My cat Baby loves to make appearances while I am in class on Zoom, but most of the time she is cuddled up on the fuzzy, blue blanket next to my desk.
My cat, Baby, loves to make appearances while I am in class on Zoom, but most of the time she is cuddled up on the fuzzy blue blanket next to my desk.
My cat, Baby, loves to make appearances while I am in class on Zoom but most of the time she is cuddled up on the fuzzy, blue blanket next to my desk.
No change
Choose the option that is punctuated correctly:
Jaylen, a studious polite student, often completes his work, asks questions, raises his hand, and writes reminders in his planner, but he does have a wild side.
Jaylen, a studious, polite student often completes his work, asks questions, raises his hand, and writes reminders in his planner, but he does have a wild side.
Jaylen, a studious, polite student, often completes his work, asks questions, raises his hand, and writes reminders in his planner but he does have a wild side.
Jaylen, a studious, polite student, often completes his work, asks questions, raises his hand, and writes reminders in his planner, but he does have a wild side.
No change
Even though Kay, a student in my first hour, is absent a lot, does not turn in her work, and does not participate in discussions I can tell she is a very intelligent, knowledgeable person.
Even though Kay a student in my first hour, is absent a lot, does not turn in her work, and does not participate in discussions, I can tell she is a very intelligent, knowledgeable person.
Even though Kay, a student in my first hour, is absent a lot, does not turn in her work, and does not participate in discussions, I can tell she is a very intelligent, knowledgeable person.
Even though Kay, a student in my first hour is absent a lot, does not turn in her work, and does not participate in discussions, I can tell she is a very intelligent, knowledgeable person.
No change
Choose whether the below group of words is a complete sentence or not.
A well-known incident in one of Moliere's plays in which the author makes the hero express unbounded delight on being told that he has been talking prose during the whole of his life.
Fragment (Dependent Clause)
Complete Sentence (Independent Clause)
Choose whether or not the group of words below form a complete sentence or not.
Mary, with great curiosity, cautiously pushed open the door of the cellar.
Fragment (dependent clause)
Complete Sentence (independent clause)
Choose whether or not the group of words below form a complete sentence.
The large, overstuffed chairs that someone had pushed in the corner.
Fragment (dependent clause)
Complete Sentence (independent clause)
Choose whether or not the group of words below creates a sentence.
Although the dress came from Goodwill, it looked quite fashionable.
Fragment (dependent clause)
Complete sentence (independent clause)
Which of the following is an inverted sentence?
Rarely have I eaten better food.
I rarely have eaten better food.
I have eaten better food.
I rarely eat.
Which of the following is an inverted sentence?
He hardly comes to class.
He hardly ever comes to class on time.
Hardly ever does he come to class on time.
He hardly is on time.
What are examples of seminal texts?
All of the above
What are the characteristics of a seminal text?
Pivotal or landmark studies, are articles that initially presented an idea of great importance or influence within a particular discipline/subject/field.
Referred to time and time again in the research, so you are likely to see these sources frequently cited in other journal articles, books, dissertations, etc.
Continue to impact society today.
All of the above.
