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LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES QUIZ 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following examples is NOT a simile?

a)

The fire slithered up the tree trunk like a snake.

b)

His skin was drier than the Sahara desert.

c)

The beasts claws were as sharp as razors.

d)

Life is a rollercoaster - it is full of ups and downs.

2.

There are 5 main senses that are used to create imagery in the mind of the reader. What sense is 'olfactory' imagery?

a)

SIGHT

b)

TOUCH

c)

TASTE

d)

SMELL

3.

Which TWO (2) techniques are being used in the following:

'The lake listlessly licked at the sand shores of the bay.

a)

ASSONANCE & SIMILE

b)

PERSONIFICATION & METAPHOR

c)

GUSTATORY IMAGERY & REPETITION

d)

PERSONIFICATION & ALLITERATION

4.

GUSTATORY & TACTILE IMAGERY refers to...

a)

Taste & Touch

b)

Sound & Sight

c)

Sound & Touch

d)

Touch & Smell

5.

Write an example of onomatopoeia

4 lines
6.

It's about drive, it's about power, we stay (a)   , we devour.

7.

Identify the word class of the highlighted words.

'Inside the the heart of the shipwreck was a chest of gleaming jewels and forgotten knowledge.'

a)

PRONOUN & VERB

b)

PREPOSITION & NOUN

c)

ADVERB & ADJECTIVE

d)

VERB & NOUN

8.

You should be ashamed of yourselves! It's because of politicians like you that our world is burning!

What language is being used in this speech?

a)

FIRST

b)

SECOND

c)

THIRD

d)

FOURTH

9.

When someone tells a short personal story, this is known as...

a)

An adage

b)

An allegory

c)

An anecdote

d)

A ramble

10.

What type of colour is 'cerulean'?

a)

BLUE

b)

GREEN

c)

YELLOW

d)

RED