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WorksheetsLANGUAGE TECHNIQUES QUIZ 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following examples is NOT a simile?
The fire slithered up the tree trunk like a snake.
His skin was drier than the Sahara desert.
The beasts claws were as sharp as razors.
Life is a rollercoaster - it is full of ups and downs.
There are 5 main senses that are used to create imagery in the mind of the reader. What sense is 'olfactory' imagery?
SIGHT
TOUCH
TASTE
SMELL
Which TWO (2) techniques are being used in the following:
'The lake listlessly licked at the sand shores of the bay.
ASSONANCE & SIMILE
PERSONIFICATION & METAPHOR
GUSTATORY IMAGERY & REPETITION
PERSONIFICATION & ALLITERATION
GUSTATORY & TACTILE IMAGERY refers to...
Taste & Touch
Sound & Sight
Sound & Touch
Touch & Smell
Write an example of onomatopoeia
It's about drive, it's about power, we stay (a) , we devour.
Identify the word class of the highlighted words.
'Inside the the heart of the shipwreck was a chest of gleaming jewels and forgotten knowledge.'
PRONOUN & VERB
PREPOSITION & NOUN
ADVERB & ADJECTIVE
VERB & NOUN
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?
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
When someone tells a short personal story, this is known as...
An adage
An allegory
An anecdote
A ramble
What type of colour is 'cerulean'?
BLUE
GREEN
YELLOW
RED
