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Worksheets2.0 Allusions Pretest
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 19mins
The definition of "allusion" is...
a brief reference to a person, event or place.
two lines working as a unit
a form of word play between similar sounding words
words that involve one of the five senses
Which of the following are NOT types of allusions?
Mythological
Vituperative
Historical
Biblical
Conjugal
Which of the following are NOT types of allusions?
Literary
Coincidental
Artistic
Visual
Film & Television
Where can you find allusions?
Literature
Film/Cinema
Television
Theatre
Anything with an element of fiction
People sometimes mix up "allusion" and "illusion" because they are...
Couplets
Homophones
Analogies
Homonyms
Homographs
The reason that allusions are important is because they...
Engage the reader's five senses
Your teacher said so and she is extremely intelligent
Provide a quick point of reference for anyone who understands them
Save kittens from trees and small children from burning orphanages
Provide structure to otherwise vague plot schemes in short stories
Which of the following contain an allusion?
He's like the mayor of nothing.
He thought that she was the fairest of them all.
This omelet is eggsellent.
Fine and dandy, like sour candy!
It was the night of broken glass.
Which of the following do NOT contain an allusion?
Like Bowie, he was under pressure.
He was a millstone around her neck.
His joke had all of the nuance of Andy Kaufman.
Abraham Lincoln was an important figure in the American Civil War.
Which of the following do NOT contain an allusion?
Like Bowie, he was under They looked for the signal...one for the money...two if by sea...pressure.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.
His joke had all of the nuance of Andy Kaufman.
He was as sad as he had ever been.
Which of the following do NOT contain an allusion?
We were going so fast, I was sure we would go back in time.
Yeast and sugar create Carbon Dioxide.
Some believe that champagne is best served in a Coupe glass.
Some believe that champagne is best served in a Coupe glass.
There are no strings to hold me down!
Which of the following contain an allusion?
They were as popular as Cabbage Patch Dolls.
Ruh-roh! You look like you saw a ghost!
Cheddar cheese is named for the process of pressing the curd into a solid block.
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.
Old MacDonald had a farm with lots of livestock.
Which of the following contain an allusion?
We should all work to save the oceans, especially the Pacific.
Aren't you the guy who invented the zero? Thanks for nothing!
You're a Solomon when it comes to making a decision.
Job didn't suffer as much as me!
Which of the following contain an allusion?
Ladies, if he doesn't LOVE your fruit jokes, you need to let that mango.
The Emerald City is a place of wealth and prosperity.
When the volcano erupted, the nearby forest was swallowed up in dust and ash like Jonah.
There are four seasons, and there is the Four Seasons.
Teddy bears were invented when President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot one on a hunting trip.
Allusion
Illusion
Fact
Direct Reference
Retelling a Story
This luggage is as heavy as Mjolnir!
Allusion
Illusion
Fact
Direct Reference
Retelling a Story
Magic eye posters.
Allusion
Illusion
Fact
Direct Reference
Retelling a Story
Imaginary numbers are expressed as the square root of a negative number.
Allusion
Illusion
Fact
Direct Reference
Retelling a Story
Beelzebub, Satan, Hades, Pluto, Azazel, devils all...
Allusion
Illusion
Fact
Direct Reference
Retelling a Story
I cannot tell a lie, and she's about as interested in you as Daphne.
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
Can't find your dad? Try lighting the bat signal.
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
Do what I tell you, or you'll be a pillar of salt!
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
Fiddling again, Nero? What is it this time, Sodom and Gomorrah?
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
You jump, I jump, Jack.
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
All work and no play is making me dull, boy.
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
Take the first right, go three miles, left on Main Street, then it's the third star to the right and straight on 'til morning.
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
Benjamin Franklin, I am tired of this doublespeak!
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
What about this house? It's like if Persephone was imprisoned in Xanadu.
Mythological
Literary
Historical
Biblical
Other
