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Power Words part 1

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

3. Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

a) Vanessa’s vaccine defends her vulnerable body from the virus

b)

b) Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air

c)

c) Joseph’s vaccine lowers his chances of getting the virus

2.

Examine and classify the sentence as SIMILE, METAPHOR, or ANALOGY


1. He is as thin as a stick.

(a)  

3.

Examine and classify the sentence as SIMILE, METAPHOR, or ANALOGY


2. This problem is a death sentence. 

(a)  

4.
Identify the relationship the analogy shows. 
slay : sleigh :: medal : meddle 
a)
Antonym
b)
Homophone
c)
Synonym 
5.
Identify the relationship the analogy shows. 
enchant : fascinate :: substitute : equivalent
a)
Antonym
b)
Homophone
c)
Synonym 
6.
What's the relationship?
Happiness is to smiling as sadness is to crying.
a)
synonyms
b)
cause/effect
c)
item/category
d)
part/whole
7.
What's the relationship?
Banjo is to instrument as red is to color.
a)
synonyms
b)
antonyms
c)
part/whole
d)
item/category
8.
What's the relationship?
Swimmer is to swim team as guitarist is to band.
a)
item/category
b)
cause/effect
c)
part/whole
d)
antonyms
9.
Part to Whole
Conclusion: Essay:: 
a)
Theme: Song
b)
dessert:meal
c)
parade: party
d)
scene: play
10.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THIS WORD ANALOGY

CLOCK : TIME :: THERMOMETER : TEMPERATURE

a)

CHARACTERISTIC

b)

PART AND WHOLE/WHOLE AND PART

c)

FUNCTION

d)

CAUSE AND EFFECT

11.

What is the definition of “Analyze”?

a)

Examine closely

b)

List in steps

c)

Read between the lines

d)

Judge

12.

What is the definition of “Infer”?

a)

Examine closely

b)

List in steps

c)

Read between the lines

d)

Judge

13.

Which of the following ______________

how the author used personification?

a)

Analyzes

b)

Infers

c)

Evaluates

d)

Traces

14.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
15.

What is the definition of the word Analyze?

a)

To witness

b)

To write

c)

To study or look closely at

d)

To find

16.

What does the word SUMMARIZE mean?

a)

Things that are different

b)

To think something out

c)

Things that are the same

d)

To give the main points in a text

17.

What does the word COMPARE mean?

a)

Things that are different

b)

Things that are the alike

c)

To describe in detail

d)

To give details of a text

18.

What does the word CONTRAST mean?

a)

Back it up

b)

Between the lines

c)

Things that are the alike

d)

Things that are different

19.

The dictionary definition refers to

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

synonym

d)

antonym

e)

glossary

20.

The connotation of a word can be

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

true

e)

false

21.

What word (s) is an example of dialect in this sentence?

I reckoned if she knew the truth, she wouldn't have taken the job.

a)

she wouldn't

b)

I reckoned

c)

have taken

d)

the job

22.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A word that makes the sound it represents

b)

A comparison of two unrelated things

c)

An exaggerated statement

23.

What is "sensory language"?

a)

language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

b)

language that has been censored (censorship)

c)

language that is unfamiliar to the reader

24.

"I caught a fish as big as a house," is an example of what literary device?

a)

Personification

b)

A simile

c)

A hyperbole

25.

What types of imagery/sensory comes to mind when you look at this photograph?

a)

Touch and taste

b)

Sight and sound

c)

Sight and smell

26.

Irony

Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam is...

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

27.

Irony

In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

28.

Irony

A pilot with a fear of heights is....

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

none of the above

29.

Which is an example of personification?

a)

A rose by any other name is just as sweet

b)

The white clouds swiftly across the sky

c)

That is the ugliest car that I ever saw.

30.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
31.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things in a text
b)
Comparing two things using like and as
c)
An over exaggeration 
d)
Comparing two things without using like and as
32.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
33.
What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
a)
Eerie
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Passionate
d)
Humorous
34.
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying emotion through ________.
a)
pictures
b)
height
c)
words
d)
funny faces
35.
The words an author chooses to use in a passage is the ________.
a)
mood
b)
tone
36.
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.
a)
mood
b)
tone
37.
What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
a)
First person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person omniscient
d)
Third person objective
38.
John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.
a)
3rd person OMNISCIENT
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person objective
d)
1st person
39.
Third person point of view is when the narrator uses words like:
a)
She, They, He 
b)
I, Me, My
40.
My mother is my sole support system. Whenever something exciting happens or there is a crisis in my life, she is the first person I turn to. I have seen many friends come and go in my life, but my mother is different. For eighteen years of my life, she has always been there for me. No matter the distance between us, we always are close. 
a)
1st Person
b)
3rd Person
41.
Alexis showed Ryan her most recent comment. “First of all, this is awesome,” he started. “But I’ve had some of these problems too, and I think you should also provide resources for everyone to use. It’s empowering to share experiences, but they also need the right tools to deal with these issues,” he suggested.
a)
1st Person
b)
3rd Person
42.

what is a pun?

a)

words that are sound the same but spelled different

b)

an idiom

c)

play on words: a joke

d)

pickle and onion mix

43.

Is this a pun?

Fish are so smart because they live in schools?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Is this a pun?

It's raining cats and dogs.

a)

True

b)

False

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