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Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
2.
The piano sang a mournful song. 
a)
Personification 
b)
NOT Personification 
3.

Which is NOT a personification?

a)

Traffic slowed to a crawl.

b)

My alarm clock yells at me every morning.

c)

Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

d)

Miss Lewis has a sweet dog named Waffles.

4.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

The dancer's hands fluttered like wings.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

5.

The following sentences gives the flame human qualities:

The candle flame danced in the dark.


So, what type of the figurative language being used?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

6.

What type of figurative language is shown?

The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

7.

What is a simile?

a)

a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

b)

a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

a type of poem in which two things are compared

8.

Hermione was like a walking dictionary.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

9.

Rosalie was a runway model, walking across the cafeteria.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

10.
Imagery is language that creates a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Is this imagery?
They ate food
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
No clue
12.
What is the best definition of imagery? 
a)
Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.
b)
An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.
c)
 A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
d)
Exaggeration
13.
This sentence appeals to which sense:

The tree bark was rough against her skin.
a)
touch
b)
taste
c)
sound
d)
sight
14.

2. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win washable face masks?

a)

a) 'A'

b)

b) 'W'

c)

c) 'T'

d)

d) 'M'

15.

How many lines are in this poem?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

14

d)

15

17.
What is conflict?
a)
Two characters getting along.
b)
A struggle between two opposing forces.
c)
The climax in a story.
d)
Part of the resolution.
18.
What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?
a)
A hero in a story that saves many lives.
b)
A problem that a character has with other characters.
c)
A struggle between a character and a family member.
d)
A struggle that a character faces within him/her self.
19.
What is the definition of an "external" conflict?
a)
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
b)
A problem within the story.
c)
A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
d)
A problem caused by the protagonist.
20.
A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean.  Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!
a)
character vs. self
b)
character vs. character
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
21.
He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
22.

What type of conflict is this?


A man accused of murder sits on death row. His mother desperately believes he is innocent. So, she continues to fight the justice system for her new day in court to prove her son's innocence.

a)

Character v. character

b)

Character v. nature

c)

Character v. society

d)

Character v. Technology

23.
a)
character  vs. character
b)
character vs. society
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. self
24.
What character trait is revealed here?
After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket.  She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.
a)
selfish
b)
sneaky
c)
thrifty
d)
rude
25.
Makayla is kind to everyone.  Last week, when a new girl came to Makayla's class, Makayla showed her around the school and introduced her to all of her friends.
Which word best describes Makayla?
a)
cruel
b)
compassionate
c)
cheerful
d)
friendly
26.

Characterization is

a)

the central message in a story

b)

the problem in a story

c)

the process by which a writer reveals a character's personality and qualities

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