Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

91. ELA Literary terms EOG Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A metaphor is a comparison, but it doesn't use "like" and it says one thing IS another.

b)

when you say a hint to someone

c)

when you compare with someone saying like

d)

I don´t know

2.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

The walrus and the penguin were at the zoo.

b)

She is a peacock because she loves the attention.

c)

The singer's voice was like a fresh spring day.

d)

The old woman was as wise as an owl.

3.

Which sentence is an example of metaphor?

a)

You are like an elephant.

b)

You are like a lion.

c)

You are fire.

d)

I don´t know.

4.

How would you change this into a metaphor? " He ate like a pig."

a)

He ate like a pig does.

b)

He eats like pigs do.

c)

He is a pig.

d)

He is like a pig when he eats.

5.

My life is like a dream. Metaphor?

a)

yes

b)

no

6.

All of the following are metaphors except for

a)

The thunder was a mighty lion.

b)

The storm was a raging bull.

c)

His eyes were ice as he stared at his sister.

d)

I am nine years old in the fourth grade.

7.

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

The baby pig is as cute as a button.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

8.

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

The pink pig played in the puddle.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

9.

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Olivia, your room is a pig sty.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

10.

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Super Aubrie zapped the villan and saved the day!

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

11.

An​ (a)   is a word that sounds like its meaning.

Choose from the below words
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
alliteration
12.

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Silly Sally sat on six silver coins.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

13.

"Bumble bees buzzed by the bus" is an example of what?

a)

alliteration

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

14.

Which sentence shows an example of personification?

a)

The town was damaged by the tornado.

b)

People hide in cellars during a tornado watch.

c)

The tornado enjoyed herself as she ate the town.

d)

Be careful! It's windy outside!

15.

What is being personified in the following sentence?


"The wind whispered through the dark forest."

a)

the forest

b)

the wind

c)

a person whispering

16.

Which is an example of personification?

a)

The average hearts can beat thirty times per second.

b)

Evan had open-heart surgery 12 years ago.

c)

The heart of a home is in its kitchen.

d)

Miguel 's heart beat fast as he entred the haunted house.

17.

What is the mood of a text?

a)

Emotions audience feels from a given passage.

b)

The time and place of the story.

c)

The Lesson the reader learns from the story.

d)

The summary of events in the text.

18.

Tone is the ​ (a)   attitude towards the text. Tone and ​ (b)   are ​ (c)   from one another. Mood refers to the reader's​ (d)   But, both mood and tone are ​ (e)   through the author's word choice.

Choose from the below words
author's
mood
different
feelings.
conveyed
19.

MOOD in writing is a _________________________

a)

an emotion of a character

b)

writer's attitude toward his or her subject

c)

feeling a writer creates for readers

d)

none of the above

20.

TONE is ______________________

a)

a character's attitude toward another person

b)

a character's mood

c)

a writer's feeling while writing

d)

a writer's attitude toward his or her subject

21.

"Often, you can identify MOOD or TONE by looking at________

a)

the way the text is organized

b)

the graphics that accompany the text

c)

the writer's choice of words and details.

22.

If an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone is described as:

a)

playful

b)

objective

c)

ironic

d)

mysterious

23.

What is the tone of this image?

a)

Excited

b)

Appreciative

c)

Accusing

d)

Playful

24.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
a)
Brave
b)
Foolhardy
25.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
a)
cheap
b)
inexpensive
26.
the literal, dictionary definition of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
synonym
27.
the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clues
28.
word that means the roughly same thing
a)
synonym
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clue
29.

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

a)

positive

b)

negative

30.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
a)
gossip
b)
chat
31.

The central, or universal, message or lesson of a story

a)

Plot

b)

Theme

c)

Suspense

d)

Setting

32.

The time and place of a story

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Theme

d)

Rising Action

33.

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

a)

There are a million things to do today.

b)

There is nothing to do today.

c)

There is a lot to do tomorrow.

d)

There is a lot to do today.

34.

Which of these is a hyperbole?

a)

They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

b)

The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

c)

Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

d)

The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.