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Week 15 Quiz

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does objected mean in the following sentence?
Neal objected to painting the house yellow.
a)
discussed
b)
explained
c)
protested
d)
reflected
2.
What does midst mean in the following sentence?
The famous actor stood unnoticed in the midst of the crowd.
a)
next to
b)
ahead of
c)
underneath
d)
surrounded by
3.
What does advantages mean in the following sentence?
There are many advantages to having a recycling program.
a)
benefits
b)
celebrations
c)
instructions
d)
solutions
4.
What does temporary mean in the following sentence?
The dentist put a temporary filling in David's tooth.
a)
having a good flavor
b)
lasting only a short time
c)
using invisible materials
d)
costing very little money
5.
What does repeal mean in the following sentence?
The voters decided to repeal the unfair law.
a)
appreciate
b)
cancel
c)
disguise
d)
forge
6.
What figure of speech is in the sentence below?
The playground was a beehive of movement and sound.
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
7.
Which sentence contains a simile?
a)
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
b)
Sometimes life is a roller coaster or highs and lows.
c)
The car ride seemed as long as a round-the-world voyage.
d)
It seems strange that Emma is eating breakfast right now.
8.
What is the meaning of the following sentence?
Knowledge is power.
a)
Good ideas are like  bright lights.
b)
Books are the key to an interesting life.
c)
Learning gives you control of your future.
d)
Knowing the rules doesn't help you win the game.
9.
What does the phrase went over my head mean below.
The teacher's explanation went over my head.
a)
confused me
b)
interested me
c)
flew above my hair
d)
went way off the topic
10.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
11.
The wind whistled through the trees during the storm. 
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
12.
The sad student sat silently in the room. 
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
13.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
14.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
15.
Sally is the sun in my life
a)
Sally is yellow.
b)
Sally is standing on the roof.
c)
Sally is important to me.
16.
I'm dying to see that movie.
a)
I can wait a little longer.
b)
I don't want to see the movie.
c)
I'm excited about seeing the movie.
17.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
18.

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

Hanging with you is as easy as pie.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom

19.

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

The city I live in never sleeps.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom

20.

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

Into each life some rain must fall.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom

21.

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

The wind sang through the trees.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom

22.
A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison.  It often uses "is" in the comparison.
a)
metaphor 
b)
simile 
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
adverb
23.
Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.  
a)
rhyme 
b)
alliteration 
c)
assonance 
d)
simile 
24.
Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal 
a)
onomatopoeia 
b)
sensory detail
c)
hyperbole 
d)
personification 
25.
A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. 
a)
alliteration 
b)
simile 
c)
hyperbole 
d)
onomatopoeia 
26.
An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  
a)
tone 
b)
hyperbole 
c)
alliteration 
d)
rhyme 
27.

Which sentence below shows personification?

a)

The air was cold.

b)

The sun is bright yellow.

c)

The cat raced down the hall.

d)

The leaves danced in the wind.

28.

What is the name of continent #1?

a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
29.

What is the name of continent #2?

a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
30.

What is the name of continent #3?

a)
North America
b)
Antarctica 
c)
South Pole 
d)
Europe 
31.

What is the name of continent #4?

a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South Pole 
d)
Africa
32.

What is the name of continent #5?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
33.

What is the name of continent #6?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
34.

What is the name of continent #7?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
35.

What is the name of ocean #8?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean 
36.

What is the name of ocean #9?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
37.

What is the name of ocean #10?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
38.

What is the name of ocean #11?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Northern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Arctic  Ocean
39.

What is the name of ocean #12?

a)
Atlantic Ocean 
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Southern  Ocean
40.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.
a)
men and ships for exploring
b)
money for items
c)
products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
d)
buying goods from Africa
41.
When the priests came from Europe to the New World they changed the Native Americans ____________________ by introducing their Old World religion.
a)
voyages
b)
clothing
c)
culture
d)
immunity
42.
By mixing the products of the two hemispheres the Columbian Exchange brought _____________.
a)
new land to the Native Americans
b)
nothing new
c)
the world closer together
d)
the world farther apart
43.

the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

a)

the Americas and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

the Old World and the New World

d)

Orem and Provo

44.

The Columbian Exchange includes the transfer of which of the following?

a)

people

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

disease

e)

knowledge

45.

What was the main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?

a)

To find a trade route to Asia

b)

To find the Americas

c)

To fight the Indians

d)

To discover new lands

46.

What was the impact of the conquest of the Aztecs by Cortes?

a)

The Aztecs were completely wiped out

b)

The Aztecs became allies of the Spanish

c)

The Spanish established rule over Mexico

d)

The Spanish were driven out of Tenochtitlan

47.

What advantage did the Spanish have over the Aztecs in terms of weapons?

a)

Steel swords and muskets

b)

Wooden broadswords and clubs

c)

Obsidian-tipped spears

d)

Advanced armor and shields

48.

What country did Cortes claim land for?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Cuba

49.
On the right track means...
a)
On the train track
b)
Next to the train
c)
Doing what I need to do to meet my goals
d)
Going on vacation
50.

What animal helped explorers explore more land and came from the old world?

a)

donkeys

b)

cows

c)

horses

51.

Which plants came from the old world?

a)

sweet potatoes, corn, and cassava

b)

pineapple, cacao, and beans

c)

wheat, coffee, and sugar cane.

52.

What plants came from the new world?

a)

corn, potatoes, and tomatoes and avocado

b)

wheat, coffee and sugar cane

c)

apples, banana, coffee

53.

If your solution is saturated, you can ________________ it to lower the concentration.

a)

add more solid

b)

dilute

c)

concentrate

d)

product

54.

It is a point of solution cannot dissolved in any additional amount of solute.

a)

Solution

b)

Saturation

c)

Saturated