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Freak the Mightty Vocabulary (Ch.1-4) and Figurative Language

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When an author gives human characteristics to non-human objects, this is an example of:

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

2.

A comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

3.

A comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

imagery

4.

Words that represent sounds are known as:

a)

imagery

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

onomatopoeia

5.

When the beginning sound of words is repeated, this is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

6.

When the author uses exaggerated text, this is an example of:

a)

alliteration

b)

imagery

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

7.

An idiom is:

a)

an extreme exaggeration used to make a point

b)

an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of individual words

c)

a word whose sound suggests its meaning

8.

_______ is a tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize or see what is happening in a story or poem.

a)
Figurative Language
b)
Types of Figurative Language
c)
I don't know
d)
Pun
9.

Her eyes were diamonds; always bright and sparkling! This is an example of:

a)
Metaphor
b)
Pun
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
10.

My coffee was as cold as the snow that was falling outside. This is an example of:

a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
11.

I paid an arm and a leg for my designer shoes that I bought this weekend. This is an example of:

a)
Metaphor
b)
Idiom
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
12.

I was very frustrated this morning due to the fact that my computer was running extremely slow. This is an example of:

a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Oxymoron
13.

His feet squished through the mud. This is an example of:

a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Irony
d)
Oxymoron
14.

I had to hurry home hastily because grandma wanted her waffles warmed up in the microwave. This is an example of:

a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
15.

I’ve told my student a billion times that they should always write their number and last name on their papers! This is an example of:

a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
16.

"But when the trees bowed down their heads" is an example of

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

personification

17.

"I am dying of boredom" is an example of

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

18.

Which of these is a proper example of alliteration?

a)

Phil likes people who can bake pies.

b)

Bill runs from Dave alone.

c)

Harry hates having hives.

d)

Denise leaves Alice sleeping.

19.

The idiom "That was a piece of cake!" means

a)

That was delicious!

b)

That was unexpected!

c)

That had frosting all over it!

d)

That was easy!

20.

invincible

a)

not real or genuine

b)

incapable of being defeated, conquered, or subdued

c)

serious promise

d)

most favorable or desirable; best

21.

Sobriquet

a)

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

b)

face to face conflict

c)

nickname

d)

a person's last name

22.

postulate is...

a)

a verb which means to take a fact and to use it to make a guess about something

b)

an adjective which means to take a guess about something important.

c)

a noun which means a guess

d)

an adjective which describes Freak's posture due to Morquio syndrome

23.

(adj.) not conquered, defeated, or overcome

a)

quested

b)

mainstream

c)

depleted

d)

unvanquished

24.

(adj.) too powerful to be defeated or overcome

a)

unvanquished

b)

invincible

c)

depleted

d)

ignorance

25.

(n.) outward behavior

a)

demeanor

b)

ignorance

c)

quest

d)

fiend

26.

unvanquished

a)

pleased with oneself

b)

not conquered or overcome

c)

a noisy commotion

d)

a search or pursuit made in order to find/obtain something or achieve something

27.

invincible

a)

not real or genuine

b)

incapable of being defeated, conquered, or subdued

c)

serious promise

d)

most favorable or desirable; best

28.

Max opened the ____ in order to go to his room.

a)

bulkhead

b)

scraggly

c)

propulsion

29.

scraggly

a)

to spit back out

b)

to assume without proof, or as self evident; take for granted

c)

shaggy; ragged; unkempt

30.

propulsion

a)

thrusting or ringing in without invitation

b)

the act or process of propelling

c)

to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject

31.

postulated

a)

to assume without proof, or as self-evident; take for granted

b)

to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of

c)

to hide, or hide out, or take shelter

32.

bulkhead

a)

huge or monstrous

b)

an outside door over a stairway leading to a cellar

c)

to spit back out

33.

Blade was ___ in appearance in Freak the Mighty, according to Max.

a)

scraggly

b)

unvanquished

c)

intruding

34.

Kevin ____ that Max would fight Blade.

a)

depleted

b)

postulated

c)

humongous

35.

A synonym for fierce is:

There are 2 answers.

a)

intense

b)

weak

c)

feeble

d)

ferocious

36.

The teacher's calm demeanor put me at ease when I was nervous about the test. What is the meaning of demeanor?

a)

someone's outward behavior

b)

how you understand things

c)

one's mental intelligence

37.

Allowances

a)

nickname

b)

to excuse or pardon

c)

to be suggested

d)

undefeated