WorksheetsLiterary Terms and Author's Craft Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
imagery
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
imagery
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The rooster smiled and winked at me.
simile
imagery
personification
hyperbole
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
The best definition of theme is...
The moral a writer is teaching.
The message the author is trying to convey.
A word that summarizes the story.
The character's main problem.
Hyperboles are phrases that
compare two unlike things
exaggerate
give person-like qualities to animals and things
have a different meaning than the words.
What are the five categories of the author's craft?
Key Ideas, Details, Explicit Information, Implicit Information, Making Inferences,
voice, mood, anecdote, language, hyperbole
Preview, Question, Predict, Infer, Connect
Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Proofreading, Publishing
"If I told you once then I told you a thousand times to clean your room!"
This quote is an example of which type of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Select all that apply. Which of the following are specified as Word Craft techniques?
Imagery
Details
Word Choice
Vivid Verbs
It is the author’s writing that makes his or her writing unique
voice
mood
language
none of the above
a short, funny, or interesting story related to a character or events is
language
anecdote
mood
hyperbole
Which literary device is used when an author gives human traits to non-human objects?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Alliteration
What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject they are writing about?
A) Tone
B) Mood
C) Theme
D) Style
Which of the following best describes the term 'imagery'?
A) The use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to the work
B) A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
C) The central message of a story
D) The sequence of events in a story
