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Daily Dose #51-60

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for 'a comparison without using "like" or "as"'?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

analogy

d)

hyperbole

2.

What do you call a character that 'has many layers; know lots about'?

a)

round character

b)

flat character

c)

static character

d)

stock character

3.

What is the term for 'brief and to the point'?

a)

terse

b)

verbose

c)

elaborate

d)

lengthy

e)

wordy

4.

What is the term for 'a comparison using "like" or "as"'?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

5.

What tells you where the book is located in the library?

a)

call number (on a book)

b)

author's name

c)

book title

d)

publisher

6.

What word means 'rudely brief, sudden; unexpected'?

a)

abrupt

b)

gentle

c)

lengthy

d)

predictable

e)

soft

7.

What is the term for 'the way in which a story is told; 1st - I, me, my; 3rd - they, them'?

a)

point of view

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

setting

8.

What word means 'direct, outspoken, honest'?

a)

frank

b)

timid

c)

deceitful

d)

reserved

e)

indirect

9.

What word means 'brave; courageous'?

a)

valiant

b)

timid

c)

cowardly

d)

fearful

e)

shy

10.

What is the term for 'disaster; catastrophe; hardship'?

a)

calamity

b)

serenity

c)

prosperity

d)

tranquility

e)

jubilation

11.

What word means 'roomy; huge'?

a)

capacious

b)

fragile

c)

tedious

d)

opaque

12.

What word means 'great sadness; or grief; suffering or misfortune'?

a)

woe

b)

joy

c)

delight

d)

fortune

e)

comfort

13.

What is the noun for 'lack of good sense or judgment; a foolish act or idea; silliness'?

a)

folly

b)

wisdom

c)

bravery

d)

clarity

14.

What word means 'capable; qualified'?

a)

competent

b)

incompetent

c)

irrelevant

d)

inept

15.

What word means 'massive, huge'?

a)

colossal

b)

tiny

c)

fragile

d)

narrow

16.

What word means 'shout, cry out; make a racket, demand something noisily'?

a)

clamor

b)

whisper

c)

murmur

d)

silence

17.

What word means 'persistent; stubbornly determined; refusing to give up'?

a)

dogged

b)

fragile

c)

indecisive

d)

yielding

e)

hesitant

18.

What word means 'marvelous; superb; great; splendid'?

a)

sublime

b)

mundane

c)

mediocre

d)

ordinary

e)

inferior