Superlatives / Comparatives
Complete the sentence: "This is the ___________ (good) book I have ever read!"
best
Decide the type and whether it's positive/negative: "Don't touch that hot stove!"
negative warning
Identify the pronoun and its type: "She sang beautifully during the school concert."
"She" (Subject pronoun)
Identify the type of imagery: "The thunder crashed loudly, followed by the sharp, piercing sound of a car alarm."
auditory imagery
Identify the device: "The classroom was a zoo during recess."
metaphor
Complete the sentence: "The cat ___________ (chase) the mice every night."
chases
Complete the sentence: "The exam was ___________ (difficult) than I expected."
more difficult
more than 2 syllables
Decide the type and whether it's positive/negative: "Please hand me that dictionary."
positive request
Identify the pronoun and its type: "The teacher gave them the homework assignment before the bell rang."
"them" (Object pronoun)
Identify the type of imagery: "The golden sunlight filtered through the vibrant green leaves of the ancient oak tree."
visual imagery
Identify the device: "I have told you a million times to log out of your accounts when you are finished!"
hyperbole
Complete the sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students ___________ (be) present at the meeting yesterday."
were
(Verb agrees with the closer subject, "students")
Complete the sentence: "Of all the runners on the track team, Sarah is ___________ (fast)."
Decide the type and whether it's positive/negative: "Come to my party this Friday evening!"
positive invitation
Identify the pronoun and its type: "The trophy on the display shelf is ours."
"ours" (Possessive pronoun)
Identify the type of imagery: "A sharp twist of panic tightened in his chest, making his stomach churn with nausea."
organic imagery
kinesthetic imagery
Identify the device & explain the effect: "The fire swallowed the entire forest in a matter of minutes."
personification
The fire is described as a living creature that actively is trying to hurt or destroy the forest. Personifying the fire makes it seem like it has evil intentions, making it more terrifying.
Complete the sentence: "The box of colorful pencils ___________ (belong) to the art department."
belongs
(The subject is the singular "box", not "pencils")
Complete the sentence: "The climate in the desert is much ___________ (dry) than the climate in the rainforest."
drier
(Note the spelling change from 'y' to 'i')
Decide the type and whether it's positive/negative: "Take the first left and walk straight for 200 meters."
positive instruction/direction
Identify the pronoun and its type: "After a long day of hiking, the students cooked dinner for themselves."
"themselves" (Reflexive pronoun)
Identify the type of imagery: "She bit into the lemon, and a sharp, sour tang immediately exploded across her tongue."
gustatory imagery
Identify the device and explain the effect: "As the tragic news arrived at the castle, the skies grew dark, and a heavy, rain began to fall."
pathetic fallacy
The dark, gloomy weather reflects the sadness of the news. The sadness continues to grow and eventually causes those receiving the news to weep.
Complete the sentence: "Every single one of the players ___________ (have) to pass a fitness test before the tournament."
has
(The subject "Every single one" is singular)
Complete the sentence: "The further we walked into the cave, the ___________ (bad) the weather outside became, making it the ___________ (far) we had ever traveled from camp."
worse
farthest/furthest
Decide the type and whether it's positive/negative:"Do not base your self-worth entirely on a single test score; make sure you rest well before exams."
negative advice & positive advice
Identify the pronoun and its type: "He told me that the final decision regarding the project's timeline was entirely hers."
"He" (Subject), "me" (Object), and "hers" (Possessive)
Identify the type of imagery: "The damp, freezing wind bit into his exposed cheeks as he sprinted wildly down the rocky path."
tactile ("damp, freezing wind", "bit into cheeks") and kinesthetic ("sprinted wildly") imagery
Identify the device and explain the effect: "There was a deafening silence in the room until the old clock on the wall gave a loud tick-tock."
oxymoron ("deafening silence") and onomatopoeia ("tick-tock")
oxymoron - The silence was so obvious and dramatic that the lack of noise made a strong impact. This is further exaggerated to even cause someone to go deaf.
onomatopoeia - The sound description mimics the sound of a clock. This allows the reader to imagine the moment it rang and how it broke the silence.
Complete the sentence: "Ten kilometers ___________ (be) a long distance to run, but politics ___________ (be) an even harder topic to navigate."
is
is
(Distance and "politics" both take singular verbs)