Character and Perspective (6 questions)
Vocabulary
Prefixes (1 question)
Suffixes (1 question)
Suffixes (1 question)
Elements of Poetry (2 questions)
Figurative Language (2 questions)
100
What is character perspective?
How a character sees, thinks, or feels about something.
100
The class was so rambunctious that I could hardly think!
Which word means the same as "rambunctious?"
1.) crowded
2.) rowdy
3.) silent
2.) Rowdy
100
"You got the answer wrong. Please go back and reread the story."
Which word means almost the same as "reread?"
1.) To write your answer again
2.) To read for the first time
3.) To read again
C.) To read again
100
How many stanzas are in this poem?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 stanzas
100
My cat, Mr. Jellybean, is so cute and fun to play with. He is the apple of my eye.
What type of figurative language is "apple of my eye"
1.) Simile
2.) Metaphor
3.) Personification
2.) Metaphor
(See YouTube Video About Similes and Metaphors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU)
200
“You three noisy things, you are all related,
She said to the worm, and promptly ate it.
With a snap of her bill she finished the fly.
And the lightning bug was the last to die."
What do these lines tell the reader?
A. The bugs were eaten because they were shining bright.
B. The bugs were large.
C. The bugs were fighting for no reason.
D. The bugs were afraid of the early bird.
C. The bugs were fighting for no reason.
200
Mrs. Stockstill is very organized! She has every topic divided into folders and in ABC order to make it easier to find.
What word is similar to "organized?"
1.) Neat
2.) Sloppy
3.) Disorganized
1.) Neat
200
To be happy to complete a task in a certain way.
1.) Sweetly
2.) Finally
3.) Gladly
3.) Gladly
200
How many lines are in each stanza?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 lines per stanza
(A total of 4 lines )
200
What type of figurative language is this?
1.) Simile 2.) Metaphor 3.) Personification
1.) Simile
300
Which word best describes the early bird?
hungry
annoyed
excited
disappointed
2. annoyed
300
Read the sentence. “Till their quarrel awakened the early bird.” What is the meaning of quarrel as it is used in the sentence above?
A. worms
B. a nest
C. agreement
D. disagreement
D. disagreement
300
What does the prefix dis- mean? Give an example.
not. disregulated
300
Why does the poet use a rhyme scheme in this poem:
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
1.) to make the poem easier to understand
2.) to make the poem more fun to read
3.) to explain why ice cream is cold and sugary
2.) to make the poem more fun to read
400
"Steven told his mother that he did not know who ate all the cookies, while he hid, with the last two behind his back."
Choose the best character trait for Steven.
1.) Brave, 2.) Scary, 3.) Dishonest
3.) Dishonest
400
What does the phrase "standing firm" mean as it is used in line 10?
A. making the body taller
B. keeping the same idea
C. stepping onto a box
D. taking a break
B. keeping the same idea
400
The teacher looked at her with distaste.
Think about the prefix dis-. What does the word distaste mean?
A. With taste
B. Without taste
C. two tastes
B. Without taste
400
What is the rhyme scheme in stanza 3?
ABAB
500
"Terry never wanted to do anything on her own, so she always waited for her mom to do it for her."
How would you describe Terry?
1.) Thoughtless 2.) Lazy 3.) Hardworking
2.) Lazy
500
DOUBLE POINTS:
What type of poem is this?
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!
A. Limerick
B. Rhymed Verse
C. Rhyme Scheme
D. Haiku
A. Limerick
Has 5 lines, and has the rhyme scheme AABBA!
500
I need to revisit that question on my test because I don't know the answer.
What does the word revisit mean as it is above?
A. without visit
B. skip
C. visit again
C. visit again
500
What type of poem is The Quarrel?
A. haiku
B. limerick
C. Free verse
D. Rhymed verse
D. Rhymed Verse