Theme
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
A. Nature and man
B. Innocence cannot last
C. Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
D. Nature and beauty
B. Innocence cannot last
We had to wait forever!
A. metaphor
B. hyperbole
C. personification
D. simile
B. hyperbole
Sally and Johnny are going to get pizza tonight. They are
getting it from their favorite pizza restaurant.
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
c. Third person
The fact that electronic computers are now used for data processing has led the general
public to believe that it is a mysterious, complicated science and that the computers are
giant brains. Both of these ideas are false. A computer is basically just a high-speed adding
machine that performs the functions it is told to. If the input data are varied even a little,
the computer is unable to operate until it is programmed to accept the variations. The
business operations it performs are impressive only because of the extremely high speed of
manipulation, but most of these operations have been used for decades. Unlike man, the
computer performs repetitive calculations without getting tired or bored.
a. A computer is a high-speed adding machine.
b. A computer is a mysterious giant brain.
c. A computer is impressive because of its high speed.
d. A computer is superior to man in many ways.
a. A computer is a high-speed adding machine.
My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All
he seemed to want was an audience.”
a. pretentious
b. grouchy
c. talkative
d. worried
c. talkative
Speaking About the Meaning of Loquacious. ... The ultimate source of all this chattiness is loqui, a Latin verb meaning "to speak."
Use context clues
In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.
What is the theme?
A. be persistent
B. Persevere
C. always care for others
D. respect everyone like you want to be treated
A. be persistent
My life is a dream of wonders.
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. personification
D. idiom
A. metaphor
The last piece of cake is mine!!!
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
a. First person
The Louisiana Purchase proved to be one of the shrewdest business pacts in the entire
history of the United States. The purchase doubled in the area of the country and provided
territory from which fourteen new states were created either wholly or in part. It also gave
us control over the mouth of the Mississippi River and opened up the way to foreign trade.
Prior to the purchase, the waterway had been blocked by the Spanish, probably with the
approval of Napoleon. The land that was bought was rich in timber, minerals, and natural
resources of many kinds. Finally, the cost of the transaction was unbelievably low; the
total of $15 million amounted to about four cents an acre.
a. The Louisiana Purchase was a very good business deal for the U.S.
b. The land bought by the Louisiana Purchase was rich in minerals.
c. The land bought by the Louisiana Purchase was very cheap.
d. Most Americans were very pleased with the purchase.
a. The Louisiana Purchase was a very good business deal for the U.S.
Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years
of peace ended in darkness and confusion.
a. evils
b. mistakes
c. changes
d. rules
c. changes
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
A. Be honest.
B. Don't be greedy.
C. Always share your things with others.
D. Be respectful to others.
B. Don't be greedy.
It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
A. idiom
B. simile
C. personification
D. alliteration
A. idiom
He likes to tell jokes that make everybody laugh.
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
c. Third person
There is a common belief that while the dog is man’s best friend, the coyote is his worst
enemy. The bad reputation of the coyote traces back to his fondness for small animals; he
hunts at night and is particularly destructive to sheep, young pigs, and poultry. Yet it is
sometimes wise to encourage coyotes. Provided valuable farm animals are protected, the
coyote will often free the property of other animals, like rabbits, which are ruinous to
crops and certain trees. He is especially beneficial in keeping down the rodent population.
Where coyotes have been allowed to do their work without molestation, ranchers and fruit
growers have found them so valuable that they would no more shoot them than they would
shoot their dogs.
a. Under certain conditions the coyote is helpful to man.
b. The coyote is feared because of his fondness for small animals
c. Modern ranchers would no sooner shoot coyotes than they would shoot dogs.
d. The coyote usually prefers rabbits and other rodents to sheep and poultry.
a. Under certain conditions the coyote is helpful to man.
The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.
a. make milder
b. beautify
c. increase
d. banish
d. banish
Kelly had a job at the movie theater, but it didn't pay very much and she was sick of working there. Nonetheless, the work was steady and she needed all of the money that she could get. To her delight, Kelly got an interview at a big office downtown for a job that paid much more. The interview went very well and the bosses all but offered her a position. They said that she would fit the role well and they promised that they would call her back within two weeks. Kelly couldn't wait to quit her job at the movie theater. As soon as she got back she put in her two week notice. She spent the next two weeks bragging to her coworkers about her new high-paying job in the big city. Yet, two weeks passed and she received no phone call. When Kelly decided to follow up on her interview, she learned that the bosses had chosen a different candidate. Kelly was crushed. Choose three carefully!
A. If you like meat, eat it before throwing it away.
B. Nothing is a sure thing before it happens
C. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
D. Kelly is a person who had a job review to work at the movie theater. while the chicken is alive. It is gross but she likes it. It is weird she is 4 years old but this is not the answer if you are reading this thank you.
A. If you like meat, eat it before throwing it away.
B. Nothing is a sure thing before it happens
C. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
9. The fly buzzed past us.
A. personification
B. simile
C. onomatopoeia
D. alliteration
C. onomatopoeia
5. You have to be very quiet so you don’t scare away the rabbit.
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
b. Second person
5. In earlier days those who had overseas business which they believed should be
discussed personally, took ship and set out across the briny deep. Once aboard they
transacted their affairs, engaging in commercial and social matters or conducting
government business. Today ships and passengers continue to sail the seven seas, and
airplanes soar overhead. But above them all, words speed through the sky – telephone
conversations quickly bring together in the most personal fashion people who are
separated by thousands of miles.
a. Overseas telephone service today is ruling out all need for overseas travel.
b. Nothing can take the place of person-to-person conversation in settling business,
social, and government problems.c. Many conversations which once required overseas travel can now be conducted by
telephone.
d. Even with modern overseas telephone service people continue to travel abroad by
ship or by plane.
c. Many conversations which once required overseas travel can now be conducted by
telephone.
We knew he couldn’t hold out much longer, because he had been doomed from the
beginning. One night he met his ineluctable fate.
a. forgotten
b. inevitable
c. hidden
d. unhappy
b. inevitable
13. During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
A. You should cheat to win.
B. Always work hard.
It pays to be honest.
D. Teamwork is best.
C. It pays to be honest.
11.Charming children chat in the corner.
A. alliteration
B. personification
C. hyperbole
D. idiom
A. alliteration
It is important that you take your time and do your best on all
your work.
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
b. Second person
6. The attitudes of Americans toward gambling are amazingly contradictory. You may
find, for example, that horse racing is legal in your state, but that you cannot legally play
poker for money on your front porch; bookies may be prosecuted by state law, but they
are supposed to purchase a federal license nonetheless; one church condemns gambling,
while another raises money by sponsoring Bingo games. Gambling laws are inconsistent
from state to state or even from town to town and are very difficult to enforce.
a. Americans have negative attitudes toward gambling.
b. Gambling laws are difficult to enforce
c. Gambling laws are inconsistent from community to community.
d. Churches do not have uniform ideas about gambling.
c. Gambling laws are inconsistent from community to community.
A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air in and
around many big cities.
a. concentrate
b. fill up
c. replace
d. contaminate
d. contaminate