Figurative Language
Grammar
Comprehension (books/stories from this year!)
Wild Card - Random Trivia!
100
Comparing unlike things using "Like" or "As" is known as _______________.
Comparing unlike things without using "Like" or "As" is known as _______________.
simile
metaphor
100
What is wrong with the passage?
I was there when it all went down. It was crazy! I walk right up to him, and he's acting like he doesn't know what happened.
Tense shift! It starts in past tense and then shifts to present.
100
The main antagonist or villain of To Kill A Mockingbird is ____________________.
Bob Ewell
100
What color are the stars on the American flag?
white
200
"Powerful pandas play with parrots" is an example of ___________________.
alliteration
200
The following is a fragment because it is lacking a __________________.
The group from Jersey City that does so much great work.
predicate
200
After a secret night with Juliet, Romeo flees from Verona to ______________.
Mantua
200
What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
Hedwig
300
"Time flies!" is an example that represents which two types of figurative language?
A) zoomorphism and idiom
B) simile and personification
C) Imagery and alliteration
A) Zoomorphism and Idiom
300
Identify the two problems in the sentence and correct them:
Roxanne has her own business she never stops working because she has to run the store, manage employees, handle paperwork, and assisting customers.
It is a run-on, and it does not use parallel structure.
Correct:
Roxanne has her own business. She never stops working because she has to run the store, manage employees, handle paperwork, and assist customers.
300
In Romeo and Juliet, who is killed by Tybalt?
Mercutio
300
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
400
Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise" includes many examples of figurative language, but the type it contains most of is ...
simile
400
The verb form where you use "To (verb)" is known as the ____________ form.
Examples:
To run, To walk, to eat
Infinitive
400
In The Outsiders, Ponyboy has two brothers named __________________.
Darry and Sodapop
400
What is the smallest breed of dog?
Chihuahua
500
Find all 5 examples of figurative language in the passage.
Butterflies in his stomach - idiom
This place is a zoo - metaphor
Waited in line behind a million others - hyperbole
Like herds of cattle - simile
Waterfalls, sandy beaches - imagery
500
Find 5 mistakes in this paragraph.
He was confused, he didn’t know - comma splice
Arrived at the abandoned warehouse at sunset -fragment
Tense shift - story changes from past to present
to find his missing friend, making things right - non-parallel structure
Emerging from the darkness, a wiry old man - fragment
500
To Kill A Mockingbird is set in the small rural town of ___________________________ .
Maycomb, Alabama
500
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci