Figurative Language
What does the phrase "as busy as a bee" mean?
A. You like honey
B. You are working very hard
C. You are flying around
D. You are making noise
B. You are working very hard
Which of these is a fiction book?
A. A science textbook
B. A biography
C. A novel about a magical dragon
D. A book about planets
C. A novel about a magical dragon
What text structure tells what happened and why?
A. Sequence
B. Compare and contrast
C. Cause and effect
D. Problem and solution
C. Cause and effect
What punctuation mark ends a question?
A. Period (.)
B. Comma (,)
C. Exclamation mark (!)
D. Question mark (?)
D. Question mark (?)
What is the conjunction in this sentence? “I wanted pizza, but we had tacos.”
A. Pizza
B. But
C. Had
D. Wanted
B. But
Which sentence contains a simile?
A. Her smile was sunshine.
B. The wind whispered through the trees.
C. He was as fast as a cheetah.
D. Time flew by.
C. He was as fast as a cheetah.
A story that could really happen and takes place in modern times is called:
A. Historical fiction
B. Science fiction
C. Realistic fiction
D. Fantasy
C. Realistic fiction
Which structure would an author use to show similarities and differences between two animals?
A. Compare and contrast
B. Chronological
C. Problem and solution
D. Description
A. Compare and contrast
Choose the correct way to write this sentence:
"Let's eat grandma."
A. Let’s eat grandma!
B. Let’s eat, Grandma!
C. Lets eat, grandma!
D. Lets eat Grandma!
B. Let’s eat, Grandma!
Which sentence uses a coordinating conjunction?
A. I wanted to go, so I asked permission.
B. I stayed home although it was sunny.
C. I ran because I was late.
D. After I ate, I played.
A. I wanted to go, so I asked permission.
What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
“The classroom was a zoo.”
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Idiom
D. Metaphor
D. Metaphor
A story about a robot that learns to feel emotions would be:
A. Realistic fiction
B. Science fiction
C. Historical fiction
D. Biography
B. Science fiction
If a passage lists events in order, which text structure is it using?
A. Cause and effect
B. Sequence/Chronological
C. Problem and solution
D. Compare and contrast
B. Sequence/Chronological
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. Sarah said "I love reading."
B. "Sarah said, I love reading."
C. "Sarah said, 'I love reading.'"
D. Sarah said, I love reading.
C. "Sarah said, 'I love reading.'"
Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:
“I couldn’t go outside because it was raining.”
A. Outside
B. Because
C. Was
D. Raining
B. Because