Miscellaneous
Root words
Figurative Language
Context Clues
Word Parts
100
Carly struggled to walk through the hot, blowing sand is an example of _____________ conflict. internal external
What is a external?
100
In which word does re- mean the same as it does in "rewind"? a. review b. real c. read d. reason
What is review?
100
After about a year some trouble arose between them and the Indians, and I took the warpath as a warrior, not as a chief. I had not been wronged, but some of my people had been, and I fought with my tribe; for the soldiers and not the Indians were at fault. What does Geronimo mean here by the term "took the warpath"? A) He decided to go on a rampage. B) He opted to go to war with his tribesmen. C) He sought to commit random acts of violence. D) He found a trail that is not often traveled.
What is B. He opted to go to war with his tribesmen.
100
My mother was candid, honestly sharing her ideas on the subject. In the sentence, what does the word candid mean? a. exactly b. honest c. very good d. sweet
What honest?
100
Adding the suffix -less to the word fear makes a word that means fear often needing to be feared without fear
What is a without fear?
200
It sounded clichéd But at times like this, I miss my dad. I mean, I don't remember him- He died of cancer when I was three Pictures Are all that's left The tone of this poem is _______________ romantic grieving informative optimistic
What is grieving?
200
In which word does -able mean the same it as it does in reliable? laughable stable ability cable
What is laughable?
200
Fog by Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. This poem uses which figurative device? a. hyperbole b. metaphor c. personification d. simile
What is a metaphor?
200
The salesman wanted to haggle, so we offered a lower price. The word haggle means _______________. bargain damage trade chat
What is bargain?
300
which text structure uses signal words such as both, similarly, unlike... compare and contrast sequential cause and effect description
What is compare and contrast?
300
In which word does -or mean the same as it does in realtor? a. floor b. orbit c. actor d. orb
What is actor?
300
Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired. My heart is sad and sick. From where the sun now stands The sentence My heart is sad and sick contains an example of A) alliteration B) simile C) onomatopoeia D) metaphor
What us A) alliteration
300
Sometimes we have slowmoe. Slowmoe is a good drink. I like chocolate but some people like skim slowmoe. What is slowmoe? ice cream milk pizza water
What is milk?
400
Hide and seek is to game as a. bracelet is to jewelry b. table is to pantry c. bead is to necklace d. dust is to footprint
What is a - bracelet is to jewelry?
400
Knowing the meaning of the prefix ab- , away from, helps you understand the definition of abnormal is a. from or away from the normal b. inclined to be normal c. among normal people d. having a 6 pack
What is a. from or away from the normal?
400
Her visitor, she saw as she opened the door, was seated in the armchair before the fire, dozing it would seem, with his bandaged head drooping on one side. The only light in the room was the red glow from the fire—which lit his eyes like adverse railway signals, but left his downcast face in darkness—and the scanty vestiges of the day that came in through the open door. One type of figurative language used in these two sentences. A) personification of the fire. B) personification of the bandage. C) a metaphor used to describe the fire D) a simile to describe the visitor's eyes.
What is D) a simile to describe the visitor's eyes ?
400
He caught a glimpse of a most singular thing, what seemed a handless arm waving towards him, and a face of three huge indeterminate spots on white, very like the face of a pale pansy. Which of these is the BEST connotation for the word glimpse as it is used in the selected sentence? a. a gaze in a given direction b. a brief, incomplete, view or look c. a pleasurable and absorbing look d. an unhealthy and extended observation
What is b. a brief, incomplete, view or look
500
Attempted to play volleyball; 17 A player sprang up for a spike. 18 That ball bolted by so fast 19 It was like a lightning strike. 20 In line 19 the word bolted means A) attached. B) locked. C) screwed. D) sped.
what is D) sped?
500
In which word does fore- NOT means the same as it does in forehead? a. forethought b. forward c. forgive d. foresight
What is c. forgive?
500
O powerful western fallen star! O shades of night -- O moody, tearful night! O great star disappear'd -- O the black murk that hides the star! O cruel hands that hold me powerless -- O helpless soul of me! O harsh surrounding cloud that will not free my soul. These lines demonstrate what emotion? A) curiosity B) depression C) excitement D) puzzlement
What us B. depression?
500
They saw many interesting pieces of memorabilia. Geoff heard a fellow visitor say that the Hall of Fame had artifacts and exhibits covering high school, college, professional, Olympic, and Paralympic sports, as well as exhibits about great moments in Georgia athletics. In the third paragraph the word memorabilia means- a. something worthy of recalling. b. something very old and ancient. c. something worth a lot of money. d.something needing a lot of care.
What is something worthy of recalling?
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