Phrases and Clauses
Figurative Language
Reading Skills
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Greek and Latin
100
Name the dependent (or subordinate) clause in this sentence.
Once Adam smashed the spider, I was content.
100
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence? Arguing with her was like dueling with hand grenades.
simile
100
The Harrison boys were very boisterous. Their mother could not keep them in the house for five minutes. The whole neighborhood knew when those boys were outside playing cowboys or wrestling. What does the use of the word boisterous suggest about the Harrison boys?
noisy
100
Name the rhyme scheme in the following poem. White swan of cities, slumbering in thy nest So wonderfully built among the reeds Of the lagoon, that fences thee and feeds, As sayeth thy old historian and thy guest! White water-lily, cradled and caressed By ocean streams, and from the silt and weeds Lifting thy golden filaments and seeds, Thy sun-illumined spires, thy crown and crest!
ABBA
100
What does the prefix "spec" mean?
to look, to see
200
Name one prepositional phrase in this sentence. The tired traveler carefully brushed the dust off his pants and continued his journey down the country road.
off his pants, down the country road
200
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence? She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.
metaphor
200
Based on the passage, it is clear that the author wants readers to what? Camping is a valuable form of recreation. It allows people to escape their busy lives and enjoy the peace of nature. Camping also brings people into direct contact with the raw elements. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors had to build their own shelters, hunt for their own food, and build their own fires. Though today we have supermarkets and modern homes with kitchen appliances, it is important to remember that this was not always the case. Preparing a meal from scratch and eating it outdoors brings a feeling of satisfaction that cannot be gained from modern technology.
experience cooking and eating outdoors.
200
What type of sentence is this? Kenny, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the top of the mountain, and he enjoys hiking in the forest.
compound-complex sentence
200
What word means all knowing?
omniscient
300
What two types of phrases are in this sentence?
I wanted to kick the ball past the goalie.
300
What type of figurative language is in this sentence? Charlie gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills stretching across the counter.
hyperbole
300
What can you infer from the passage? The International Olympic Committee, IOC, is the governing body of the Olympics. The IOC ensures that the games are played fairly. The committee requires athletes to undergo tests to make sure that no one has an unfair advantage. One athlete from the U.S. was not allowed to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics because he was using a drug. The athlete was taking the legal drug to prevent hair loss. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, a Japanese woman was banned from participating in the luge. She was not allowed to compete because her equipment weighed 13.3 kg. The allowed weight was 13.1 kg. The weight difference was less than half a pound. Neither of these athletes intentionally tried to gain an unfair advantage. The punishments for these accidental mistakes may seem harsh. Nevertheless, the IOC enforced the rules that were set in place.
The International Olympic Committee is very strict.
300
What type of sentence is this? Antwan tends to get bored walking in the park, watching the birds, getting mud on his shoes, and sometimes getting lost.
simple sentence
300
What word means to speak against?
contradict
400
Name the phrase in this sentence. A hot tempered player, Joseph charged the umpire.
appositive
400
What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence? After freedom’s sweet kiss, she could never return to the doldrums of the factory.
personification
400
Summarize this passage: The earliest human legal systems were almost completely forms of lex talionis. That means "the law of revenge." The lex talionis is a law of equal and direct revenge. It is what it says in Hebrew scriptures: "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life." The best example of this law was Hammurabi's Code. Hammurabi was a Babylonian king. He created a series of 282 laws. Those laws were based entirely on the principle of revenge. Under this code, a person found guilty of murder was immediately stoned to death or drowned in a river. A person who assaulted another person was to have his or her hands cut off.
Lex talionis is the idea of law based on revenge. Hammurabi's Code is an example of this. The code was made up of 282 laws based on the idea of revenge.
400
What does the word philanthropy mean as it is used in this sentence? Arthur Renway is considered one of the state's leaders known for his philanthropy.
one who loves his fellow humans.
400
What word means living in water?
aquatic
500
Name the two phrases in this sentence. Palms sweating, Benito was shaking.
Absolute, verb
500
What type of figurative is being used in this sentence? It is raining so hard, I hope it doesn’t rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
allusion
500
The first part of this passage evokes what sort of tone? Shannon was home when the mail came that Saturday, and she waved to the postal carrier through the window. Then, she practically danced out to the mailbox. Something told her this would be the day she’d hear if the performing arts high school had accepted her. Shannon wanted to sing and dance more than anything, and this school could be the answer to her dreams. She opened the latch of the old metal mailbox and pulled out the contents. There, right on top, was an envelope addressed to Shannon Brown. She tore it open, her heart pounding, and scanned the first lines: “Dear Shannon, we are delighted to inform you. . . .” Shannon threw the rest of the mail in the air and jumped up and down, yelling, “I knew it!!” Then she gathered up the mail and raced inside to break the news to her parents.
anticipation
500
Besides a simile, what literary device is being used in this sentence? I wait to see thee vanish like the fleets
assonance
500
What word means to be ruled by men?
patriarchy
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