Central Idea
Literary Elements
Context Clues
Multiple Choice Practice
100
What is the main point or message of a passage called?
central idea
100
Which literary element is the sequence of events in a story?
plot structure
100
What do we call the hints that an author gives to help define a difficult word?
context clues
100
Which of the following is NOT a part of speech?
A) Noun
B) Pronoun
C) Article
D) Dialogic
200
What is the central idea of this image?
Self-love
200
What literary element involves giving human traits to non-human things?
personification
200
Which word in the quote below gives the context clue for a shared feeling between the two characters?
"Janet looked at him with pure contempt. Likewise, he hated her."
Likewise
200
Which literary device is used to give human qualities to animals or objects?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
C) Personification
300
What is a central idea of the quote below?
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
A central idea is there is no need for fear when you learn to navigate life's challenges.
300
What literary element describes the personality of a main character?
characterization
300
When an author directly states the meaning of a word in a sentence, what type of context clue is being used?
definition
300
Which literary element involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
A) Alliteration
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony
A) Alliteration
400
What is a central idea of the quote below?
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."
A central idea is that possibilities in life, while uncertain, make life worthwhile.
400
What literary element is demonstrated in the quote below?
“I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide/Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.”
metaphor
400
What phrase gives us a context clue for a disagreement in the quote?
Spoke believed that the man was altruistic, but others say that the man gave to charity for selfish reasons.
but others say
400
What literary device is used when there is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Onomatopoeia
B) Simile
500
What is a central idea of the quote below?
“Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.”
A central idea is to live life to the fullest rather than play it safe.
500
What does the imagery in the quote suggest about the writer?
“You may shoot me with your words/You may cut me with your eyes/You may kill me with your hatefulness/But still, like air, I’ll rise”
The writer is invulnerable to other people's negative beliefs.
The writer is capable of things greater than petty, earthly problems.
500
What common, three-word phrase indicates a restatement of ideas?
in other words
500
Which literary device is used in the following phrase: "The sun smiled down on me"?
A) Symbolism
B) Hyperbole
C) Personification
D) Alliteration
C) Personification