Parts of Speech
On Saturdays, I work at home from nine to five.
WORK is a ____________
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adjective
D. Adverb
B. Verb
Simile or Metaphor: Our love is like a rose that fades too quickly.
Simile
Who is the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. Mark Twain
C. William Shakespeare
D. Washington Irving
D. Washington Irving
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
A. What time is it.
B. Do you like school?
C. “Did you look under the bed?
D. How are you!
B. Do you like school?
TRUE OR FALSE: Personification is when animals have human characteristics or personalities.
True
boy, pencil, school, McDonald's, book, teacher are all examples of....
A. Nouns
B. Verbs
C. Pronouns
D. Adjectives
A. Nouns
Simile or Metaphor: My grandfather is my guiding star who gives me direction in life.
Metaphor
What happens to Icahbod Crane the night the horsemen comes?
A. The Headless Horseman got him
B. He was fired from his teaching position
C. No one knows
D. Brom Bones killed him
C. No one knows
Which name is capitalized correctly?
A. Joan of Arc
B. King arthur
C. King William of denmark
D. Benjaminn franklin
A. Joan of Arc
A fable is…
a) a theme song for life
b) a short story with a moral
c) stories written by your teacher
d) a story with a mean characters
b) a short story with a moral
Identify the Adjective in the sentence: The silly monkey was throwing bananas.
A. Monkey
B. Throwing
C. Silly
D. throwing bananas
C. Silly
"The football player is as fast as a cheetah" means...
A. There is a cheetah playing football
B.The football player saw a cheetah
C.The football player was not fast
D.The football player is quick
D.The football player is quick
What makes Katrina THE MOST attractive to Ichabod?
A. Her father's farm and money
B. Her appearance
C. He likes to fight with Brom Bones
D. She is intelligent
A. Her father's farm and money
Which of the following sentences uses verb tense correctly?
A. I enjoyed last night because we eat chicken nuggets.
B. Tomorrow we will go swimming and ran.
C. Yesterday I played soccer and we won.
D. Next year I will graduate from high school and working.
C. Yesterday I played soccer and we won.
Why does someone write a memoir?
A. To tell their whole life story
B. To tell retell a story someone told them
C. To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event
D. To tell what they think about wearing shoes in public
C. To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event
pretty, silly, smart, blue, cold, hard, wooden, smooth are all examples of....
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
D. Adverb
B. Adjectives
Which of the following is an example of personification?
A. You are as a beautiful as a flower.
B. The trees danced in the wind.
C. He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
D.I waited in line for 10 years!
B. The trees danced in the wind.
We watched "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." What does it mean to compare and contrast?
A. To talk about how things are the same
B. To talk about how things are different
C. To talk about how things are the same and different
D. To talk about how things are punctuated
C. To talk about how things are the same and different
What is the correct capitalization:
donald was hurrying to get to the 4th of july party.
A. Donald was hurrying to get to the 4th of july party.
B. donald was hurrying to get to the 4th of July party.
C. Donald was hurrying to get to the 4th of July party.
D. Donald was hurrying to get to the 4th of July Party.
C. Donald was hurrying to get to the 4th of July party.
What is the beginning of the story called (when the setting and characters are introduced)?
A. Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Falling Action
D. Resolution
B. Exposition
These words are used to separate two other words or phrases: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
A. Pronouns
B. Interjections
C. Compound Words
D. Coordinating Conjunctions
D. Coordinating Conjunctions
A comparison between 2 unlike things WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as' is called...
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Hyperbole
D. Simile
A. Metaphor
What story element is the same in both the movie and the book of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
a. Setting
b. Resolution
c. Climax
d. Falling action
C. Climax
Which sentence is correct?
A."I have money in my pocket," said Mr. Arthur.
B. I have money in my pocket said Mr. Arthur.
C. "I got money in my picket, said Mr. Arthur"
D. "I have money in my pocket" said Mr. Arthur
A."I have money in my pocket," said Mr. Arthur.
The final outcome of a story and the last element of the plot.
A. Climax
B. Falling Action
C. Memior
D. Resolution
D. Resolution