Vocabulary
The word insufficient means...
a. not clear
b. not easy
c. not enough
d. not fair
What is c. not enough
Which word contains a Greek root meaning “life”?
A biography
B telegraph
C autopilot
D metric
What is a.--biography
This is the beat you hear when you read a poem aloud.
What is rhythm?
A comparison using the words “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
Is the noun pencil, singular or plural?
What is singular.
Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the italicized word.
A newborn baby’s skin is tender.
A hard
B pale
C rough
D soft
What is d.-- soft
Which word contains a Greek root meaning “written or drawn”?
A kilogram
B microscope
C graphic
D biodiesel
What is C.--graphic
This is a group of lines in a poem, kind of like a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
A comparison that says one thing is another thing.
What is a metaphor?
Is this a complete or incomplete sentence?
The dog barked.
What is complete.
Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.
The ground by the plant was steeped in water.
A soaked
B unchanged
C not affected
D needed to be filled
What is a.--soaked
Which word contains a Greek root meaning “far or distant”?
A autobiography
B phonics
C biochemistry
D television
What is D.--television
This is when two or more words end with the same sound, like cat and hat.
What is rhyme?
Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
What is personification?
Is this noun common or proper? cars
What is common.
Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.
Their bodies excreted sweat.
A dried
B found
C mixed
D removed
What is d.-removed
Which word contains a Greek root meaning “sound”?
A teleprompter
B geography
C phonograph
D biochemistry
What is C--phonograph
This is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
What is rhythm?
A phrase that doesn’t mean exactly what it says, like “break a leg.”
What is an idiom?
Is this verb present, past or future tense?
jumping
What is present.
Which word is a synonym for ultraviolet?
A cloudy
B bright purple
C visible to humans
D invisible to humans
What is d.-invisible to humans
The word telescope means —
A tool to see very small items
B tool to see items in the distance
C a rocket that allows you to travel
D a way to measure long distances
What is B--tool to see items in the distance.
This term describes how a poet organizes lines and stanzas to create flow and sound.
What is poetic structure?
Words that sound like the noise they make, such as “buzz” or “pop.”
What is onomatopoeia?
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
The boy jumped into the puddle.
What is the boy.