Figurative language
Vocabulary
Analogies
Fill in the blank
Appropriate topic sentence
100
Personification
What is giving something, nonhuman or an object, human characteristics?
100
What is the word for a brief, amusing story:
What is a: a. analogy b. anecdote c. personification d. alliteration
100
DESERT : HABITAT :: _____ : puzzle
What is crossword?
100
Joey's favorite baseball player was_______________on the autographed poster hanging on the wall.
What is a. reinforced b. immortalized c. unsettled d. ritual
100
You can learn a lot about people by simply watching or talking to them. Looking at the floor can also give you information about people. You can tell where people walk most frequently because of the worn carpet. The next time you're riding in someone's car, notice the music on the radio. The kind of music played on the radio station can tell you a lot about that person.
Choose an appropriate topic sentence for this paragraph: a. There are many ways to learn where people walk. b. There are many ways to learn about people. c. There are many ways to listen to the radio. d. There are many ways to watch people.
200
Hyperbole
What is an exaggeration so dramatic that no one would believe its true?
200
What is the word for creepy?
What is a. egregious b. eerie c. emitted
200
BASKETBALL : FAST :: penny : _____
What is copper?
200
If everyone will ___________ , we will finish the work quickly.
What is a. coagulate b. captivate c. rapture d. cooperate
200
During the Revolutionary War, a Yankee invented a submarine called the Turtle. A number of years later, Robert Fulton became interested in undersea craft. In 1800, he built the Nautilus. Then, during the American Civil War, another underwater craft was built.
Choose an appropriate topic sentence for this paragraph: a. For many years man tried to find ways to travel underwater. b. For many years Robert Fulton was interested in undersea craft. c. Underwater crafts were very important during American Civil War. d. For many years man tried many ways to win the Revolutionary War.
300
Metaphor
What is a statement that is a comparison of two things that are not alike?
300
What word means astonished? a.
What is a. dreaded b. drastic c. dumbfounded
300
CUSHION : PILLOW :: _____ : tepid
What is lukewarm?
300
Gina made the false_______________ that she could beat her younger sister at tennis.
What is a. assumption b. proposition c. consumption d. apprehension
300
Corn was first grown by Native Americans. They showed the pilgrims how to grow corn as food. At one time, corn was used as money by pioneers. Corn is used as feed for farm animals. People also eat it as a vegetable. Oil, starch, and sugar can be made from corn. Corn is also important in industry. Medicine, paper, fertilizer, and glue can be made from corn and corn products.
Choose an appropriate topic sentence for this paragraph: a. Native Americans were the first to grow corn. b. Corn was used as money. c. Many kinds of animals eat corn. d. Do you know how important corn is?
400
Alliteration
What is when a set of words uses the same sound or letters repeatedly?
400
What word means ecstatic?
What is a. elated b. endeavor c. emanated
400
REJECT : ACCEPT :: _____ : impress
What is disappoint ?
400
For the geology quiz we had to know the_______________ of the sedimentary rocks a. proposition b. assumption c. composition d. status
What is a. proposition b. assumption c. composition d. status
400
The Babylonians were the first to set the measurement of a full circle at 360 degrees. They reasoned that the most important circle is the revolution of the earth around the sun, a period of time which we call a year. They knew that a year was approximately 365 days. However, the number 360 is much more convenient for mathematical computation, since it is divisible by many factors-- among them, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12.
What is the topic sentence in the paragraph above? a. They knew that a year was approximately 365 days. b. They reasoned that the most important circle is the revolution of the earth around the sun, a period of time which we call a year. c. The Babylonians were the first to set the measurement of a full circle at 360 degrees. d. However, the number 360 is much more convenient for mathematical computation, since it is divisible by many factors-- among them, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12.
500
Idioms
What is a set of words that can have more than one meaning behind them?
500
What word means expressive?
What is a. emitted b. eloquent c. edifice
500
EXHIBIT : DISPLAY :: hare : _____
What is rabbit ?
500
Sales were way up for the new shoe store, which turned out to be a ______________ business.
What is a. disputes b. flourishing c. fertile d. primitive
500
Police depend on evidence to solve crimes. Forensic scientists collect evidence to solve many different kinds of mysteries, including robberies, missing persons, and murders. Examining the crime scene with precise methods, they collect hair, fibers, trash, and many other tiny bits of material which help them determine the individual who committed the crime. They are particularly interested in evidence, such as fingerprints, that can be linked to a specific person.
What is the topic sentence in the paragraph above? a. Police depend on evidence to solve crimes. b. They are particularly interested in evidence, such as fingerprints, that can be linked to a specific person. c. Examining the crime scene with precise methods, they collect hair, fibers, trash, and many other tiny bits of material which help them determine the individual who committed the crime. d. Forensic scientists collect evidence to solve many different kinds of mysteries, including robberies, missing persons, and murders.
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