Definitions
What word means “to rule as a king or queen”?
A. Guardian
B. Navigate
C. Reign
D. Protagonist
C. Reign
Robert was concerned when the other team won the coin toss. The situation escalated when they scored three runs in the first inning.
What does the word “escalated” mean?
A. Got better
B. Concluded
C. Became worse
D. Began
C. Became worse
What is a synonym for “identify”?
A. Endanger
B. Detect
C. Taunt
D. Deprive
B. Detect
What is an antonym for “reassure”?
A. Feeble
B. Revert
C. Petrify
D. Crave
C. Petrify
What word means “a comparison using like or as”?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Onomatopoeia
A. Simile
Example: Sara smiled like an angel.
A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
What word does this define?
A. Preserve
B. Tropical
C. Altitude
D. Gorge
D. Gorge
Brooke assumed her mother would be waiting for her when she exited the library, but she was wrong.
What does the word “assumed” mean?
A. To believe to be true without proof
B. To become upset with a situation
C. To wish something would happen
D. To expect the worst of a situation
A. To believe to be true without proof
What is a synonym for “careful”?
A. Exasperate
B. Translate
C. Obsolete
D. Thrifty
D. Thrifty
Which is an antonym for “live”?
A. Jubilation
B. Perish
C. Independent
D. Intercept
B. Perish
What word means “to take on human characteristics”?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Onomatopoeia
C. Personification
Example: The wind whistles through the trees.
What word means “no longer produced or used”?
A. Obsolete
B. Assume
C. Perish
D. Reassure
A. Obsolete
Jenna was a half-hour late for the movie. Her mother didn’t believe her feeble excuse about washing her hair.
What does the word “feeble” mean?
A. Late
B. Weak
C. Annoying
D. Quiet
B. Weak
What is a synonym for “change”?
A. Preserve
B. Apparent
C. Alternate
D. Solitary
C. Alternate
What is an antonym for “ordinary”?
A. Convert
B. Retire
C. Challenge
D. Impressive
D. Impressive
Betsy sat quietly in her chair and read a book. Her teacher said she was an angel.
1. Which words represent the metaphor in this excerpt?
2. What does this metaphor emphasize about Betsy?
1.The metaphor is “she was an angel”. A metaphor is a comparison where one thing “is” something else.
2. The metaphor emphasizes that Betsy is being good.
To remove earth carefully and systematically from an area in order to find buried remains.
What word does this define?
A. Industrious
B. Excavate
C. Summit
D. Exasperate
B. Excavate
The steak was so sparse that mother wondered if it would feed her family.
What does the word “sparse” mean?
A. Thin
B. Delicious
C. Raw
D. Overdone
A. Thin
What is a synonym for “calm”?
A. Nonchalant
B. Translate
C. Exult
D. Approximate
A. Nonchalant
What is an antonym for “often”?
A. Retain
B. Bland
C. Seldom
D. Comply
C. Seldom
Tim exited the room. Bam went the door!
1.Which word represents the onomatopoeia in this excerpt?
2. What does this example of onomatopoeia tell us about the way Tim is feeling?
1.“Bam” is the onomatopoeia in this sentence. Onomatopoeia devices are sound words that sound the way they are spelled like sizzle, boom, and bang.
2.This word tells us that Tim is angry because he slammed the door.
What word means “to walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort”?
A. Saunter
B. Challenge
C. Preserve
D. Resemble
A. Saunter
Brett was tempted to evade his brother’s question because he was unsure of the answer.
What does the word “evade” mean?
A. Examine
B. Answer
C. Interrupt
D. Avoid
What is a synonym for “annoy”?
A. Reliable
B. Suffocate
C. Exasperate
D. Approximate
C. Exasperate
What is an antonym for “stationary”?
A. Compensate
B. Resemble
C. Sever
D. Portable
D. Portable
Ella wanted to get out of work on time. She filed all of the folders as quick as a bunny. She was a star worker.
1.Which words represent the simile in this excerpt?
2. What does the simile tell us about Ella?
1. The simile is “as quick as a bunny”. A simile is a comparison using “like” or “as”. “She was a star worker” is a metaphor, not a simile.
2. The simile tells us that Ella is working very quickly.