Part of Speech
She dashed bravely into the forest.
In the previous sentence, "bravely" is a:
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Adverb
D. Verb
C. Adverb!
"The light was so bright it was like the sun was shining in my eyes!" is an example of:
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
B. Simile!
After a while, Joe did not find the mime _ him amusing any more.
A. Intimidating
B. Mimicking
C. Commending
D. Recounting
B. Mimicking!
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: In a large quantity
A. Novice
B. Compact
C. Abundant
D. Hoax
C. Abundant!
Which of the following two words are homophones?
A. Angry and mad
B. Flour and flower
C. Polish (as in Poland) and polish (as in shoe polish)
D. Dog and log
B. Flour and flower!
Shelia wasn't in the room, so I left her homework on her desk.
In the previous sentence, "her" is a:
A. Noun
B. Indefinite Pronoun
C. Adjective
D. Possessive Pronoun
D. Possessive Pronoun!
"My teacher's so boring, he made the entire class fall asleep!" is an example of:
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Meiosis
D. Personification
A. Hyperbole!
Lost in the woods and wracked with hunger, Sam was in desperate need of _.
A. Garb
B. Acuity
C. Sustenance
D. Tress
C. Sustenance!
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Full of or emitting light; bright or shining
A. Arrogant
B. Luminous
C. Peckish
D. Vivid
B. Luminous!
The letters in the acronym FANBOYS stand for:
A. Different correlating conjunctions
B. Different subordinating conjunctions
C. Different conjunctive adverbs
D. Different coordinating conjunctions
D. Different coordinating conjunctions!
Jenna loves going to school.
In previous sentences, "Jenna" is a:
A. Common noun
B. Proper Noun
C. Adjective
D. Pronoun
B. Proper Noun!
"The vase crashed to the floor with a "bang!" and shattered across the room" is an example of:
A. Simile
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
B. Onomatopoeia!
In many Greek myths, a man's _, in other words, excessive pride, led to his downfall.
A. Burden
B. Beacon
C. Discretion
D. Hubris
D. Hubris!
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: Come to terms with
A. Retaliate
B. Recount
C. Cope
D. Commend
C. Cope!
Which of the following is a possessive adjective, like "their?"
A. His
B. It's
C. She
D. They're
A. His!
I was going to go to the store, but I decided to stay home instead.
In the previous sentence, "but" is a:
A. Coordinating Conjunction
B. Subordinating Conjunction
C. Correlating Conjunction
D. Article
A. Coordinating Conjunction!
FANBOYS
The famous movie quote, "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get," is an example of which rhetorical device?
A. Metaphor
B. Allusion
C. Analogy
D. Meiosis
C. Analogy!
Because the miswritten word was written in bright red, it was a _ error.
A. Ingenious
B. Arrogant
C. Deceitful
D. Conspicuous
D. Conspicuous!
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Unavoidable, incapable of being prevented
A. Inevitable
B. Ingenious
C. Boisterous
D. Objective
A. Inevitable!
What can you conclude about a first-person pronoun when it’s used in a sentence?
A. It must refer to the subject
B. It always refers to the speaker or writer
C. It can refer to only one person
D. It always refers to more than one person
B. It always refers to the speaker or writer!
In the following sentence, the word "extremely" is a:
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Predicate
B. Adverb!
"The chair moaned as the old man sat down on it" is an example of:
A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Simile
D. Personification
D. Personification
Unlike soccer, where the winner is determined based on the number of goals scored by each team, skating is a _ sport where judges allocate points based on their personal preferences.
A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Reverent
D. Passé
A. Subjective!
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Dull, tedious, and repetitious
A. Subordinate
B. Rigorous
C. Monotonous
D. Tangible
C. Monotonous!
In a passive voice sentence, what word might precede the object?
A. Is
B. Be
C. Must
D. By
D. By!