Figurative Language
and Literary Elements
Parts of Speech
Vocabulary
Short Stories
Wild Card
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Is the following statement a simile or a metaphor: “The sun is a gold coin large enough to buy the world with”
What is a metaphor
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Give an example of a noun.
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What does docile mean?
What is obedient.
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What does the title “All Summer in a Day” mean? a) It happened on a summer day. b) Since the period of sun was so short, the kids were forced to live a whole summer in a day. c) The summer seemed like it lasted only a day. d) The days are long in the summer.
What is b) Since the period of sun was so short, the kids were forced to live a whole summer in a day.
100
Which one of the following words is a proper noun? a) have been b) rocky c) Mount Rushmore d) beauty
What is c) Mount Rushmore
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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is a simile is a comparison using like or as; a metaphor is a comparison NOT using like or as.
200
Give an example of a verb.
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200
What is a recluse?
What is someone who lives alone or avoids others.
200
In “Rain, Rain Go Away,” what was the Sakkaro family afraid of?
What is rain (or water)
200
What is an antecedent?
What is the noun that pronoun replaces.
300
What is the setting of “All Summer in a Day?”
What is Venus some time in the future.
300
Which of the following words is an adverb? a) tall b) noisily c) quick d) speed
What is b) noisily
300
What is a quandary?
What is a difficult situation or problem.
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True or False. In “I, Robot,” Adam murders Dr. Link.
What is False.
300
Complete the sentence with the proper vocabulary word: Tommy acts like he is ______________________to Margie because he is older and knows more about schools of the past. a) loftily b) nonchalantly c) superior d) scornful
What is c) superior
400
True or False. An example of foreshadowing in “Rain, Rain Go Away” is that the Sakkaros are always looking up at the sky.
What is True
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Which one of the following words is a pronoun? a) Terry b) would c) watch d) him
What is d) him
400
What does resilient mean?
What is able to bounce back or recover quickly.
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In "The Fun They Had," when Margie begins to fall behind in geography, a man comes to adjust the machine.
What is True.
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Name at least 3 differences between the short story “I, Robot” and The Outer Limits episode (include plot, setting, characters, ending, etc..)
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