Predominantly the whole story was about a young girl named Liesel and the challenges her and her friends and family face throughout the Holocaust.
What does predominantly mean in this sentence?
generally or mostly
100
At home we are always lolling around the house and laying on the couch.
What does lolling mean?
a) lounge
b) sit up
c) sprinting
a) lounge
100
"The plane was still coughing (4)."
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?
personification
100
"It was like a great white beast (322).
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?
simile
200
In a time of crisis, Rosa is very nonchalant.
Based on what you know about Rosa which of the following answers would make the most sense?
a) crazy
b) scared
c) calm
c) calm
200
The very bulbous apple fell of the tree because of its weight and size.
What does bulbous mean in this sentence?
a) fat
b) tiny
c) red
a) fat
200
"His eyes were cold and brown like coffee stains (10)."
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?
simile
200
"What he didn't know was that his help would most definitely be needed, but not for another twenty years (179)."
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?
foreshadow
300
Hitler was sadistic because of all the innocent Jews he killed.
a) barbaric
b) caring
c) smart
a) barbaric
300
My baby brother seems to always be morose because he cries all the time.
What does morose mean in this sentence?
a)happy
b)excites
c)cranky
c) cranky
300
"Even if it lit her ribs (83)."
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?
metaphor
300
"The darkness stroked him (185)."
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?
personification
400
What does dubious mean in this sentence?
Tina was dubious if she could trust Annie after she lied to her.
a) sure
b) doubtful
c) curious
b) doubtful
400
Margret's rain boots were lustrous and repelled water.
What does lustrous mean in this sentence?
a) cotton
b) thin
c) glossy
c) glossy
400
"The snow was shivering outside (142)."
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?
personification
400
"You're chewing a hole in my stomach with all this talk (319)."
metaphor
500
If a person wakes up late and doesn't look immaculate, what do they look like?
a) untidy
b) clean
c) old
a) untidy
500
As a young girl, Liesel was bereaved of her brother on a train ride.
What does bereaved mean?
a) afraid
b) deprived
c) scared
b) deprived
500
"The town afternoon was covered in a yellow mist, which stroked the rooftops as if they were pets and filled up the streets like a bath (274)."
What kind of figurative language(s) is this sentence?
personification and simile
500
"I carried them in my fingers, like suitcases (336)".
What kind of figurative language is this sentence?