Which of the words below BEST defines the underlined word in the sentence?
"His unusual behavior caused the rest of the class to believe he was abnormal."
A) surprised
B) strange
C) excitable
B) strange
100
What are the nouns & adjectives in the following sentence?
"The tall basketball player fell on the hard court."
________ & ________ (Nouns)
________ , ________, & ________ (Adjectives)
player & court (Nouns)
tall, basketball & hard (Adjectives)
100
Which literary device is being used by the author in the following sentence:
"I felt like a caged animal being released back into the wild."
A) simile to compare Joey to a caged animal.
B) metaphor to compare Joey to a caged animal.
C) idiom to show how Joey felt like a caged animal.
A) simile to compare Joey to a caged animal.
100
What can you infer about Joey Pigza from the following text clues?
"I was thinking that being away from Mom made me feel different. Like there was one Joey for mom and a different Joey for dad and that I was becoming two Joeys."
A. Joey feels angry because he wants his parents back together.
B. Joey feels conflicted because he has to behave differently around each parent.
C. Joey feels confused because he just wants to be himself.
B. Joey feels conflicted because he has to behave differently around each parent.
100
Which of the words below BEST defines the underlined word in the sentence?
"I turned the music back on as he pranced away with his arms and legs slapping together like a set of wind chimes."
A) ran
B) skipped
C) walked
B) skipped
200
Which of the words below BEST defines the underlined word in the sentence?
"Henry pleaded his case to the judge all afternoon, but at the end of the day, the judge found him guilty."
A) screamed
B) argued
C) told
B) argued
200
What is the verb and adverb in the following sentence?
"She convincingly sells large seashells by the seashore."
__________ (Verb)
__________ (Adverb)
sells (Verb)
convincingly (Adverb)
200
Which literary device is being used by the author in the following sentence:
Joey recalled the time when he snipped the tip of his classmate’s nose off.
A) cliffhanger to leave the reader wondering what will happen next.
B) foreshadow to hint at what is still to come.
C) flashback to remember something from the past.
C) flashback to remember something from the past.
200
What can you infer about Carter Pigza from the following text clues?
"This is what works for me.” He lit the cigarette and inhaled. “Sometimes the disease is better than the medicine. You know what I mean?"
A. He doesn't really want to quit smoking.
B. He'd rather get sick than take the medicine.
C. He is showing Joey that he doesn't need medicine to get better.
B. He'd rather get sick than take the medicine.
200
Which literary device is being used by the author in the following sentence:
"I stopped twenty-three buses and asked many of the same drivers if they had seen a grandma with a Chihuahua and an oxygen tank and all of them said they had not seen hide nor hair of her."
A) Personification to give grandma's hide and hair humanlike characteristics.
B) Hyperbole to over exaggerate that grandma had not been seen.
C) Idiom to show how no one had seen any sign of grandma.
C) Idiom to show how no one had seen any sign of grandma.
300
Which word best completes this statement?
"After I was punished for something I didn’t even do, I saw my brother peeking out from behind the door with a ____________ on his face."
A) bazooka
B) smirk
C) notion
B) smirk
300
What words do the following contractions represent?
A) Wasn't
B) Should've
C) You're
A) Was not
B) Should have
C) You are
300
Which literary device is being used by the author in the following sentence:
"Trouble found Joey wherever he went."
A) idiom to express Joey's frustration.
B) personification to give trouble humanlike characteristics.
C) metaphor to compare trouble to Joey.
B) personification to give trouble humanlike characteristics.
300
What can you infer about Joey Pigza from the following text clues?
"It was a mistake not to listen to Mom because she told me not to do things for her or for him, but for me. But I didn’t listen to her and now it was too late to change things back..."
A. Joey knows that he needs to be on his medicine.
B. Joey is nervous about living with his father.
C. Joey feels like he should have been honest with everyone.
C. Joey feels like he should have been honest with everyone.
300
Which of the words below BEST defines the underlined word in the sentence?
"Let’s do it again," I said, panting. “This is just what I need.” “You sure?” Dad asked. “Totally,” I said, with my voice quivering. “This is the best I’ve felt all day.”
A) yelling
B) squealing
C) shaking
C) shaking
400
Which word best completes this statement about Joey Pigza?
"When Joey gets excited, he is moving so fast it looks as if he’s having a __________.
"
A) noggin
B) spasm
C) panting
B) spasm
400
Select the correct words for the sentence.
"(There/Their/They're) mom (wouldn't/wasn't) letting them get away with (lying/laying) to their teacher."
1. Their
2. wasn't
3. lying
400
Which literary device is being used by the author in the following sentence:
Chapter 13 ends with: "I jumped down from the fence and rolled and stumbled through a rough field and when I reached the road I ran toward a cluster of lights."
A) foreshadow to give the reader a hint about what is still to come.
B) flashback to show the reader what happened in the past.
C) cliffhanger to leave the reader wondering what happened next.
C) cliffhanger to leave the reader wondering what happened next.
400
What kind of conflict is being depicted below?
"Get back here and finish the mess you started. Get back here before I have to track you down." This is an example of which type of conflict?
A. Man vs. Man (external conflict)
B. Man vs. Self (internal conflict)
C. Man vs. Society
A. Man vs. Man (external conflict)
400
Which literary device is being used by the author in the following sentence:
"I’m just horsing around," Dad said. "Don’t get bent out of shape."
A) Idiom to show how grandma was not happy with Carter's behavior.
B) Hyperbole to over exaggerate how grandma feels about Carter horsing around.
C) Alliteration to emphasize grandma's anger towards Carter's behavior.
A) Idiom to show how grandma was not happy with Carter's behavior.
500
Which word best completes this statement?
"I’m a little tense and I have no patience for your ____________, so just do what I tell you and nothing more."
A) meditating
B) pleading
C) shenanigans
C) shenanigans
500
Select the correct words for the sentence.
"(It's/Its) not (your/you're) fault that (there/their/they're) acting foolish."
1. It's
2. your
3. they're
500
Which literary device is being used by the author in the following sentence:
Joey is slowly starting to lose control once his father flushes his meds down the toilet. He starts doing things that resemble the “old Joey.” He even started using old phrases such as, “Can I get back to you on that?” All of this leads up to the climax in the last chapter. The author gives clues throughout the book as to the breakdown Joey finally ends up having.
A) cliffhanger to make the reader curious about what will happen next.
B) flashback to show the reader what things were like in the past.
C) foreshadow to give the reader a hint about what is still to come.
C) foreshadow to give the reader a hint about what is still to come.
500
What can you infer about from the following text clues?
"I opened my dresser drawer and pulled a couple of Band-Aides out of my bag of bathroom supplies. I unbuttoned my shirt and taped the patch to my belly. Here we go again, I said to myself. I knew it was going to be bad. How bad, I didn’t know just yet."
A. man vs. man
B. man vs. self
C. man vs. society
B. man vs. self
500
What can you infer about Carter Pigza from the following text clues?
"Some lucky people are born winners. But you and I have to go out there and earn it. You know what I mean, son?"
A. Carter desperately wants to win the baseball game.
B. Carter has no understanding of hard work.
C. Carter is a hypocrite because he's never earned anything.
C. Carter is a hypocrite because he's never earned anything.