Figurative Language
Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence.
“I didn’t do anything over Spring Break.”
Alliteration C) Imagery
Pun D) Hyperbole
D) Hyperbole
“At the Seaside” by Robert Louis Stevenson
When I was down beside the sea
A wooden spade they gave to me To dig the sandy shore.
My holes were empty like a cup,
In every hole the sea came up.
Till it could come no more.
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
AABCCB
AABBCC
ABABAB
ABCABC
a) AABCCB
Which is an example of an action verb?
Can B) Run
C) Does D) Be
B) Run
What book would I use to look up multiple definitions of a word?
Encyclopedia b) Index
c) Thesaurus d) Dictionary
D) Dictionary
Write a rhyming poem about a time in your life when you needed help. Address the poem to the person who helped you. In the poem, explain what you needed, how the person helped you, and how you felt.
What is the task?
Write a poem
b) Write a poem about when you needed help.
c) Write a poem that rhymes
C) Write a poem that rhymes
Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence.
“I heard a loud BANG when my brother slammed the door.”
Alliteration C) Imagery
Onomatopoeia D) Idiom
B) Onomatopoeia
What best describes the theme of a poem?
The title of the poem
The message of the poem
The subject of a poem
All of the above
b) the message of the poem
Which of the following are examples of a
linking verb?
are B) walking
C) can D) was
A and D
Which book could I look up factual information on a topic to write a report?
Encyclopedia b) Dictionary
c) Glossary d) Thesaurus
A) Encyclopedia
Write a rhyming poem about a time in your life when you needed help. Address the poem to the person who helped you. In the poem, explain what you needed, how the person helped you, and how you felt. Who is the audience?
Others in your class
b) The person that helped you
c) Your teacher
d) Your friends on the playground
B) The person that helped you
Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence.
“Sara sank silver snail shells silently.”
Onomatopoeia C) Idiom
Alliteration D) Pun
B) Alliteration
What is meter?
The ending of the verse in a poem
A type of poem that connects feeling and emotions.
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
The ending words that rhyme
c) the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Which of the following are examples of an
irregular verb?
walked B) drew
C) sailed D) taught
B and D
Which book could I look up words that mean the same as “pretty?”
Encyclopedia b) Dictionary
c) Glossary d) Thesaurus
D) Thesaurus
Read the following writing prompt.
Think about a book that you read that affected you deeply or changed your life. Write a letter to the author explaining why the book is so important to you.
Which phrase best identifies the purpose?
Think about a book
Write a letter
The author
Explaining why the book is so important to you
D) Explain why the book is important to you
Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence.
“It was raining cats and dogs outside.”
Imagery C) Idiom
Alliteration D) Pun
C) Idiom
“There Once Was an Old Man with a Beard” by Edward Lear
There once was an old man with a beard
Who said, “It is just as I feared!
Two owls and a hen,
Four larks and a wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!”
Name the type of poetry.
Haiku
Limerick
Free Verse
Concrete Poem
B) Limerick
Which of the following is an example of a helping verb?
had B) went
C) jumped D) jumping
A. had
Where would I look in a book to find which chapter has information on dolphins?
Index b) Table of Contents
c) Glossary d) Title Page
B) Table of Contents
Which of the following would be the best introduction for an audience of experts in mountain climbing?
You don’t need to spend your whole paycheck on climbing equipment.
Avalanches can be the most deadly event for a climber.
Think back to the last time you climbed a summit.
That is how you would have a safe and rewarding climb.
C) Think back to the last time you climbed a summit.
Which sentences are examples of metaphors. Choose all that apply.
The sun was a bright ball of fire.
The bunny was as soft as velvet.
The shoes were like a smelly skunk.
That test was as easy as pie.
A. The sun was a bright ball of fire.
Which best describes a free verse poem?
Connects feeling and emotions
Each line has the same syllables
Has inconsistent rhyme and meter
Tells a story
c) has inconsistent rhyme and meter
Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.
For the past few summers, I _____ my family in Arizona.
visit c) visited
have visited d) will visit
B - have visited
Where would I look up vocabulary terms used in a Nonfiction textbook about whales?
Glossary b) Dictionary
c) Index d) Table of Contents
A) Glossary
What is the difference between task and purpose?
Task is the group of people that read it, purpose is the reason for writing.
b) The purpose is the writing product, the task is what the purpose is about.
c) The task is the writing product, the purpose is what the task is about.
c) The task is the writing product, the purpose is what the task is about.