Figurative Language
Read the following sentence.
When he's by my bed, I sleep like a log.
What is this an example of?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
C. Simile
What does the theme of passage 1 help to show about life?
A. That you should always be adventurous.
B. That you should always listen to your elders.
C. That sometimes the grass isn't always greener.
D. That you should always go with someone when going on an adventure.
B. That you should always listen to your elders.
Select two ways Mr. McGregor changes in Passage 2?
A. He was curious about how to grow vegetables.
B. He was mad so he wanted to show the bunnies a lesson for eating the cabbages.
C. He loved to plant cabbages and helped Benjamin.
D. He was upset that he got rotten vegetables instead of bunnies for dinner.
E. Mrs. McGregor loved bunnies and thought they were cute.
B. He was mad so he wanted to show the bunnies a lesson for eating the cabbages.
D. He was upset that he got rotten vegetables instead of bunnies for dinner.
Which two lines rhyme in the poem?
A. If I want to play, Buddy's sure to agree.
B. Having a friend makes me braver I've found.
C. Evey day's better, beginning to end.
D. For what matters to him is what matters to me.
E. When we are together, we both feel content.
A. If I want to play, Buddy's sure to agree.
D. For what matters to him is what matters to me.
How are Passages 1 and Passage 2 alike?
A. They both show how to overcome a situation.
B. They both show how they made friends.
C. They both show how they learned a lesson.
D. They both showed how they made a garden.
C. They both show how they learned a lesson.
Read this sentence.
This work is going to take me years to finish.
This is an example of what?
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
A. Hyperbole
What does the theme of passage 2 help to show about life?
A. You should want to grow your own vegetables.
B. Hard work pays off.
C. You should be thankful for what you have.
D. Sometimes you don't always get what you want.
D. Sometimes you don't always get what you want.
How does Peter feel about going to Mr. McGregor's garden at the end of the passage 1?
A. Excited
B. Scared
C. Nervous
D. Upset
D. Upset
What is true about the lines in each stanza of the poem?
A. The first and third line of each stanza rhymes.
B. The first and fourth line of each stanza rhymes.
C. The second and third line of each stanza rhymes.
D. The first and second line of each stanza rhymes.
D. The first and second line of each stanza rhymes.
Which sentence shows why Mr.McGregor wanted to catch the bunnies for dinner?
A. Mr. McGregor came by and saw the sleeping bunnies.
B. Those Flopsy Bunnies ate all the cabbage they could.
C. One, two, three, four! Five! Six little rabbits, he sneered.
D. One after another, it put them to sleep, and they lay down on the mown grass.
B. Those Flopsy Bunnies ate all the cabbage they could.
Read this sentence.
The light danced on the surface of the water.
This is an example of what?
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
B. Personification
Which detail supports the lesson of passage 1?
A. The rest of the bunnies were feasting on blueberries and bread.
B. Peter was naughty and went straight into Mr. McGregor's garden.
C. "Oh that Peter is always getting into mischief."
D. Peter lost his shoe by the potatoes.
C. "Oh that Peter is always getting into mischief."
Why does Peter feel the way they do in part A?
A. Peter felt bad about eating all of the cabbages.
B. Peter ripped his jacket and knew his mom was going to be upset with him.
C. Peter knew he was a lost cause.
D. Peter lost his shoe by the potatoes.
C. Peter knew he was a lost cause.
What kind of poem is My Best Friend.
A. Free Verse
B. Limerick
C. Rhymed
D. Haiku
C. Rhymed
Read this sentence.
The snow is a white blanket.
This is an example of what?
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
C. Metaphor
Which detail supports the lesson of passage 2?
A. These are no little rabbits. These are rotten vegetables.
B. I wonder what the McGregor's ate for dinner that night.
C. What a fine meal we'll have.
D. Those Flopsy bunnies ate all the cabbage they could.
A. These are no little rabbits. These are rotten vegetables.
How does McGregor feel about the sack at the end of the passage 2?
A. Excited
B. Furious
C. Nervous
D. Upset
A. Excited
What is the perspective of the narrator?
A. That dogs are fun, but they are a lot of work.
B. That dogs are good to have as a friend.
C. That dogs can don't argue with people.
D. That dogs make people happy.
B. That dogs are good to have as a friend.
Read this sentence.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
This is an example of what?
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
A. Hyperbole
Read the following sentence.
They fight like cats and dogs.What is this an example of?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
C. Simile
Why does McGregor feel the way they do in part A?
A. McGregor was excited to eat rotten vegetables.
B. McGregor couldn't wait to get home to see his wife.
C. McGregor couldn't wait to eat the bunnies for dinner.
D. McGregor was upset that the bunnies escaped.
C. McGregor couldn't wait to eat the bunnies for dinner.
What does the word fault mean as it is used in this sentence?
He never finds fault with the things that I do or blames me for problems I cannot prevent.
A. Problems
B. Prevent
C. Blames
D. Cannot
C. Blames