A
What do we call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word, such as "happy" and "sad"?
Antonym
What literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals?
Personification
When there is dialogue in writing, we must use:
quotation marks
Who wrote the book "The Adventures of Don Quixote"?
Miguel de Cervantes
Fix the mistake in the sentence:
"I think they're friends have arrived."
their
In which book does the saying "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." appear?
The Little Prince
What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?
Comma
What is the term for a word that has the same meaning as another word, such as "big" and "large"?
Synonym
Rafael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci were artists during a period of time called:
The Renaissance
What is a group of lines together called in poetry?
Stanza
When the narrator of a story is also the main character, the story is written in what point of view?
First Person
Who were Plato and Aristotle?
They were philosophers in ancient Greece.
What type of writing tells a story with a beginning, middle, and end, often including characters and a plot?
Narrative
Who painted "The Mona Lisa"?
Leonardo da Vinci
Change the verb in this sentence to the past tense: "She goes to school by bus."
"She went to school by bus."
What's the rhyming scheme of the following poem?
"I like to run.
My friends like to play.
The beach is very fun.
I hope you have a great day!"
ABAB
What does the word "persuade" mean?
Persuade means to convince
What's the main setting in Don Quixote?
What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as," such as "as brave as a lion"?
Simile
In which continent were the Incas located?
South America
What is the noun in the following sentence?
"Bread is sometimes bad for you."
Poems must rhyme.
True or false?
False.
In what type of writing do we try to persuade our reader?
Persuasive/Opinion
What is the difference between comparing and contrasting?
When we compare, we find similarities. When we contrast, we find differences.
What do we call the person who tells a story from their own perspective in a first-person narrative?
Narrator
What is the plural of child?
Children
Fix the mistake in the following sentence:
"I think your scared of making changes."
you're
What do we call a person who writes poems?
A poet
When we are writing an informative text, we must not express our opinion about the topic.
True or False?
True
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare