The team members GLOATED about their great plays for weeks after they won the game. The word gloated means:
A. asked
B. bragged
C. forgot
D. yelled
What is B-bragged
100
These details appeal to the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
A. Personification
B. Sensory
C. Similes
D. Metaphor
What is B-sensory
100
The scenes of a play are known as _______________.
A. props
B. settings
C. stage directions
D. dialogue
What is B-settings
100
What does the acroynm PIE mean.
A. Prizes, Information, Entertainment
B. Chocolate, Pumpkin, Lemon
C. Pecan, Apple, Coconut
D. Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is D-Persuade, Inform, Entertain
100
At bedtime it began to snow.
We peered into the night.
Our faces to the windowpane,
We shivered with delight.
The poet expresses the meaning of the poem by using--
A. internal rhyme B. end rhyme C. alliteration
What is B-end rhyme
200
My mother keeps her favorite SET of dishes together in a cupboard. The word set means:
A. group of similar things
B. group of songs
C. group of games
D. group of tumblers
What is A-group of similar things
200
Mrs. Martin has a tomato patch with tomatoes as round and red as the setting sun. This is a __________________.
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
What is B-simile
200
The words written in bold print indicate the words spoken by each character. These lines are known as
A. memorized lines
B. cues
C. dialogue
D. words
What is C-dialogue
200
To get someone to believe, to do, or not to do something, by argument, urging, or advice is known as ____________.
A. Argumentative
B. Persuasion
C. Informative
D.. Teachable
What is B-Persuasion
200
She sells seashells by the seashore. This is an example of
____________________.
A. Alliteration
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Metaphor
What is A-Alliteration
300
Mr. Parson did not want the campers to be hurt, so he told them to be CAUTIOUS if they found an unusual animal or plant.
The word cautious means:
A. bold
B. gentle
C. careful
What is C-careful
300
You are what you eat. This is a __________________.
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
What is C-metaphor
300
The list of characters are actually known as _____________.
A. Crew of Characters
B. Cast of Characters
C. Order of Characters
D. List of People
What is B-Cast of Characters
300
It is written to tell a story, either real or imaginary, but is usually fiction.
A. Inform
B. Persuade
C. Entertain
D. Teach
What is C-entertain
300
When you select a summary choice for a passage, it must contain the BME=Beginning-Middle-End. However, you can also select a summary for a passage that is only a one-sentence summary.
A. true
B. false
What is true
400
Mother asked Jesse to ENTERTAIN his baby brother by playing games and singing. The word entertain means:
A. tell
B. amuse
C. carry
D. bother
What is B-amuse
400
My teddy bear gave me a hug. This is an example of ______.
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Idiom
What is A-Personification
400
________________ tell what the stage should look like and how the actors should move and speak. ( )
A. Stage directions
B. Story ideas
C. Gestures
D. Entertain
What is A-stage directions
400
This writing contains facts, details/instructions, places, events, and people.
A. Entertain
B. Inform
C. Persuade
D. Teach
What is B-inform
400
What does the following idiom mean. My friend and I do not SEE EYE TO EYE on politics.
A. Our eyes touch.
B. We stare at each other, until one blinks.
C. We do not agree on political matters.
D. Staring is rude.
What is C-We do not agree on political matters.
500
Mrs. Singh will build a new home on a small TRACT of land in a different city. The word tract means:
A. deck
B. piece
C. spot
D. treasure
What is B-piece
500
He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalk and all. This is an example of a ________________.
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Hyperbole
D. Simile
What is C-Hyperbole
500
Carries additional information which is not essential to your text but might be useful or interesting to the reader. It is found at the bottom of pages. Ex:1 The frontier is an unexplored or undeveloped area that lies beyond a settled region.
A. Footnote B. Explanatory Note C. Endnote
What is B-explanatory note
500
The main reason an author writes a selection is known as _________________.
A. purpose
B. summary
C. decision
D. thoughts
What is A-purpose
500
A. _______________________
1. Has hair that is clear, but appears white.
2. Lives in the far parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
3. Has hair on the bottom of its paws.
Which heading belongs in the blank line?
A. Polar Bear B. Penguin C. Seal D. Northern Owl