Figurative Language
Q: What does the phrase "as busy as a bee" mean?
A. Lazy
B. Very busy
C. Stinging people
D. Flying around
A: B. Very busy
Q: Which of these is fiction?
A. A science textbook
B. A biography of Abraham Lincoln
C. A fairy tale
D. A newspaper article
A: C. A fairy tale
Q: If a text tells the steps to make a sandwich, what structure is it?
A. Problem and Solution
B. Cause and Effect
C. Sequence
D. Compare and Contrast
A: C. Sequence
Q: Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
A. I like pizza cake and ice cream.
B. I like pizza, cake, and ice cream.
C. I like, pizza cake and ice cream.
D. I like pizza cake, and, ice cream.
A: B. I like pizza, cake, and ice cream.
Q: What is the noun in this sentence: “The dog barked loudly.”
A. Dog
B. Barked
C. Loudly
D. The
A: A. Dog
Q: Which of the following is an example of personification?
A. The car zoomed down the street.
B. The leaves danced in the wind.
C. He ran like a cheetah.
D. The dog barked loudly.
A: B. The leaves danced in the wind.
Q: A story about a teen struggling with school and friendships would most likely be:
A. Fantasy
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Science Fiction
D. Historical Fiction
A: B. Realistic Fiction
Q: A passage explains how a drought led to wildfires. What is the structure?
A. Cause and Effect
B. Description
C. Compare and Contrast
D. Sequence
A: A. Cause and Effect
Q: Where should the apostrophe go in this sentence? "The cats toys were missing."
A. cat’s
B. cats’
C. cats’s
D. No apostrophe needed
A: A. cat’s
Q: Choose the correct form of the verb:
He ____ to the store every morning.
A. go
B. going
C. goes
D. goed
A: C. goes
Q: "The thunder grumbled like an old man." This is an example of:
A. Alliteration
B. Hyperbole
C. Simile and personification
D. Onomatopoeia
A: C. Simile and personification
Q: Which genre often includes magical creatures, talking animals, and imaginary worlds?
A. Historical Fiction
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Fantasy
D. Autobiography
A: C. Fantasy
Q: Which signal word is commonly used in a compare and contrast text?
A. First
B. As a result
C. However
D. Because
A: C. However
Q: Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. She said I love pizza.
B. "She said I love pizza."
C. She said, "I love pizza."
D. She said "I love pizza".
A: C. She said, "I love pizza."
Q: Rewrite this sentence in the past tense: “They play soccer every day.”
A: They played soccer every day.
Q: What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile? Give an example of each.
A: A simile uses "like" or "as" (e.g., "He’s as brave as a lion"), while a metaphor does not (e.g., "He is a lion in battle").
Q: Which genre would most likely include futuristic settings, advanced technology, and imaginary worlds?
A. Realistic Fiction
B. Historical Fiction
C. Science Fiction
D. Biography
A: C. Science Fiction
Q: Which structure would best fit a passage that describes the features of a new phone?
A. Description
B. Sequence
C. Cause and Effect
D. Compare and Contrast
A: A. Description
Q: Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:
A. Its a beautiful day
B. It’s a beautiful day
C. Its’ a beautiful day
D. It is' a beautiful day
A: B. It’s a beautiful day
Q: What part of speech is the word “happy” in this sentence?
“She was happy to see her friend.”
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adjective
D. Adverb
A: C. Adjective
Q: Which sentence contains hyperbole?
A. The flowers smiled at the sun.
B. I’ve told you a million times!
C. His hands were cold as ice.
D. The thunder growled angrily.
A: B. I’ve told you a million times!
Q: Explain the difference between a biography and an autobiography.
A: A biography is written by someone else about a person's life; an autobiography is written by the person themselves.
Q: Read this sentence and identify the text structure:
“Electric cars use batteries instead of gas, but gas cars can travel farther without refueling.”
A: Compare and Contrast
Q: Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
A. I like dogs; and cats.
B. I like dogs, I like cats.
C. I like dogs; I like cats.
D. I like dogs: I like cats.
A: C. I like dogs; I like cats.
Q: Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun usage:
A. Me and Sarah went to the game.
B. Sarah and me went to the game.
C. Sarah and I went to the game.
D. I and Sarah went to the game.
A: C. Sarah and I went to the game.