(adj.) neat and in good order; comfortable or large in amount (v.) to put things in neat or proper order
What is tidy
100
Saw the players crash. A synonym for crash is:
a) collide
b) blossom
c) distract
d) quiver
a) collide
100
A messy room. An antonym for messy is:
a) foul
b) slight
c) tidy
d) noble
c) tidy
100
If I walk at a CONSTANT rate,
a) I won't cross the street
b) I won't get lost
c) I won't go faster or slower
d) I won't get thirsty
c) I won't go faster or slower
100
What does the acronym P.I.E. stand for when identifying the authors purpose?
Persuasive, Entertaining, Informative
200
(v.) to strike against each other with force; to clash
collide
200
Contaminate the water supply. A synonym for contaminate is:
a) distract
b) quiver
c) slight
d) foul
d) foul
200
A flood of good ideas. An antonym for flood is:
a) slight
b) quiver
c) policy
d) drought
d) drought
200
If something DISTRACTS me, it
a) gives me a toothache
b) interrupts my thoughts
c) makes me hungry
d) helps me to study
b) interrupts my thoughts
200
What is the author's purpose in the poem "A Bad Case of the Giggles?
Entertain
300
(adj.) of high birth or rank; outstanding; of good moral character (n.) someone of high rank or birth
What is noble
300
An insurance contract. A synonym for contract is:
a) drought
b) constant
c) policy
d) blossom
c) policy
300
Focus the students’ attention. An antonym for focus is:
a) collide
b) slight
c) distract
d) blossom
c) distract
300
If I am CONTENT with my homework, I
a) lose it
b) do it over
c) read it out loud
d) hand it in
d) hand it in
300
In a poem, lines are often grouped into sections. What are the different sections grouped together in a poem called?
stanza
400
(adj.) pleased with or accepting of; not wanting anything else (n.) an amount that is held or contained; the meaning or subject of
What is content
400
The theme of a story. A synonym for theme is:
a) slight
b) content
c) policy
d) quiver
b) content
400
Withers on the vine. An antonym for withers is:
a) collides
b) blossoms
c) quivers
d) distracts
b) blossoms
400
Which of these is a POLICY?
a) a menu
b) a timetable
c) a movie ticket
d) a dress code
d) a dress code
400
A ___________________ is a comparison of two unlike things or ideas that uses the word like or the word as.
a) simile
b) idiom
c) metaphor
d) personification
a) simile
500
(n.) a case used to hold arrows; a trembling or shaking motion (v.) to shake or tremble
What is quiver
500
Flowers that flutter in the breeze. A synonym for flutter is:
a) quiver
b) blossom
c) distract
d) collide
a) quiver
500
A random knocking on the door. An antonym for random is:
a) tidy
b) constant
c) noble
d) slight
b) constant
500
To SLIGHT your cousins, you might
a) ignore them
b) grow taller that they are
c) hug them
d) bring them gifts
a) ignore them
500
A ___________________ is a comparison that does not use the word like or the word as. It says that one thing is another thing.
a) simile
b) idiom
c) metaphor
d) personification