Fill in the Blank
Definitions
Vocabulary
Multiple Choice
True or False
100
A _______ is a comparison of 2 things using "like" or "as".
Simile
100
Define Self Government.
A government of a country by its own people; political independence.
100
A person who lives in a state or nation and is loyal to its government and entitled to its protection.
Citizen.
100
To make or become better means to: A. Approve B. Ratify C. Improve
C. Improve.
100
Tolerance means willingness to accept something that you do not agree with.
TRUE.
200
A ____ is a person who makes a journey for religious reasons.
Pilgrim.
200
Define Pursue.
To follow in order to catch or attack; chase.
200
A small community started in a new place.
Settlement.
200
To be successful; grow; thrive means to: A. Flourish B. Improve C. Approve
A. Flourish
200
Personification is when two or more nearby words have the same beginning sound.
FALSE. Alliteration.
300
A _____ is a large farm or land with a single owner; mainly used for agriculture.
Plantation.
300
Define Onomatopoeia.
Sound effect words
300
To agree or believe something is acceptable.
Approve.
300
A(n) ____ is a change to a document. A. Settlement B. Amendment C. Compact
B. Amendment.
300
A compact is a document that specifies laws or rules; written agreement.
TRUE.
400
_____ means to study in order to gather facts or information.
Investigate.
400
Define idiom.
a phrase that has a different meaning than what is being said.
400
A group of people who leave their native country to form a settlement in a new land.
Colony.
400
Appreciation means to: A. Have gratitude (thankfulness) for someone or something B. Be willing to accept something that you do not agree with C. Understand or share the feelings of someone else
A. Have gratitude (thankfulness) for someone or something
400
Empathy means to understand or share the feelings of someone else.
TRUE
500
__________ is when an animal or object does something only a human would do.
Personification.
500
Define Cash Crop.
A crop grown for profit rather than consumption (to eat).
500
Use of extreme exaggeration to make a point.
Hyperbole
500
The process of approving something is known as: A. Ratification B. Compact C. Investigate
A. Ratification.
500
A simile compares 2 things by saying something IS something else; Does NOT use "like" or "as".
FALSE; Metaphor
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