Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A) A word that imitates a sound
B) A comparison using “like” or “as”
C) A type of exaggeration
D) A figure of speech using opposite meanings
B) A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is a genre?
A) A type of punctuation
B) The setting of a story
C) The author’s opinion
D) A category or type of text
D) A category or type of text
What does text structure mean?
A) The plot of a story
B) How a text is organized
C) The main idea
D) The type of genre
B) How a text is organized
Which punctuation mark ends a sentence that tells something?
A) Question mark
B) Comma
C) Period
D) Exclamation point
C) Period
What is a synonym?
A) A word with the opposite meaning
B) A word that sounds the same
C) A word with a similar meaning
D) A word that’s made up
C) A word with a similar meaning
What is a metaphor?
A) A joke
B) A comparison using “like” or “as”
C) A direct comparison without using “like” or “as”
D) A list of adjectives
C) A direct comparison without using “like” or “as”
An author writes a story about a talking raccoon who goes on a quest to save a magical forest. Explain which genre this story belongs to and describe two features of the genre that support your answer.
This story is fantasy. It includes magical elements (a magical forest) and talking animals (a raccoon that talks), which are both common features of fantasy. These elements show it is not realistic and fits the fantasy genre.
Which structure lists events in time order?
A) Compare and contrast
B) Cause and effect
C) Chronological/Sequence
D) Problem and solution
C) Chronological/Sequence
What punctuation mark is used to show someone is talking?
A) Apostrophes
B) Parentheses
C) Quotation marks
D) Hyphens
C) Quotation marks
What is an antonym of “happy”?
A) Excited
B) Cheerful
C) Angry
D) Sad
D) Sad
Why might an author use personification?
A) To confuse the reader
B) To describe characters
C) To give human traits to objects for imagery
D) To describe settings
C) To give human traits to objects for imagery
What genre tells about a person’s real life?
A) Historical fiction
B) Biography
C) Fantasy
D) Poetry
B) Biography
What clue words might you find in a cause and effect structure?
A) However, but
B) First, next, last
C) Because, as a result, so
D) Problem, solution
C) Because, as a result, so
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A) I bought apples bananas and grapes.
B) I bought apples, bananas, and grapes.
C) I, bought apples bananas, grapes.
D) I bought apples bananas and, grapes.
B) I bought apples, bananas, and grapes.
What is the prefix in the word “preview”?
A) pre
B) view
C) re
D) vi
A) pre
How is a simile different from a metaphor?
A) A simile uses rhyme, a metaphor does not.
B) A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not.
C) A metaphor compares more than two things.
D) A metaphor always uses animals.
B) A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not.
Which genre includes talking animals and magical events?
A) Realistic fiction
B) Biography
C) Fantasy
D) Informational text
C) Fantasy
Which structure is used when an author explains how two things are alike and different?
A) Sequence
B) Problem and solution
C) Cause and effect
D) Compare and contrast
D) Compare and contrast
Why do we use quotation marks in writing?
A) To list items
B) To show strong emotions
C) To show exact words someone says
D) To ask a question
C) To show exact words someone says
How does knowing the root word “spect” help you understand the word inspect?
A) It shows the word is negative
B) It means “to look”
C) It means “to build”
D) It means “to speak”
B) It means “to look”
How does figurative language help set the mood of a story?
A) By listing facts
B) By creating vivid images and feelings
C) By giving clues about the genre
D) By telling the theme
B) By creating vivid images and feelings
What genre tells a true story written by the person it’s about?
A) Drama
B) Memoir
C) Autobiography
D) Fiction
C) Autobiography
A passage begins: “The polar bear has thick fur. The penguin has feathers.” What structure is this?
A) Compare and contrast
B) Chronological
C) Problem and solution
D) Description
A) Compare and contrast
Which punctuation is missing in this sentence?
I can't wait to see the new movie
A) Comma
B) Period
C) Quotation marks
D) Apostrophe
B) Period
Which word means the opposite of “frequent”?
A) Constant
B) Rare
C) Common
D) Often
B) Rare