Figurative Language
Which sentence includes a simile?
A. "When I walked outside, I was as cold as an ice cube."
B. "The entire dance class was standing in a line on top of our boxes."
C. "Oh my, I missed my partner's box altogether and slipped!"
D. "What an experience!"
A. "When I walked outside, I was as cold as an ice cube."
Which sentence is an opinion?
A. "Chimpanzees groom each other to show affection."
B. "Dogs also bark, whine, growl, and howl to communicate."
C. "For example, when male white-tailed deer rub their antlers against trees, glands on their heads leave a scent behind."
D. "In these kinds of animal conversations, half the fun is in trying to figure out what the animals are saying to each other!"
D. "In these kinds of animal conversations, half the fun is in trying to figure out what the animals are saying to each other!"
"Winds may be hazardous. Remain indoors." What does the word "hazardous" mean?
A. fast B. cold C. unsafe D. steady
C. unsafe.
Knowing the prefix "re" helped the reader know that "reappear" means
A. appear again
B. not appear
C. appear out of thin air
D. appear loudly
A. appear again.
"I lay there, motionless, for about an hour." What does "motionless" mean in this sentence?
A. with motion
B. moving slowly
C. moving backwards
D. without motion
D. without motion.
Wind is air that’s going somewhere; it musses your hair, and whistles in your ears. The word musses means —
A gets wet
B makes clean
C removes from a location
D rearranges in an untidy way
D rearranges in an untidy way
Which sentence shows an example of exaggeration? A. "The young Wolfgang heard the music of many famous composers while he was on this trip."
B. "These were successful years for Wolfgang, so he didn't have much reason to leave home."
C. "Then, in 1790, he took another trip, this time to Frankfurt, Germany."
D. "But in the 1900s, Mozart again was known as the greatest composer of all time."
D. "But in the 1900s, Mozart again was known as the greatest composer of all time."
"It's not something you do actively: it's involuntary." What does the word "involuntary" mean?
A. not visible B. not done under your control
C. not done in a healthy way D. not happy
B. not done under your control.
"Such trips were often hard, though." Which meaning of the word "hard" is used in this sentence?
A. firm
B. stern
C. solid
D. difficult
D. difficult.
Which phrase shows an example of a simile?
A. "The ground was still white with a blanket of snow."
B. "Peanut disappeared from his yard two days ago." C. "He could see tracks made by tiny bird feet and by large deer hooves."
D. "He was like a good luck charm."
D. "He was like a good luck charm."
Which line from the passage contains an example of personification?
A. "On weekdays, there is only enough time for cereal and maybe some toast."
B. "We stared at the biscuits. They stared back, daring us to eat them."
C. "You can imagine how happy we were to have Dad home."
D. "Even fried bread is probably better than left over spaghetti."
B. "We stared at the biscuits. They stared back, daring us to eat them."
"In fact, it’s difficult to imagine a world today without grocery store check-out counters lined with colorful packages of minty or fruit-flavored gum."
The description in this sentence helps the reader understand that —
A gum has become more expensive
B gum is a common and popular product
C shoppers often forget to buy gum until the last minute
D there are more flavors of gum than there used to be
B gum is a common and popular product
"Louisa pushed it open and entered the garden." Which word is an antonym of the word "entered?"
A. crashed B. ran C. arrived D. left
D. left.
"Jack now had a successful song." Knowing the suffix "-ful" helps the reader understand that "successful" means
A. failing
B. having success
C. able to have success
D. someone who has success
B. having success.
What determines setting in a story other than place?
time
Read these lines from the poem: "With So Short Tom it was much more chancy/ He'd pick up whatever struck his fancy." What does "whatever struck his fancy" mean?
A. whatever physically hit him
B. whatever he was interested in
C. whatever he needed
D. whatever someone gave him
B. whatever he was interested in
Which sentence contains an opinion?
A. "A thorough eye examination involves many different steps."
B. "Being able to see is more important than being able to hear or smell."
C. "Is it time to rest from the test?"
D. "So let's proceed to the glasses you need."
B. "Being able to see is more important than being able to hear or smell."
"In some cases bifocals or trifocals are necessary to correct the vision of a patient." In this sentence, the word correct means
A. fix B. right C. change D. judge
A. fix.
"Grandma Bea learned this recipe from her mother, and she has passed it on to each of her children." What does this sentence suggest about Bea's French toast?
A. It is easy to make.
B. Anybody could make this kind of French toast.
C. This recipe for French toast has special meaning. D. This French toast tastes terrible.
C. This recipe for French toast has special meaning.
The message or life lesson the author is trying to relay to the reader is called?
Theme
"Get up on stage and shine like a star!" This contains an example of
A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. alliteration
A. simile.
"It often takes about an hour to complete, and it requires a specially trained doctor called an ophthalmologist." From this sentence, the reader can infer that
A. anybody can give an eye examination B
. it takes years of study to know enough to give an eye examination
C. many people try to become ophthalmologists
D. ophthalmologists usually have good vision
B. it takes years of study to know enough to give an eye examination.
Knowing the prefix "dis-" helps the reader understand that "disadvantages" means.
A. the opposite of advantages B. big advantages
C. having advantages D. full of advantages
What is A. the opposite of advantages.
"Did Peanut come through the gate? No, that was impossible." What does the word "impossible" mean?
A. very possible B. not possible C. full of possibility D. state of possibility
B. not possible.
The box is almost finished. Whack! Whack! Whack! The hammer drives in the last nail. Which definition most closely fits the way the word "drives: is used in the sentence?
1.to take to another place by car
2. to guide the movement of
3. to force to go through
4. to throw hard or fast
3. to force to go through