Grammer
What is the predicate in this sentence:
"The dog is cute."
cute
Identify the type of sentence:
"Did you finish your homework?"
a. imperative
b. Declarative
c. interrogative
d. exclamatory
c. interrogative
What type of figurative language is this:
"That plane ride took forever"
a. personification
b. alliteration
c. hyperbole
d. simile
c. hyperbole
The time and location that a story takes place.
a. plot
b. setting
c. character
d. simile
b. setting
The true story of the life of New York's first mayor is told by his great grandson.
a. biography
b. autobiography
a. biography
What is the subject in this sentence:
"The pie smells wonderful."
The pie
Is this sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory:
"Call me when you get back home"
imperative
What type of figurative language is this:
"Your barking up the wrong tree"
a. idiom
b. metaphor
c. simile
d. hyperbole
a. idiom
The main character in a literary work
a. plot
b. setting
c. protagonist
d. antagonist
c. protagonist
A clever hare outsmarts an antelope
a. science fiction
b. mystery
c. fairy tale
d. folk tale
c. folk tale
What is the subject in this sentence:
The taxi driver stopped suddenly.
driver
What is the main purpose of a declarative sentence?
a. Makes a statement or declares something
b. Asks a question.
c. Gives a command, makes a request, or gives instructions
d. Expresses strong emotion or excitement.
a. Makes a statement or declares something
What type of figurative language is this:
"He is a couch potato"
a. simile
b. personification
c. alliteration
d. metaphor
d. metaphor
Is the reason for writing. It will help the writer decide what details to include when writing a novel, story, or drama. Common purposes include to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader.
a. setting
b. authors purpose
c. plot
d. simile
b. authors purpose
A down-on-his-luck-detective must find a wanted person or get kicked off the force
a. science fiction
b. mystery
c. biography
d. historial fiction
b. mystery
What is the subject in this sentence:
The book on the shelf is very interesting!
book
What are the four main types of sentences?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
What type of figurative language is this:
"The boy buzzed around, as busy as a bee."
a. hyperbole
b. idiom
c. alliteration
d. simile
c. alliteration
The sequence of events in a literary work
a. authors purpose
b. setting
c. plot
d. flashback
c. plot
Robots are everywhere; people are even marrying them
a. science fiction
b. historial fiction
c. mystery
d. poetry
a. science fiction
The cat walked slowly down the sidewalk.
slowly
Tell me a interrogative sentence
ask a question
What type of figurative language is this:
"The thunder roared in the distance"
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole
c. personification
Who writes the story?
a. illustrater
b. author
c. character
b. author
A slim volume of sonnets by William Shakespeare
a. fairy tale
b. folk tale
c. poetry
d. science fiction
c. poetry