Affixes
Where is the preface of a book?
a. at the beginning
b. at the end
a. at the beginning
Prefix: Pre -meaning before
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
After the stock market crash, many people's financial futures went into free fall.
a. alliteration
b. simile
a. alliteration
What does the personification in this text suggest?
Ten thousand daffodils saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
—William Wordsworth, "I wandered lonely as a Cloud"
a. The daffodils were moving in the wind
b. The daffodils were bent over
a. The daffodils were moving in the wind
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Paula felt a roller coaster of emotions when she heard the news.
a. Paula felt delighted about the news
b. Paula had varied feelings
b. Paula had varied feelings
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Down below, the crowd cackled like a gang of birds.
—William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. pun
a. simile
Which group predates the other?
a. humans
b. dinosaurs
b. dinosaurs
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
If you're going to become true dodgeballers, then you've got to learn the five d's of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge!
—Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
a. metaphor
b. alliteration
b. alliteration
What does the simile in this text suggest?
When Lee Mellon finished the apple he smacked his lips together like a pair of cymbals.
—Richard Brautigan, A Confederate General from Big Sur
a. Lee Mellon was a musician
b. Lee Mellon made a loud noise with his lips
b. Lee Mellon made a loud noise with his lips
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
If you don't mind waking up at the crack of dawn (or if you even prefer it), consider a career as a baker, a teacher, or an investment banker.
a. You have to wake up at sunset
b. You have to wake up very early
b. You have to wake up very early
Which word is a synonym of ignore?
a. wither
b. neglect
c. remember
b. neglect
Who is more likely to misstate a fact?
a. a student
b. an expert
a. a student
prefix-mis-badly, wrongly, incorrectly
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The water made a sound like kittens lapping.
—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling
a. simile
b. metaphor
a. simile
What does the personification in this text suggest?
It was the early afternoon of a sunshiny day with little winds playing hide-and-seek in it.
—Katherine Mansfield, "How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped"
a. there were occasional gusts of wind
b. the wind was constant and intense
a. there were occasional gusts of wind
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
When Connor lost his job, he was devastated. The only light in the sea of darkness was the prospect of pursuing a new career.
a. Connor felt in the dark about what to do after losing his job
b. There was a benefit to Connor's job loss
b. There was a benefit to Connor's job loss
Which word is a synonym of witness?
a. ignore
b. blind
c. neglect
d.none of these
d.none of these
Who has been mistaught?
a. A student who was taught that Florida is a state
b. A student who was taught Canada is a state
b. A student who was taught Canada is a state
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
A Chicago winter separates the men from the boys, especially newcomers from milder climes. The temperature frequently plunges below zero.
a. idiom
b. simile
a. idiom
What does the simile in this text suggest?
My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
—Forrest Gump
a. Life is unpredictable
b. Life is sweet
a. life is unpredictable
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
In such an unfamiliar environment, Oliver was a fish out of water.
a. Oliver felt out of place
b. Oliver didn't have any friends
c. Oliver had not visited that location before.
a. Oliver felt out of place
Which word is a synonym of confused?
a. scattered
b. bewildered
c. aware
b. bewildered
How can a reporter make sure that she does not misquote a source?
a. by relying on her memory
b. by using a recording device
b. by using a recording device
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
From the warmth and safety of their beds, the villagers listened to the screaming storm until daybreak. Then there was silence.
a. oxymoron
b. personification
b. personification
What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake.
—Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely
a. he was well fed
b. he stood out
c. he was well hidden
b. he stood out
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Laughter is sunshine; it chases winter from the human face.
—Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
a. laughter can brighten people's moods
b. laughter can make people red in the face
c. laughter can affect people in different ways
a. laughter can brighten people's moods
Select the antonym of the word that is in italics.
Objects will float if they're less dense than the liquid they're in. However, when an object is denser than the liquid it's in, it will sink.
sink