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Figurative Language
Greek and Latin
Reading Skills
Verbs, Verbs, Verbs
Phrases
100
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence? He was as tired as a marathon runner and wanted to go to bed.
simile
100
The word manuscript contains the root word script with the prefix manu-. What is the definition of manuscript?
a document written by hand
100
Name the five sections of the plot diagram in order.
Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
100
What verb mood is this sentence written in? John F. Kennedy was an award-winning author.
indicative
100
What type of phrase is used in the following sentence? When he was a teenager, he decided to achieve his goal.
infinitive
200
What type of figurative language is being used? Your voice was a web to bind.
metaphor
200
What does the word dismissive mean in the sentence above? After trying and trying to get Francis on board, Joanne decided that he was being dismissive of the entire trip, and she left him alone.
not interested
200
What is the theme? I loved to look at the old photographs, especially the ones with me in them. I suppose that was bad of me, and proved I was stuck on myself or something, but I couldn't help it, the pictures with me in them were just more interesting. Every stage of my life was there, snapped by the camera and stamped on a glossy piece of paper, and it made me feel safe to see myself at three, standing with Donald in front of the house in our matching cowboy and cowgirl outfits, or standing on a chair in front of the kitchen counter, mixing a birthday cake for Mother. The pictures reminded me that I was real, that I always had been real and always would be real, and that I wasn't just some girl someone had made up.
In some way we all want self assurance.
200
Is this sentence written in active voice or passive voice? Kylie hoped that she would get the part in the musical.
active
200
What type of phrase is being used in this sentence? The entire team, their uniforms muddy and stained, shouted for joy.
absolute
300
What type of figurative language is being used? Having prepared their buds against a sure winter, The wise trees stand sleeping in the cold.
personification
300
What word means below the acceptable minimum?
subpar
300
What can you infer from the passage? Astronauts cautiously opened the newly installed solar wings on the space station after replacing a bolt that had been put in the wrong way. A highlight of the mission, the long, careful process of unfurling the panels began the morning after the repair was made. The solar panels, which look like the glistening wings of a dragonfly, provide electric power for the space station.
Solar panels on the space station are delicate and can be easily damaged.
300
What verb mood is this sentence using? You could borrow my car if you mowed the yard.
conditional
300
What type of phrase is being used in this sentence? My favorite pastime, needlepoint, surprises some people.
appositive
400
What type of figurative language is being used? I can scarcely breathe, The darkness is so thick. It stifles me, And weighs so heavily upon me,
hyperbole
400
What word means to go around the rules?
circumvent
400
What word best describes the mood of the story? Everybody in the room was silent as my grandmother, walking unsteadily, brought my birthday cake from the darkened kitchen. The family members gathered in the cramped room began singing “Happy Birthday.” They were interrupted by a thunderclap that was followed by a cold breeze that came in through the open window. The breeze blew out 3 of the 13 candles on the cake. As they started singing for the second time, I shivered and watched the distorted shadows cast on the walls by the flickering candles.
gloomy
400
What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice? Predictions were made on who would win the coveted prize sought by all.
Experts made predictions on who would win the coveted prize sought by all.
400
What two types of phrases iare being used in this sentence? Redoing the project was out of the question.
gerund and prepositional
500
What type of figurative language is being used? The rise in poverty will unlock the Pandora’s box of crimes.
allusion
500
What word means when you consider women the inferior being?
misogynist
500
What is the meaning of the word inflammatory as it is used in the passage? The rules were supported by southern congressmen and by many northern representatives who thought the antislavery petitions were inflammatory and could prove damaging to the continued union of the states.
likely to stir up anger or violence
500
Define the five verb moods.
The indicative: indicating a state of factuality and reality The imperative: indicating a state of command The interrogative: indicating a state of questioning The conditional: indicating a conditional state that will cause something else to happen Subjunctive mood: when it expresses a condition which is doubtful or not factual.
500
Name the two types of phrases in this sentence. Editing papers was Evan's favorite part of the writing process.
gerund and prepositional