ELA Game

figurative lang.

100

 The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

A) onomatopoeia
B) simile
C) metaphor
D) personification

B.) Simile

200

The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

A) hyperbole
B) onomatopoeia
C) personification
D) metaphor

C.) Personifiction

300

"Smash", when the cup fell off the table. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

A) personification
B) metaphor
C) hyperbole
D) onomatopoeia

D.) Onomatopoeia

400

Which is an example of indirect characterization?

A.) Lucas has a purple shirt on

B.) Captain America's famous line: "I can do this all day."

C.) Abby looks beautiful

B.) Captain America's famous line: "I can do this all day."

500

Tom has always liked Lucy, but Lucy has always thought Tom was annoying and unattractive. One day, Lucy comes home to find an eviction notice on her door. Apparently, her roommate had been spending the rent money that Lucy was giving her on other things. Lucy only has 24 hours to get all her stuff over to her mom's house, and Lucy doesn't even have a car. But Tom has a truck. So Lucy calls up Tom and asks him how he's doing. She tells him that she's always thought he was funny, and that they should hang out sometime. Tom thinks that Lucy has finally come around is beginning to like him. He also thinks that his jokes are funny because she is laughing after everything that he says.

What type of Irony is this?

Dramatic Irony

Vocab

100

The neighborhood chatterbox has been spreading malicious gossip.

In this sentence malicious means?

A.) Kind        B.) Cruel

C.) hungry    D.) terrible

B.) Cruel

200

melancholy: 

 A.) optimism B.) gloom C.) anger

B.) Gloom

300

Synonym for Diatribe

A.) odd smelling

B.) Rant

C.) Running

B.) Rant

400

Harry’s (nonconformist, fortuitous, impassive) attitude led him to question things that most people take for granted

nonconformist

500

Define Pernicious:

A.) Intending to cause harm

B.) Someone who uses flattery to get what he/she wants

C.) Appearing everywhere

A.) Intending to cause harm

Find it

100

The old list of books for the students this year has just been _____?

A.) reviewed       B.) changed

C.) renewed      D.) revised

B.) changed

200

A vigorous jogger is ______.

a. energetic 

b. slow 

c. small in size

d. clumsy

a. energetic

300

A firefighter cannot afford to be (unsavory, irresolute, evident); he or she must be able to make split-second decisions in an emergency.

irresolute

400

We were not expecting a(n) (epiphany, privation, visitation) from the Rabbi that day, but there he was on the doorstep.

visitation

500

Maura seems pleasant enough, but her brother is a rather (unpretentious, bereft, unsavory) character

unpretentious

Basics

100

What is a Adjective verb and Noun

Adjective; descriptive word

Verb; action

noun; person place or thing

200

To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge. 

A.) False

B.) True

B.) True

300

The best definition of theme is...

A.) The lesson the author is teaching. 

B.) The message the author is sending.

C.) A word that summarizes the story.

D.) The character's main problem.

A.) the lesson the author is teaching

400

What is the Ace writing Strategy

A-Answer the question

C- Cite evidence

E- Explain the answer

500

Tim Kylie is one of the world's top chefs. He is best known for his signature dish, triple-dipped chip steak. This masterpiece contains over a pound of beef braised in duck fat. Another of Chef Kylie's more celebrated dishes is the Hamslaughter Supreme. This dish features ham stuffed sausage links presented in a basket made of braided bacon. While carnivores around the world roar for Chef Kylie's creations, it is unlikely that Chef Kylie will dine with them. As a longtime vegan, Chef Kylie would never dream of devouring one of his own dishes.

What type of Irony is this?

situational irony

Mix it up

100

who is the main character in the Odyssey?

A.) Odysseus

B.)Peneople

C.)Zeus

D.)Hemes

A.) Odysseus

B.)Peneople

C.)Zues

D.)Hemes

200

if complain is an synonym whats is an Antonym for Bemoan?

A.) Complain

B.) Celebrate or enjoy

C.) Deep cavern or cave

B.) celebrate or enjoy

300

Pick the letter of the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning  millionaire

a. worker

 b. pauper 

c. volunteer 

d. spendthrift

A.) worker

400

Choose the letter of the word that correctly completes each analogy.

 plausible : possible :: hilarious : ______

a. miserable 

b. comedian 

c. joke 

d. laughable

D.) Laughable

500

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch.  Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat.  He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning.  On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed.  He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.  
What type of relationship do Paul and Alice have?

A.) They are brother and sister

B.) They are neighbors

C.)They are colleagues

D.)They are husband and wife

D.) they are husband and wife