Parts of Speech
Name the part of speech of the underlined word.
The large bear hibernated in the cave.
adjective
Draw a line between the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
The flag fluttered in the slight breeze of the morning.
flag / fluttered
What current vocabulary term means "difficult or impossible to read"?
illegible
What is the author's purpose behind an advertisement for toothpaste?
to persuade
Tell what figurative language is found in the passage:
The flower was as soft as silk.
a) metaphor b) personification c) hyperbole d) simile
d) simile
Name the part of speech of the underlined word.
We were hoping to leave early on Friday.
Pronoun
The three young men, cloaked in robes, found themselves suddenly at the end of the dark road.
robes, / found
What current vocabulary term means "average, ordinary, undistinguished"?
mediocre
What is the author's purpose behind a poem describing the beauty of newly fallen snow?
to express
Tell what figurative language is found in the passage:
The salsa was so hot that my tongue began to melt.
a) metaphor b) personification c) hyperbole d) simile
c) hyperbole
Name the part of speech of the underlined word.
The snow fell for several hours last Sunday.
verb
Two dogs, five cats, and six bunnies were retrieved from the abandoned home.
bunnies / were
What current vocabulary term means "firm, showing no signs of fear"?
unflinching
What is the author's purpose behind a how-to guide to origami?
to inform
Tell what figurative language is found in the passage:
The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry.
a) metaphor b) personification c) hyperbole d) simile
b) personification
Name the part of speech of the underlined word.
The message spread throughout the school in less than an hour.
preposition
My breakfast has consisted of one egg, one piece of buttered toast, and a glass of fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice for the last eight years.
breakfast / has
What current vocabulary term means "to produce, grow, or spread rapidly"?
proliferate
What is the author's purpose behind a script for a school play?
to entertain
Tell what figurative language is found in the passage:
The snow was a blanket over the town.
a) metaphor b) personification c) hyperbole d) simile
a) metaphor
Name the part of speech of the underlined word.
Yesterday we were chosen to deliver the speech to the board.
adverb
Smiling to herself, the student placed the report card safely in her folder to bring home.
student / placed
What current vocabulary term means "not consistent or regular; unexpected or undependable"?
erratic
What is the author's purpose behind an essay explaining why schools should not have uniforms?
to persuade
Tell what figurative language is found in the passage:
The wind whispered its mysteries through the tree branches.
a) metaphor b) personification c) hyperbole d) simile
personification