Simile or Metaphor
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a.) Her hair was as yellow as gold.
b.) The crowded hallway was a sea of rushing bodies.
c.) He is like lightning when he runs, so fast you can hardly see him.
d.) He looks like a beaver when he eats pretzels.
b.) The crowded hallway was a sea of rushing bodies.
Name the genre that matches the following description:
Non-fiction that is a biography of a person that is written by that person him/them/herself.
a.) Biography
b.) Realistic Fiction
c.) Autobiography
d.) Informational
c.) Autobiography
What is a verb?
An action word
What does the following Greek/ Latin root mean?
Uno
One
Match the device/ technique to the following definition:
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts (e.g., "The wind whispered").
a.) Metaphor
b.) Simile
c.) Symbolism
d.) Personification
d.) Personification
Which of the following is a simile?
a.) Her eyes were a soft baby blue.
b.) The apple pie was so hot it burnt my mouth.
c.) That hat looks very boxy on you, try a smaller size.
d.) The sky was filled with fireflies swarming like little stars in the sky.
d.) The sky was filled with fireflies swarming like little stars in the sky.
Name the genre that matches the following description:
Believable fiction that occurs in the present.
a.) Fiction
b.) Science Fiction
c.) Historical Fiction
d.) Realistic Fiction
d.) Realistic Fiction
Liam ran to the car to get his mitt before practice.
a.) Mitt
b.) Practice
c.) Liam
d.) Ran
c.) Liam
What does the following Greek/ Latin root mean?
Bio
Life
Match the technique/ device to the following definition:
Using an object or action to represent a deeper, abstract idea (e.g., A dove representing peace).
a.) Metaphor
b.) Simile
c.) Symbolism
d.) Extended Metaphor
c.) Symbolism
Which of the following is a simile?
a.) I want my friends to like my cooking.
b.) Life is like a game of Mario Kart- you better watch out or else it will all go bananas.
c.) I like going to the movies as a family.
d.) Gummy bears are a healthy breakfast choice and nobody can tell me otherwise.
b.) Life is like a game of Mario Kart- you better watch out or else it will all go bananas.
Name the genre that best matches the following description:
Non-fictional writing about a topic; includes information and descriptions.
a.) Biography
b.) Autobiography
c.) Informational
d.) Science Fiction
c.) Informational
Which of the following is not an adverb?
a.) Happy
b.) Quickly
c.) Easily
d.) Sadly
a.) Happy
What does the following Latin Root mean?
con- (and its variants com-, co-, col-, cor-)
a.) Against
b.) Attached
c.) Together
d.) To Talk
c.) Together
Match the device/ technique to the following definition:
Repetition of initial consonant sounds (e.g., "Peter Piper picked").
a.) Connotation
b.) Repetition
c.) Assonance
d.) Alliteration
d.) Alliteration
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a.) Life is like a box of chocolates.
b.) I am not as relaxed as I used to be- I should go on a vacation.
c.) Life is a highway- Kachow.
d.) Together we are a team.
c.) Life is a highway- Kachow.
Match the genre to the description given:
Folktale that is based on a real person or event.
a.) Legend
b.) Tall Tale
c.) Non-fiction
d.) Historical Fiction
a.) Legend
Which of the following is a verb?
a.) Smiling
b.) Happily
c.) Noise
d.) Swimmer
a.) Smiling
Match the Greek/ Latin root to the correct meaning.
Fract/ Frag
a.) Math
b.) Piece
c.) Broken
d.) Small
c.) Broken
Match the technique/ device to the following definition:
A passing, indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work (e.g., "He is a real Romeo").
a.) Allegory
b.) Allusion
c.) Flashback
d.) Illusion
b.) Allusion
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a.) Miley had been riding horses since she was born.
b.) My sister won't let me dress like her.
c.) I want to go to the party dressed as a superhero.
d.) My little sister is a race car, zooming around the house in the morning.
d.) My little sister is a race car, zooming around the house in the morning.
Match the genre to the description given:
Folktale where events are highly exaggerated.
a.) Legend
b.) Tall Tale
c.) Myth
d.) Fantasy
b.) Tall Tale
Match the definition to the correct part of speech...
A word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.
a.) Proper noun
b.) Common Noun
c.) Verb
d.) Pronoun
d.) Pronoun
Match the Greek/Latin root to its definition:
Pod-/ Ped-
a.) Sleep
b.) Container
c.) Foot
d.) None of the above
c.) Foot
Match the device/ technique to the following definition:
A common phrase with a meaning different from its literal words.
a.) Hyperbole
b.) Metaphor
c.) Idiom
d.) Synonym
c.) Idiom