Vocabulary 1
What does cerebral mean?
a) relating to the head
b) relating to the brain
c) relating to the foot
b) relating to the brain
What does contemplate mean?
a) to have a dream
b) to complain
c) to think deeply or carefully about (something)
c) to think deeply or carefully about (something)
What does the prefix "ex" mean?
a)in
b)up
c)out
c)out
What is a simile?
a) it compares two unlike things; using like or as
b) a large grin
c) gives human qualities to a nonhuman thing
a) it compares two unlike things; using like or as
"My love for you is as deep as the ocean" is an example of:
a) metaphor
b) simile
c) personification
b) simile
What does persistent mean?
a) continuing to do something or try to do something even though it's difficult
b) something that lasts forever
c) being weak
a) continuing to do something or try to do something even though it's difficult
What does interrogate mean?
a) to compliment someone
b) to ask (someone) questions in a thorough and often forceful way
c) to take risks
b) to ask (someone) questions in a thorough and often forceful way
What does the prefix "multi" mean?
a)one
b)few
c)many
c)many
What is a hyperbole?
a) a long poem
b) exaggeration; overstates or stretches the truth
c) says the opposite of what is meant
b) exaggeration; overstates or stretches the truth
"The classroom was a zoo when there was a substitute teacher" is an example of:
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) idiom
b) simile
What does ambidextrous mean?
a) very flexible
b) able to use both hands equally well
c) able to dance very well
b) able to use both hands equally well
a) used to describe something that is new and exciting
b)used to describe something that is boring because it is always the same
c) something that makes you feel scared
b) used to describe something that is boring because it is always the same
a)two
b) alone; one; single
c)a million
b) alone; one ; single
What is a metaphor?
a) an uplifting song
b) compares two unlike things; does not use like or as
c) the literal meanings of the words do not add up to the actual meaning of the expression
b) compares two unlike things; does not use like or as
"He's a thin as a toothpick" is an example of:
a) verbal irony
b) hyperbole
c) personification
a) hyperbole
What is a savior?
a) someone that saves something or someone from danger, harm, failure, etc.
b) some that is a villain
c) a clown
a) someone that saves something or someone from danger, harm, failure, etc.
a) smart
b) strange or unusual
c) happy
b) strange or unsual
What are the two types of characterization (the art of creating and developing characters)?
a) small and big
b) direct and indirect
c) good and bad
b) direct and indirect
What is personification?
a) a very smart person
b) giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing
c) becoming an adult
a) giving human qualities to a nonhuman being
"Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" is an example of:
a) hyberbole
b) metaphor
c) verbal irony
c) verbal irony
What does decrepit mean?
a) something that is brand new
b) old or in bad condition
c) having a lot of energy
b) old or in bad condition
What does sentimental mean?
a)emotional; based on or resulting from feelings or emotions
b)scary
c)a security guard
a) emotional, based on or resulting from feelings or emotions
A monologue is a:
a) music video
b) beautiful painting
c) a speech by one person
c) a speech by one person
What is verbal irony?
a) to talk a lot
b) says the opposite of what is really meant
c) the literal meaning of a word
b) says the opposite of what is really meant
"Sophia heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of:
a) personification
b) metaphor
c) idiom
a) personification