Figurative Langue
What does the phrase "raining cats and dogs" mean?
A) Animals are falling from the sky
B) It's raining very hard
C) It's sunny
D) There are lots of animals outside
B) It's raining very hard
If a passage tells how two things are alike and different, what is the text structure?
A) Cause and Effect
B) Compare and Contrast
C) Chronological
D) Problem and Solution
B) Compare and Contrast
What punctuation belongs at the end of this sentence? What is your favorite book
A) .
B) !
C) ?
D) ,
C) ?
What does the word “bat” mean in this sentence?
He swung the bat and hit a home run.
A) A flying animal
B) A piece of sports equipment
C) A tool for fishing
D) A kind of food
B) A piece of sports equipment
Complete the sentence with the best conjuction.
Roger had a terrible cough, ___ he went to the doctor.
A. so
B. but
C. or
D. yet
A. so
What is the meaning of the metaphor?
Whenever I'm having a hard time, Mrs. Kelly is my rock.
C. Mrs. Kelly is a pet rock.
D. Mrs. Kelly is heartless.
A passage explains how volcanoes erupt step-by-step. What is its structure?
A) Cause and Effect
B) Description
C) Sequence/Chronological Order
D) Compare and Contrast
C) Sequence/Chronological Order
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A) I bought apples bananas, and oranges.
B) I bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
C) I bought, apples bananas and oranges.
D) I bought apples bananas and, oranges.
B) I bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
What does “bark” mean in this sentence?
The dog’s bark was loud and scary.
A) The outside of a tree
B) A sound a dog makes
C) A kind of snack
D) A boat term
B) A sound a dog makes
Choose the transition that introduces a new example or idea.
Henry Ford forever changed the automobile industry. _______ he changed the way that companies manufactured cars.
A. On the other hand
B. Because
C. Specifically
D. After
C. Specifically
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare two or more things using like or as. Metaphors compare two or more things without using like or as.
Which clue word might you find in a compare and contrast passage?
A) Next
B) Similarly
C) Because
D) After
B) Similarly
Which of the following should you NOT use at the end of a sentence?
A. Period
B. Question mark
C. Exclamation point
D. Comma
D. Comma
What does the word “current” mean in this sentence?
The swimmer got caught in a strong ocean current.
A) Something happening now
B) An electrical flow
C) A movement of water
D) A new idea
C) A movement of water
Complete the sentence with the correct correlative conjunctions.
I have to decide _____to stay at home _____ to go to the party.
D. as ... so
B. whether ... or
What type of figurative language is in this sentence? “The leaves danced in the wind.”
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Personification
D) Personification
Which clue word might you find in a cause and effect passage?
A) Next
B) Similarly
C) Because
D) On the other hand
C) Because
Which of the following is correct?
A. "It's time for dinner! Mom yelled.
B. "It's time for dinner!" Mom yelled.
C. "It's time for dinner! Mom yelled."
D. "It's time for dinner" Mom yelled
B. "It's time for dinner!" Mom yelled.
In the sentence, "The runner felt a pain in his leg," which of these is the best definition of "pain"?
A. a feeling of physical discomfort or suffering
B. a difficulty or trouble
C. a sharp, sudden feeling of anguish
D. a feeling of strong distress or worry
A. a feeling of physical discomfort or suffering
What is theme?
Theme is the main idea or overall message from a story or novel.
What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
A. Hyperbole
The Philippines is a country made up of more than seven thousand islands. In fact, the land area of those islands is just a little greater than the state of Arizona. But that small space holds many people. In addition, it has many languages. There are two official languages: English and Filipino. But almost everyone there grows up speaking at least one native Philippine language.
Which text structure does the text use?
A. descriptive
B. compare and contrast
C. cause and effect
D. problem and solution
A. descriptive
Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence?
My mom said I made your favorite cookies.
A) My mom said “I made your favorite cookies.”
B) “My mom said I made your favorite cookies.”
C) My mom “said I made your favorite cookies.”
D) My mom said I made “your favorite cookies.”
A) My mom said “I made your favorite cookies.”
Define the word homographs.
Give an example of a homograph with it's definitions.
Homophones are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Sometimes they are pronounced differently too.
EX: bat (sports equipment) or bat (animal that can fly)
Select the preposition in the sentence.
Do you usually set the thermostat above seventy degrees?
above