Figures of Speech
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What figure of speech is used in this sentence?
Personification
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
A. Charles Dickens
B. William Shakespeare
C. Jane Austen
D. Mark Twain
B. William Shakespeare
Which word is a synonym of “happy”?
A. Angry
B. Joyful
C. Sad
D. Tired
B. Joyful
What has keys but can’t open locks,
Has space but no room,
You can enter but not go inside?
Answer:
A keyboard
This idiom means to avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable. What is it?
a. Bite the bullet
b. a dime a dozen
c. easy does it
d. beat around the bush
d. beat around the bush
“I have a ton of homework tonight.”
What figure of speech is this?
Hyperbole
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
A. Jane Austen
B. Charlotte Brontë
C. Emily Brontë
D. Mary Shelley
A. Jane Austen
What does the word “benevolent” mean?
A. Evil
B. Kind and generous
C. Lazy
D. Confused
B. Kind and generous
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Answer: Your breath
What does “break the ice” mean?
A) To break something cold
B)To go swimming
C) To start a conversation
D) To freeze water
C) To start a conversation
“She sells seashells by the seashore.”
What figure of speech is this?
A. Metaphor
B. Alliteration
C. Simile
D. Personification
B. Alliteration
Who wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?
A. Agatha Christie
B. Arthur Conan Doyle
C. Edgar Allan Poe
D. Robert Louis Stevenson
B. Arthur Conan Doyle
Choose the word that is the antonym of “scarce”:
A. Rare
B. Limited
C. Abundant
D. Small
C. Abundant
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment,
But never in a thousand years?
Answer:
The letter “M”
What does “bite the bullet” mean?
A) To chew food quickly
B) To avoid a difficult situation
C) To face a difficult situation bravely
D) To win an argument
C) To face a difficult situation bravely
“The bees buzzed around the flowers.”
What figure of speech is used?
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
A. Mary Shelley
B. Bram Stoker
C. Jane Austen
D. Charlotte Brontë
A. Mary Shelley
What does “pseudonym” mean?
A. A famous quote
B. A type of poem
C. A small book
D. A false or fake name used by an author
D. A false or fake name used by an author
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
Answer: A chalkboard
What does “under the weather” mean?
A) Standing outside in the rain
B) Feeling sick
C) Feeling very happy
D) Feeling confused
B) Feeling sick
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
What figure of speech is used in this famous line?
A. Synecdoche
B. Metonymy
C. Irony
D. Allusion
B. Metonymy
Who wrote The Divine Comedy, a 14th-century Italian epic poem that influenced English literature?
A. Petrarch
B. Dante Alighieri
C. Boccaccio
D. Virgil
B. Dante Alighieri
Which sentence uses “tedious” correctly?
A) The tedious movie kept me awake because it was exciting.
B) The tedious homework took a long time and felt boring.
C) Her tedious shoes were very comfortable.
D) The tedious cake was delicious.
B) The tedious homework took a long time and felt boring.
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Answer: Light
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly?
A) She took the story with a grain of salt and believed every word.
B) They took the salt with a grain of sugar.
C) I took the salt with a grain of salt.
D) He took the news with a grain of salt and stayed skeptical.
D) He took the news with a grain of salt and stayed skeptical.