MLA Citation
Commas
Figurative Language
Homophones
Imagery
100

Write the MLA citation for the following;

  • “That’s the thing about pain, it demands to be felt” from The Fault In Our Stars page 282 by John Green

(Green 282).

100

Where does the comma go in this sentence;

"On Thursday the class will not have school."

"On Thursday, the class will not have school."

100

What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence below:

Everyone in the whole world was staring at me.

Hyperbole

100
  • _________________going to be late.
  • A. There         B. Their           C. They’re

They're

100

Identify the type of imagery shown in the sentence:

  • The lobster meat was buttery, soft, and melted in my mouth.

Gustatory 

200

Write the correct MLA citation for the following:

  • “There are so many ways to be brave in this world” from Allegiant page 108 by Veronica Roth

(Roth 108).

200

Write the sentence with the correct comma placement;

  • Henry Sean and Nancy have been friends since the third grade.
  • Henry, Sean, and Nancy have been friends since the third grade.
200

What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence below:

  • The bullet whizzed by his ear.

Personification 

200
  • Lexi did not ______ time fighting with the college student.
  • A. Waist         B. Waste

Waste

200

Identify the type of imagery shown in the sentence:

  • As I put my foot in the freezing cold lake, a sharp pain of shock shot through my leg.

Kinesthetic

300

Write the correct MLA citation for the following:

  • “Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark” from Golden Son page 29 by Pierce Brown

(Brown 29).

300

Write the sentence with the correct comma placement;

  • The overachiever Tayler always asked that the class  receive extra work.
  • The overachiever, Tayler, always asked that the class  receive extra work.
300

What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence below:

The loud lion licked his lips.

Alliteration

300
  • Patrick never listened and got in trouble with the ____________
  • A. Principle    B. Principal
Principal
300
  • I could hear the loud crunch of footsteps in the snow, as the bear got closer and closer.

Auditory

400

Write the correct MLA citation for the following:

  • On page 410 of Tahir’s novel, An Ember in the Ashes, “Fear is only your enemy if you allow it to be”

(Tahir 410).

400

Write the sentence with the correct comma placement;

"After class the students went to their meeting."

"After class, the students went to their meeting."

400

What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence below:

The homeless man on the corner was as blind as a bat.

Simile

400
  •  Luis did not _______his name called because he was always late.
  • A. Here          B. Hear

Hear

400

The strong odor of day old puke, urine, and feces filled my nostrils as I entered the bathroom.

Olfactory

500

Write the correct MLA citation for the following;

  • On page 55 of Green and Levithan’s novel, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, “Some people have lives; some people have music”

(Green and Levithan 55).

500

Write the sentence with the correct comma placement;

  • My best friend Andrea always gives the best advice.
  • My best friend, Andrea, always gives the best advice.
500

What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence below

  •  The teacher always had a passive aggressive attitude.

Oxymoron

500
  • That is ____________ car.
  • A. There         B. Their           C. They’re

Their

500

As the plane landed, I saw the beautiful green landscape and realized I was in a tropical paradise.

Visual