38 questions
A stop or pause in a line of poetry
stanza
caesura
imagery
simile
Which is an example of a hyperbole?
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
The wind howled in the night.
She was quiet as a mouse.
BOOM!
A group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines
paragraph
stanza
block
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.
persuade
inform
entertain
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.
persuade
inform
entertain
An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone.
persuade
inform
entertain
A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids.
persuade
inform
entertain
A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.
persuade
inform
entertain
A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself.
persuade
inform
entertain
A medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body.
persuade
inform
entertain
The story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life and future fall apart.
persuade
inform
entertain
A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made.
persuade
inform
entertain
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
She was rich but, because of her parsimonious nature, she hated to spend as much as a nickel, even for things she needed.
cruel
stingy
practical
generous
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
We watched and listened as the bride and groom slowly made their solemn vows.
having to do with marriage
difficult to keep
spoken aloud
serious
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
In bare feet, she walked as gingerly as possible, trying hard to avoid the pieces of broken glass on the floor.
quickly
straight
carefully
stylishly
The noun clause in sentence 7 functions as
(7) "That you'd think of that is amazing," she said in a surprised tone.
a subject
a direct object
a predicate noun
an object of a preposition
What part of sentence 6 is redundant?
(6) "But I'll wear a tie around my neck," I said, "and my being there will help to balance the numbers of boys and girls, or I think it will."
"around my neck"
"help to"
"numbers of"
"or I think it will"
What word in sentence 9 is misspelled?
(9) While she was talking to Lisa, I decided to seas the chance to get dressed in my best clothes for the party.
seas
chance
clothes
for
What part of sentence 10 is redundant?
(10) I went downstairs to show my sister how sharp I looked when I was completely and totally done getting ready and to discover what Lisa had said.
"my sister"
"sharp"
"and totally"
"and to discover"
The noun clause in sentence 10 functions as
(10) I went downstairs to show my sister how sharp I looked when I was completely and totally done getting ready and to discover what Lisa had said.
a subject
a direct object
a predicate noun
an object of a preposition
The noun clause in sentence 17 functions as
(17) I talked to whoever seemed interesting and was careful not to do anything that might embarrass Beth.
a subject
a direct object
a predicate noun
an object of a preposition
They weren’t on the hook by the phone and they weren’t in her purse. Alison checked the pockets of the jacket she’d worn the day before, but they weren’t there either. She looked at her watch and realized she would be late for work if she didn’t leave soon..
What is Alison looking for?
Her Keys
Her Car
Her Cat
Her Smoothie