English 9 Core Final Review

Water is one of the few SUBSTANCES that can take three forms: liquid, gas, or solid.

Cooked SWINE flesh doesn't sound appealing, but call it bacon and everyone will want more!

Which of the following is the correct use of using a comma in a compound sentence.  

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream."

An example of alliteration is, "The cat sat on the mat."

Before the movie began, I told the student to "Hit the lights." This is an example of:

Ryne Sandberg was a RENOWNED baseball player. He was a well-known 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs.

During the Great Depression, many businesses lost money and were forced to FOLD.

The jaguar is a FIERCE cat that is a good hunter; it preys on fish, large rats, and alligators.

"The fog crept on little cat feet," is an example of personification.

"The darkness is all around us," is an example of a metaphor.

"I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books!" This is an example of:

"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box." This is an example of:

Personification is when you make a strong exaggeration.

I prefer the occasional disturbance of thunder to the INCESSANT dripping of our kitchen sink.

"Silently, softly the swans swam on the lake," is an example of:

Walk through Louisiana in the summer, and you'll hear the STRAINS of banjo music in the air.

During my travels, I was able to PROCURE a rare coin from every country I visited.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

A simile is a comparison using the words LIKE or AS.

A metaphor is a comparison where we say that one thing IS something else.

"The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us." This is an example of:

The giving of human qualities to non-human things is called:

The detective's KEEN eye for detail helped in solving the crime and catching the criminal.

The sign read, "Mr. Grobstein's Grumpy Group of Graduates".

Some animals have remarkable LONGEVITY. For example, tortoises can live hundreds of years.

Bosses should beware of having ADVERSARIES work together; opponents often don't cooperate well.

"The curious cat crept towards the mouse hole." The repetition of the "c" sounds is a simile.

Many of us have AMBIVALENT feelings about our politicians, admiring but also distrusting them.

Which of the following sentences is considered a fragment?

"He is as strong as a bull," is an example of a simile. #lennie

Birds have to FORAGE far and wide to find twigs, leaves, and branches for a nest.

Kangaroos can jump so high that they can easily BOUND over a parked car.

"He was a library of information about baseball," is a simile.

My little sister is a monster when she hasn’t had a nap. This is an example of:

You can use clues in a sentence to help define vocabulary words.