ELA Review

Question 1

Personification is...

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Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive

Question 2

Plot Structure: the story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends of the plot.

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Falling Action

Question 3

"My mean neighbor is such a rat" is an example of...

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metaphor

Question 4

"The door opened with a creak" is an example of...

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onomatopoeia

Question 5

"I had to pay an arm and a leg for this stereo" is an example of...

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idiom

Question 6

"He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" is an example of...

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idiom

Question 7

'Batman threw Joker from a 70 - story building' is an example of

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an active voice

Question 8

'People were chased by an elephant down the street' is an example of

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a passive voice

Question 9

Plot Structure: Includes the setting, describing the characters, & what’s going on at the beginning of the story

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Expostition

Question 10

Alliteration is...

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Repeating the same consonant sound

Question 11

Plot Structure: the highest point of tension in a storyline

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Climax

Question 12

"The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...

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personification

Question 13

A metaphor is...

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A comparison saying that one thing is another thing

Question 14

Plot Structure: is when conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.

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Resolution

Question 15

"The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...

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personification

Question 16

'Reading is my favorite hobby' is an example of

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Gerund

Question 17

"Peter promptly prepared the spicy peppers" is an example of...

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alliteration

Question 18

"I was afraid my friend would spill the beans about our secret" is an example of...

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idiom

Question 19

"That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...

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metaphor

Question 20

An idiom is...

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A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said

Question 21

Hyperbole is...

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An exaggeration

Question 22

"Hold your horses and let me explain first" is an example of...

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idiom

Question 23

' Covered in dirt, I didn’t want to eat the apple' is an example of

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a MIsplaced Modifier

Question 24

"This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...

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hyperbole

Question 25

"His arms were long and loose, like an octopus' tentacles" is an example of...

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simile

Question 26

"She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...

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simile

Question 27

"This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...

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hyperbole

Question 28

A simile is...

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A comparison using like or as

Question 29

"Cows say moo and pigs say oink" is an example of...

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onomatopoeia

Question 30

"A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...

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alliteration

Question 31

"The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...

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personification

Question 32

Plot Structure: what conflicts are happening (and between who)

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Rising Action

Question 33

Onomatopoeia is...

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A word representing a sound

ELA Review

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ELA Review

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