myPerspectives Grade 6 Unit 1 Study Guide Part 2

Question 1

“I am as slow as a snail” is an example of a ______________________.

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 2

“The trees whispered in the wind” is an example of ___________________.

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 3

______________ possessive nouns show one person owning something, like her sister’s friends.

Accepted Answer

Singular

Question 4

Choose the answer that shows a PLURAL possessive noun.

Accepted Answer

all the girls' dresses

Question 5

A __________ compares two unlike things by saying one thing is the other.

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 6

Choose the answer that shows a SINGULAR possessive noun.

Accepted Answer

my cat's food

Question 7

___________ gives human qualities to nonhuman things.

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 8

“My brother was a cheetah when called for dinner” is an example of a ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 9

________________ nouns show ownership, like my brother’s car. The possessive noun is brother’s.

Accepted Answer

Possessive

Question 10

___________describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They answer the questions Where? When? How? To what extent?

Accepted Answer

Adverbs

Question 11

___________ possessive nouns show more than one person owning something, like the students’ pencils.

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Plural

Question 12

_______________ pronouns include my, mine, our, ours, its, his, her, hers, their, theirs, your and yours.

Accepted Answer

Possessive

Question 13

Words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself can be reflexive or intensive. Which kind MUST be in the sentence?

Accepted Answer

reflexive

Question 14

_____________ describe nouns and answer the questions What kind? Which one? How many? How much?

Accepted Answer

Adjectives

Question 15

A ____________ uses like or as to compare two unlike things.

Accepted Answer

Simile

Questions 15