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This is an incorrect way of writing direct speech.
False
True
2
A metaphor can usually be spotted by the words 'like' and 'as'.
True
False
3
Choose one word being compared here: Gwen sings like an expert
expert
Gwen
like
sings
4
Choose one word being compared here: Mark’s voice is velvet.
voice
Mark's
velvet
is
5
Which of these are examples of hyperbole?
It was so cold the geese all went backwards and I saw fish flying south.
Kitty is as proud as a peacock
I was to wait at the train station for ten days- it was an eternity.
The sun kissed me while I was clicking a picture.
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This punctuation is called...
Inverted commas
speech marks
Quotation marks
Colon
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A 'reporting clause' is to do with...
Irony
Hyperbole
Direct speech
Personification
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What is 'Personification'
The act of giving non-living things human characteristics
A form of comparison
Exaggerating for effect
A way to indicate someone is speaking
9
'I can eat a horse' is an example of what?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
10
Which rules apply when writing direct speech?
New speaker, new line
You must ALWAYS have a reporting clause after every line of speech
Use " or ' speech marks interchangeably throughout your writing.
You must use inverted comma's to indicate someone is speaking.
11
Which of the following is NOT an example of a metaphor?
His arms were weak and felt like noodles
The sun was a furnace.
The smoke was cotton balls billowing from the chimney
You are my hero.
12
Highlight the word that DOES NOT personify in this sentence: The brutal wind was bullied into giving up it leaves.
giving up
wind
Bullied
Brutal
13
Similes and metaphors are forms of comparison that compare words in a sentence.
False
True
14
Select an example of personification
The car happily squealed down the road
Kenny played the violin like an expert.
Mike is a chef when he’s in the kitchen.
The warm fire place seemed to be calling my name
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This is a correct example of speech when the reporting clause is in the middle.
False
True
