Year 9 Unfamiliar Text Practice

Question 1

connotations are the...

Accepted Answer

feelings/ideas/emotions associated with a word

Question 2

Identify the bold word: This vase is breakable

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adjective

Question 3

Identify the following feature: She is fishing in troubled waters

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metaphor

Question 4

an imperative is..

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a command

Question 5

Identify the following feature: "Life is like a box of chocolates"

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 6

What is literal?

Accepted Answer

something that means the same as its dictionary term

Question 7

Which of the following is a rhetorical question

Accepted Answer

are you kidding me?

Question 8

Identify the word in bold: She ran quickly through the field

Accepted Answer

adverb

Question 9

What is the correct spelling of the following:

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accommodate

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of an imperative...

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Just do it!, Get lost!

Question 11

Identify the following feature: The first rays of morning tip toed through the meadow

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personification

Question 12

Identify the following word in bold: I am walking to work

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verb

Question 13

words that are opposites are called...

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antonyms

Question 14

words that are similar are called...

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synonyms

Question 15

Walter walked wearily while wondering where Wally was

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alliteration

Question 16

crazy daisy is an example of...

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assonance

Question 17

What is a noun?

Accepted Answer

a naming word

Question 18

Baa baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!

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rhyme

Question 19

BANG!

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 20

Literal meaning of 'it's time to feed the cats and dogs'

Accepted Answer

the cats and dogs are hungry

Questions 20