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1
What is the meaning of the idiom: Put a bug in his ear.
Play a joke on him.
Tell him a lie.
Give him a present.
Give him a suggestion.
2
Shadows whispered behind the door...is an example of:
paradox
pun
personification
hyperbole
3
When the curtain opened I suddenly got cold feet - is an example of:
Slang
Idiom
Irony
Pun
4
Common words or phrases used when people talk to each other are called:
Paradox
Sarcasm
Pun
Colloquialism
5
"I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless." - is an example of:
assonance
alliteration
personification
metaphor
6
Over the river, through the woods, to Grandma's house we go - is an example of:
Striking Verb
Paradox
Analogy
Magic 3
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When the author stops the story to explain a previous event it is called:
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Overstatement
Exaggeration
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I'm hungry enough to eat an entire elephant - is an example of:
hyperbole
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
9
An example of metaphor is:
Purple people eaters plopped pillows atop the penguin.
Happy rivers of rain tiptoed down the window.
Doubt is dark cloud settling over me.
Autumn leaves like snowflakes piled beneath the oak.
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What is the meaning of the idiom: That's a grey area.
That is unclear.
That is bad.
That is old.
That is broken.
11
"Wide-eyed and wondering while we waited..." is an example of:
Alliteration
Assonance
Allusion
Analogy
12
"That puts the icing on the cake" is an idiom which means:
Frost the cake before you eat it.
The frosted cake is frozen.
Something good got even better.
Sweets for the sweet.
13
That buzzer beater was a sick shot...is an example of
Magic Three
Sarcasm
Pun
Slang
14
Saying, "'sup," when you see a friend is an example of:
Paradox
Analogy
Oxymoron
Colloquialism
15
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink - is an example of:
Irony
Metaphor
Sarcasm
Hyperbole
16
Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it? Is an example of:
Oxymoron
Allusion
Hyperbole
Sarcasm
17
Which of these Proper Nouns would be considered to be a WC?
Thomas
Julia
Frank
Applebee's
18
What is the meaning of the idiom: Get off your high horse.
Get out of bed.
Quit thinking you are better than everyone else.
Try something new
Get out of a dangerous situation.
19
Grandpa and Grandma sang and danced and whistled in celebration...this is an example of:
connecting ands
whispering parenthesis
simile
personification
20
What is the meaning of the idiom: It cost an arm and a leg.
It is expensive
It was cheap
You need at least 2 of them
It was poorly manufactured
21
"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of:
flashback
oxymoron
colloquialism
idiom
22
The 'Unsinkable Titanic' sunk on its maiden voyage - is an example of:
Irony
Slang
Idiom
Oxymoron
23
What is the meaning of the idiom: You let the cat out of the bag
You told a secret.
You threw a party.
You performed for an audience.
You released the pet.
24
The difficult history test (it was 8 pages long) took me 2 hours to finish - is an example of:
Foreshadowing
Intentional Fragment
Striking Verb
Whispering Parenthesis
25
Steve was a Good Samaritan when he helped the lady change her flat tire. This is use of:
Anecdote
Paradox
Personificatio
Allusion
26
Which of the following is an example of simile?
"That's a deep thought, said the well-digger.
His muscles ripple like a mountain stream.
Five furry ferrets frolicked in the ferns
Phillip is the sun and his friends are the planets.
27
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger and then it hit me - is an example of:
assonance
magic 3
onomatopoeia
pun
28
NOT using a complete sentence - on purpose - is called:
magic three
striking verb
proper noun
intentional fragment
29
We were so happy - so happy - when the train finally went by.
hyperbole
commentary dashes
whispering parenthesis
connecting ands
30
What is the meaning of the idiom: Your goose is cooked.
Your dinner is ready.
You need to do your chores.
You are in trouble.
Your work is done.