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"His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness" is an example of.....
simile
metaphor
irony
personification
2
True or False: Flat characters change throughout the story.
True
False
3
What is the name of this fish?
Blob fish
Dumbo fish
Face fish
Piko fish
4
On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top, middle, or bottom?
top
bottom
middle
5
How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
4
6
8
10
6
Irony is when an event or response occurs that is ....
the same as what is expected
parallel to what is expected
similar to what is expected
opposite of what is expected
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Anything that stands for or represents something else.
Symbol
Plot
Genre
Character
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A word having the opposite meaning of another word
claim
antonym
synonym
homophone
9
What was chocolate milk originally sold as?
medicine
baby food
sunscreen
lotion
10
True or False: Setting can be used to create the atmosphere of the story.
False
True
11
This is the turning point in the story
climax
falling action
rising action
conflict
12
Before rubber, people used what to to erase pencil marks?
their fingers
a strip of leather
bread
cloth
13
Washington police officers get a half hour class in how to what?
park
write a ticket
sit down
ask questions
14
Form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
dialect
persuasion
onomatopoeia
dialogue
15
Which city is the Palace of Versailles nearest to?
Rome
Portugal
Paris
Spain
16
Does the word 'clandestine' mean noisy, secret, destiny, or colorful?
colorful
destiny
noisy
secret
17
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Brainy
Hopeful
Bashful
Cheery
18
A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
main idea
thesis
topic
argument
19
A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun or human vice or weakness
parody
satire
sarcasm
tone
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A category or type of literature.
Subplot
Genre
Type
Characteristic
21
Croissants are not originally from France, what country are they originally from?
Italy
Romania
Peru
Austria
22
On the back of a dollar bill, what is in the center?
An eye
An eagle
The number 1
A pyramid
23
Setting includes all of the following, except...
The character's state of mind
Time Period
Geographic location
The specific room
24
What kind of car is this?
Ford
Edsel
Cadillac
Buick
25
What is the name of Mrs. Chandler's dog?
Kimbo Scratch
Chi Chi Bean
Sandy Brown
Goldie Hound
26
The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain, inform, or persuade
tone
author's reason
author's purpose
main idea
27
What happened to this cat's tail?
It's a Manx, nothing happened to it
Bitten off by a dog
Its tail was run over by a car and needed to be removed
It was cut off in a grooming accident
28
Whose face is on a dime?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
29
Native Americans invented this sport
lacrosse
bowling
soccer
rugby
30
Words like spectral, phantom, and ghastly, create a ____________________mood.
ominous
intense
regretful
eerie
31
In which year was the LEGO company founded?
1972
1952
1942
1932
32
True or False: Flat characters have only one or two personality traits.
False
True
33
A quick reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, event.
allusion
analogy
idiom
dialect
34
A set of facts or circumstances surrounding an event or a situation in a piece of literature
plot
setting
context
climax
35
Which country gave us the words 'shampoo' and 'pyjamas'
India
China
Italy
Greece
36
Who said "I've never had an accident worth talking about" ?
Captain Jane Wayne of the Starship Enterprise
Captain E J Smith of the Titanic
General George Washington
37
"Plump puppies like playing on the playground" is an example of...
assonance
simile
metaphor
alliteration
38
True or False: Setting can be used to tell us about the characters.
False
True
39
To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand
demonstrate
identify
analyze
clarify
40
True or False: Round characters are not full of life and will never have contradictory traits
True
False
41
Struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
Plot
Theme
Static
42
What is the name of this animal?
panibo
lesula
panira
wobbegong
43
Informational text is nonfiction writing and typically uses all of the following except
bolded words
italicized words
headings and subheadings
figurative language
44
Aside from being someone's last name....rue means what?
to be mournful
to be irritated
to be regretful
to be happy