Which of the following is an example of personification?

The leaves danced in the breeze

The author’s mood is the:

General atmosphere created by the author’s words

Which of the following literary terms are antonyms:

Primary Source and Secondary Source

The author’s tone is the:

The author's attitude toward the subject in a literary work

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?

CRASH! I punched the door's window and it shattered.

A figure of speech is:

A word used non-literally to add force to a passage

Which of the following is the definition for Allusion:

Calls something to mind outside the passage

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

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Lit Term Exam Study

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1
Which of the following is a metaphor?
We're like peas and carrots
Life is like a box of chocolates
Life is like a bowl of cherries
Life is a box of chocolates
2
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The leaves danced in the breeze
She jumped high
The pencils fell off the desk
The cat scratched the tree
3
What can you infer from a street with houses decorated with Christmas lights?
That you should have brought a gift.
That you are in Santa’s neighborhood.
That it is December.
That you are hungry.
4
The author’s mood is the:
Intention or purpose
General atmosphere created by the author’s words
What encompasses the attitudes toward the subject
The author’s lead in for a character, main idea, or event
5
Which of the following literary terms are antonyms:
Primary Source and Secondary Source
Relevant and Purpose
Allusion and Affix
Annotate and Works Cited Page
6
Which of the following is a simile?
She is a bowl of cherries.
Your hands are ice.
Your shoes are fire.
He is sweet as pie.
7
The author’s tone is the:
Intention or purpose
General atmosphere created by the author’s words
The author's attitude toward the subject in a literary work
The author’s lead in for a character, main idea, or event
8
Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?
The ducks were loud
The lighting flashed and hit the tree
CRASH! I punched the door's window and it shattered.
The crowd at the basketball game thundered
9
Which of the following is an example of passive voice?
Our troops defeated the enemy.
Kevin hit the ball.
Kathy took the test.
John jumped the fence.
10
Expressing the meaning of a quote by using different words, to achieve greater clarity
Annotating
Paraphrasing
Analyzing
Inferencing
11
A figure of speech is:
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form
The reoccurrence of an action or event.
A word used non-literally to add force to a passage
The author’s lead in for a character
12
Any recipient of communication, whether read, or delivered from a variety of media
Mood
Purpose
Effect
Audience
13
Which of the following is the definition for Allusion:
A word that means exactly the same as another
having meaning not deducible from individual words.
The end or finish of an event or process.
Calls something to mind outside the passage
14
Which of the following literary terms are synonyms:
Synonym and Antonym
Idiom and Hyberpole
Primary Source and Secondary Source
Root and Word Origin
15
When you are actively reading and adding notes to your reading passages, you are:
Paraphrasing
Analyzing
Inferencing
Annotating
16
Which of the following is an idiom?
You're a basket case!
You're taking forever!
It's raining a ton.
I have a million hours of homework.
17
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
I'm drawing a blank.
Speak your mind.
It's raining cats and dogs.
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
18
The teacher gave me a referral and I was mad because a referral it negative...
Bias
Connotation
Structure
Word Origin
19
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
She joked and laughed
Sally sells sea shells
The wind danced
She danced and jumped
20
Which of the following literary terms is synonymous with prejudice?
Plagiarism
Works Cited Page
Bias
Point of View

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