Which is the best definition of fiction?

a story that comes from the author’s imagination

Which sentence uses personification?

The fire hungrily ate the house

Which sentence contains a simile?

Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion

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1
A hyperbole is an__________.
exaggeration
idiom
alliteration
juxtaposition
2
After she left, the sun never shined again.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
3
Which is the best definition of fiction?
a story in the newspaper
a story that takes place in space
a story that comes from real life
a story that comes from the author’s imagination
4
Which sentence uses personification?
The fire hungrily ate the house
The woman acted as if she were 100 years old
The tiger purred like my cat
Where's the wicked witch?
5
A biography is a book based on a person’s _________________.
real life
best day
fantasy
favorite character
6
A story about a space-traveling detective combines elements of which two genres?
fiction and nonfiction
science fiction and mystery
science fiction and horror
historical fiction and mystery
7
The report was so poorly written that it___&confused those who tried to make sense of it.
blighted
induce
befuddled
conserved
8
Which of these are NOT a subgenre of fiction?
science fiction
nonfiction
mystery
fantasy
9
Which sentence contains a simile?
Boyd had been awake for 500 hours
Farewell, my fair-haired friend
Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln
Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat
10
Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?
rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion
falling action, rising action, climax, conclusion
falling action, climax, rising action, conclusion
rising action, falling action, climax, conclusion
11
Silver bells?...How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night.
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
12
Interest & suspense are built during which part of the story?
falling action
climax
rising action
Introducation
13
In fantasy, the fight between good and evil is an example of a common
theme
setting
character
subgenre

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