What is a 'concrete noun'?

Names something you can see, touch, taste, hear or smell.

Uses words "like" or "as" to compare two things.

Gives extra information about verbs and adjectives.

What is an 'action verb'?

Expresses the action that the subject is, was or will do.

Makes a connection between two things by comparing them.

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1
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." Is an example of what technique?
Cliche
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
2
What is an 'abstract noun'?
Names something you can see, touch, taste, hear or smell.
Names a collection of things or a group.
Names feelings or ideas.
3
What is a noun?
Describing words
Naming words
People's names
Doing words
4
What is a pronoun?
Another name for an adjective.
A word that describes a noun.
A word that adds onto a noun.
A word that replaces a noun.
5
Which words are nouns? The young child quickly followed his parents into the room and sat down.
young, quickly, child
the, child, sat.
child, parents, room
Down, parents, followed.
6
The dance was a difficult one.
Helping verb
Linking verb
Action verb
7
What is a 'concrete noun'?
Names something you can see, touch, taste, hear or smell.
Names feelings or ideas.
Names a collection of things or a group.
8
A simile...?
Uses words "like" or "as" to compare two things.
Is a common phrase.
Makes a connection between two things by comparing them.
Is a question that doesn't need an answer.
9
"Her head was spinning from all the new information." Is an example of?
Metaphor
Simile
Descriptive language
Personification
10
Which are adverbs? The young child quickly followed his parents into the room and sat down.
quickly, down
Down, followed, sat.
Followed, sat.
child, parents, room
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What is an 'adverb'?
Another type of doing word (type of verb).
Gives extra information about verbs and adjectives.
A naming word.
A word that stands in place of a noun.
12
What is an 'action verb'?
Are the same as linking verbs.
Join with other words to form a verb phrase.
Expresses the action that the subject is, was or will do.
13
"The sky was full of dancing stars." Is an example of which language technique?
Adjective
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
14
When we talk about the 'tenor', of someone's speech we are talking about the...?
Vocabulary
Voice
Number of words they use.
Tone
15
What is an adjective?
People's names
Doing words
Naming words
Describing words
16
What is a verb?
Doing words
Describing words
Naming words
People's actions, such as running and jumping.
17
Which words are verbs? The young child quickly followed his parents into the room and sat down.
young, quickly, child
Down, followed, sat.
child, parents, room
Followed, sat.
18
The armed robber was running away.
Action verb
Helping verb
Linking verb
19
A metaphor...?
Makes a connection between two things by comparing them.
Uses words "like" or "as" to compare two things.
Is a question that doesn't need an answer.
Is a common phrase.
20
"I move fast like a cheetah." Is an example of a?
Simile
Adjective
Personification
Metaphor

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