Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole or exaggeration?

Brandon said he would die if he didn't finish the next level of the game

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

Daniel zipped and zoomed down the soccer field.

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1
The repetition of the beginning sounds or letter is known as...
Idiom
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
2
The author of a poem is known as the...
Playwright
Illustrator
Poet
Narrator
3
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole or exaggeration?
Brandon said he would die if he didn't finish the next level of the game
Aurora ate an apple.
Xzarian zoomed through the book.
Daphne was as quiet as a mouse.
4
How a text is organized is known as its...
Feature
Purpose
Main Idea
Structure
5
Which of the following keywords would you find in a sequence?
Similarity, both, common
Resolve, solve, fix
Secondly, after, in conclusion
As as result, because
6
When you combine two simple sentences with a conjunction you create a...
FANBOYS
Fragment
Compound Sentence
Run-on Sentence
7
Which text feature can help you visualize what is going on in a poem?
A text box
A picture or illustration
A subtitle
A caption
8
The extra things on stage during a drama, that brind the stage to life, are known as...
Props
Actresses
Directors
Stage Directions
9
Which of the following roots means "half"?
Penta-
Semi-
Octa-
Tri-
10
The lesson you can learn from a poem or fictional story is known as the...
Main Idea
Metaphor
Message
Conflict
11
Which of the following keywords would you find in a cause and effect text?
Secondly, after, in conclusion
Resolve, solve, fix
Similarity, both, common
As as result, because
12
Which of the following words contains a root that means "you are against something"?
Semicircle
Prepay
Antigravity
International
13
The author's main argument or what they are trying to get you to believe in a text is called...
Claim
Reasons
Conclusion
Counterclaim
14
The author of drama is known as the...
Speaker
Playwright
Narrator
Poet
15
A text that appeals to your five sense will have an author's purpose of to...
Explain
Describe
Inform
Convince
16
The big sections or "chapters" of a drama are known as...
Acts
Props
Scenes
Stage Directions
17
A poem is organized by using...
Lines and Stanzas
Acts and Scenes
Paragraphs and sentences
Stanzas and sentences
18
Which suffix can you add to the end of a word to make it plural?
-s
-ed
-est
-ing
19
A guess based on what you know and what you read is known as..
Author's Purpose
An inference
Context Clues
A question
20
A comparison that does not use like or as is known as...
An idiom
A metaphor
Alliteration
A simile
21
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of...
Personification
A metaphor
A simile
And idiom
22
The lines spoken in a drama are known as...
Props
Monologue
Dialogue
Stage Directions
23
True or False: You must back up every good argument with reasons and evidence.
False
True
24
Which of the following is synonym for persuade?
Conflict
Convince
Describe
Explain
25
A describing words is known as ...
A verb
A pronoun
A noun
An adjective
26
Who or what a story or poem is about is known the...
Character
Conflict
Message
Setting
27
The part of a poem or fiction story, where everything is fixed is known as the...
Resolution
Rising Action
Climax
Conflict
28
How a poem makes you feel is known as its...
Mood
Rhythm
Stanza
Metaphor
29
Fill in the sentence with the correct conjunction: Do you prefer plain _____ peanut m&m's?
Nor
Or
And
But
30
The opposite of what the author thinks in an argument is known as the...
Reasons
Counterclaim
Conclusion
Claim
31
The beat of a poem is known as the...
Repetition
Rhythm
Rhyme
Resolution
32
If a drama only has one scenes, it will also only have one...
Scene
Act
Character
Prop
33
The repitition of the same ending sounds (bat, cat, sat, that) is known as...
Rhyming
Resolution
Repetition
Rhythm
34
Which genre would you NOT find personification in?
Nonfiction
Graphic Novels
Fantasy
Fiction
35
The words that tell the actor what to do or what emotions to use when saying their lines are known as...
Props
Actors
Dialogue
Stage Directions
36
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
Jeis and Joshua jumped when Jacqueline scared them.
Santiago said he would be there in a second.
Daniel zipped and zoomed down the soccer field.
Cayden thought the test was a piece of cake.
37
Which of the following is an example of simile?
Juan took a million years to pack up.
Jose is as quick as a cheetah.
Jesus and Anthony like to play video games.
Eli, Elias and Elvis each earned A's easily.
38
A synonym for an author's "point of view" is ...
Perspective
Purpose
Plot
Personification
39
True or False: You read stage direction outloud when reading a drama or play.
False
True
40
Which keywords would you find in a text that is written in 2nd person POV or point of view?
Us and we
He, they, and them
I, me and my
You and your
41
A nonfiction text about a real person written by the person who it is about is known as a...
Poem
Myth
Autobiography
Biography
42
Which of the following words contains a root that means "above"?
Geography
Translate
Superman
Descrease
43
A text that appeals to your five senses would most likely have what author's purpose?
Entertain
Describe
Inform
Persuade
44
Which of the following keywords would you find in problem and solution text?
Secondly, after, in conclusion
Resolve, solve, fix
Similarity, both, common
As as result, because
45
The time and place of a poem or fictional story is known as the...
Simile
Message
Conflict
Setting
46
Which part of the library would you find an autobiography or biography in?
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Nonfiction
47
Which suffix can you add to the end of a word to make it past tense?
-s
-est
-ing
-ed
48
When the setting changes in a drama so does the...
Scene
Prop
Character
Act
49
A synonym for a problem in a fiction story or a poem is a ...
Conflict
Character
Resolution
Theme
50
Which of the following text features is the same as a website?
The table of contents
A hyperlink
An index
A glossary
51
Which of the following keywords do you always find in a simile?
Was or as
Like or when
Where or was
Like or as
52
An action words is known as...
A pronoun
An adjective
A verb
A noun
53
True or False: You must read a nonfiction text in order from start to finish.
False
True
54
The author's purpose of every argument is to...
Convince
Explain
Entertain
Inform
55
The author's purpose of a sequence is to...
Persuade
Describe
Inform
Explain
56
Fill in the sentence with the correct conjunction: Tyler _______ Clara both like to play volleyball on the weekend.
Or
So
And
But
57
The author's purpose of every fiction story is to...
Inform
Describe
Entertain
Explain
58
What a text is mostly about is known as the...
Main Idea
Message
Moral
Metaphor
59
A text that is written to persuade or convince would most likely have what point of view?
3rd person POV
4th person POV
2nd person POV
1st person POV
60
A synonym for the message of a story or poem is...
Inference
Theme
Purpose
Main Idea
61
Which suffix can you add to the end of a word to make it present tense?
-ing
-ed
-est
-s
62
Which of the following words contains a root that means "the study of" something?
Autobiography
Unhappy
Antibullying
Biology
63
What is the structure of a dictionary?
Sequential Order
There is not an order
Chronological Order
ABC or Alphabetical Order
64
Which of the following text features would you use to put dates in chronological order?
Timeline
Diagram
Photograph
Text Box
65
The most exciting part of a fiction story, where everything changes, is known as the...
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
66
Which text feature tells you what a poem, nonfiction or fiction text is mostly about?
Caption
Title
Illustration
Timeline
67
Which punctuation do you always find stage directions between?
Parenthesis ()
Quotations Marks ""
Question Marks ??
Commas ,,
68
"Cristina cooked a cake for Kegan." Is an example of...
A simile
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
69
The reason an author writes a text is known as...
Purpose
Point of View
Plot
Personification
70
The structure of every fiction story is...
Description
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Plot line
71
"Saul stole Shane's scissors." Is an example of...
Personification
Alliteration
onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
72
Which sense does imagery in a poem appeal to?
Hearing
Touch
Sight
Smell
73
Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
Christopher was so tired he hit the hay.
Shane crashed into the wall while playing dodgeball.
Melody and Mya made many magnificent grades.
Pablo was as slow as a snail.
74
Which keywords would you find in a text written in 1st person POV or point of view?
She, he, and they
I, me and my
We and them
You and your
75
The person who draws a picture for a fiction story or a poem is known as the...
Illustrator
Narrator
Poet
Author
76
Which text feature tells you more information about a picture or photograph?
A diagram
A subtitle
A caption
A timeline
77
Which of the following roots means "Many"-
Anti-
Mini-
Multi-
Inter-
78
True or False: Every poem has to rhyme.
False
Both
Neither
True
79
Words that are used to create a picture in your mind are known as...
Alliteration
A simile
Hyperbole
Imagery
80
"The leaves danced across the rooftop" is an example of...
A simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
81
Where do you always find the conclusion in an argument?
The end
The middle
The beginning
82
Which of the following prefixes means again?
Re-
Over-
Pre-
Dis-
83
The people that work behind the scenes in a play or drama are known as the...
Playwrights
Actors
Crew
Cast
84
The part of a a fiction story where everything is "building up" to the most exciting part is known as the...
Exposition
Climax
Falling Action
Rising Action
85
The two most common author's purposes of a poem are...
To describe and entertain
To convince and persuade
To explain and inform
To inform and persuade
86
Which of the following words contains a root that means "three"?
Bicycle
Semisweet
Triangle
Internet
87
A nonfiction text about a real person written by someone else is known as a...
Autobiography
Myth
Biography
Poem
88
A comparison that uses like or as is known as...
A simile
Personification
A hyperbole
A metaphor
89
Onomatopoeia is usually found in which types of texts?
Graphic novels and Poetry
Nonfiction and biographies
Grocery lists
Magazines And newspapers
90
Which of the following would NOT be written to explain?
A text on how to make orgami
A instruction manuel for putting together furniture
A cookbook
A grocery list
91
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Dylan danced during the daytime.
Addison is quiet.
Jerkedian had ants in his pants.
The classroom was a zoo.
92
Which prefix means before?
Pre-
Re-
Dis-
Un-
93
Giving a human quality to an animal or object is known as...
Imagery
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
94
The repeating of the same word over and over again is known as...
Rhyme
Repetition
Resolution
Personification
95
A synonym for an exaggeration is...
Imagery
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Personification

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