Literary Devices Checkpoint Practice Quiz

Literary Devices Checkpoint Practice Quiz

8th Grade

23 Qs

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Literary Devices Checkpoint Practice Quiz

Literary Devices Checkpoint Practice Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.4, RL.9-10.3, RL.8.3

+11

Standards-aligned

Created by

Terry Parent

Used 68+ times

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Her mind is a steel trap" is an example of
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket."
This passage is a good example of an author's use of ....
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air."
This passage is a good example of ...
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"When they pulled into a gas station, it was as though they'd arrived at the finest restaurant in the world."

hyperbole

personification

metaphor

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I smelled the warm, sweet, all-pervasive smell of silage, as well as the sour dirty laundry spilling over the basket in the hall. I could pick out the acrid smell of Claire’s drenched diaper, her sweaty feet, and her hair crusted with sand.
Imagery
Simile
Personification
Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 I’m dying to see that movie! 
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is a simile?
The classroom was a zoo.
The night sky was as black as coal.
If I can't get an iPhone, I will die.
My alarm clock yells at me every morning.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

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