Descriptive Language Quiz

Which is a simile?

• I like hot dogs.

• My hot dog is as light as a paperclip.

• As a hot dog I barked.

• I like hot dogs as hot dogs.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is a preposition?

• It

• Against

• Either

• By

Which is the correct infinitive phrase?

• I went to the mall.

• I want to get rich.

• I went to the gym, to practice volleyball.

• I headed toward the unicorn store!

Which is alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.

• Study for the grammar test!

• Vishalya is friends with Anusha

• An amulet calls an ambulance.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of an hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• Comparison using "like" or "as".

• An extreme exaggeration.

• Mr.G is awesome!!!

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does barking up the wrong tree mean?

• Avoiding the main topic

• A dog barking at a tree

• Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person

• A tree bark

• Mr. G barked at a tree