Y8 Travel Assessment

1.       What type of word class is a comparative?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

1.       Which of the following is NOT a superlative?

• Rest

• Most beautiful

• Prettiest

What is a connotation?

• The literal meaning of a word

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotional / psychological associations of a word

Which of the following is a simile?

• ·         The car sped down the winding road.

• The tower loomed over the city like it was a guard, protecting it from harm

• ·         The animals were trapped in the zoo: a prison.

1.       Which of the following does NOT fit into the semantic field of love?

• Rose

• Heart

• Table

What is a motif?

• ·         An idea, symbol that appears frequently in a text

• ·         A comparison between two things, using like or as

• ·         The things we associate with a particular word

Which of the following is an antonym for ‘big’?

• Colossal

• Miniature

• Flower

What is hyperbole?

• ·         Exaggeration

• ·         Imagery that appeals to the sense of taste

• ·         Words with opposite meanings

What is auditory imagery?

• ·         Imagery that appeals to the sense of smell

• ·         Imagery that appeals to the sense of sound

• ·         Imagery that appeals to the sense of touch

What is the correct definition of figurative language?

• ·         Words or phrases that have a non-literal meaning

• ·         Words or phrases that have a literal meaning

• ·         Words of phrases that are very similar to one another