Potpourri Review 03/11/24

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• Time is a thief.

• He has a heart of stone.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the word "bark" mean in the following sentence? "While hiking, Alex touched the rough bark of the tree, feeling its texture."

• The sound a dog makes

• The outer covering of a tree

• A command to a dog

• A small ship

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Consider a blog post that begins with the importance of recycling and proceeds to list specific ways individuals can recycle in their daily lives. What text structure is this an example of?

• Cause and effect

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

• Generalization and example

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following sentences uses a metaphor?

• The snow is like a white blanket.

• She danced like a leaf in the wind.

• His room is a pigsty.

• The stars are diamonds in the night sky.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In the corporate world, after the project ends, the CEO and the intern face the same outcomes.

• A person used by others for their own purposes

• The least influential person in a company

• A pledge or security

• Both A and B

Which text structure is evident when an article discusses the issue of plastic pollution in oceans and then proposes ways to reduce it?

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

At a networking event, John approaches a group of strangers and starts a conversation with a joke. This action is akin to:

• A literal action of breaking ice

• A metaphor for starting a conversation

• An idiom for reducing tension

• Both B and C

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

While reading a novel, you come across the word 'quixotic' in a sentence. Without looking it up in a dictionary, which of the following best helps you understand what 'quixotic' might mean?

• The word's position in the sentence

• The pronunciation of the word

• Context clues from the surrounding text

• The number of syllables in the word

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A biography about Albert Einstein written in chronological order uses which text structure?

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Describing a pillow as "Light as a feather" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A