
Author's Craft
Authored by Shirley Byrden
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following choices BEST defines author's craft?
Certain techniques the author uses in the story.
The author's use of sensory language.
The central message or idea of a story.
The beginning of a story.
Answer explanation
Author's craft refers to certain techniques the author uses in the story, making it the best definition among the choices provided.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The following line features which literary device: "He possessed a cold fire in his eyes."
simile
metaphor
personification
oxymoron
Answer explanation
The line features an oxymoron as it combines contradictory terms 'cold' and 'fire' to create a vivid image.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The following question features a simile, but also what other literary device? "Why does a boy who’s fast as a jet take all day and sometimes two to get to school?"
personification
oxymoron
hyperbole
syndeoche
Answer explanation
The literary device in the sentence is hyperbole, as the comparison of the boy to a jet being fast exaggerates the boy's speed to emphasize the point.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CRASH! Batman slammed the batmobile into the wall.
onomatopeia
simile
personification
alliteration
Answer explanation
The correct choice is onomatopoeia because the word 'CRASH!' imitates the sound of the batmobile hitting the wall.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The colorful tree had leaves of gold, red, yellow, and orange.
simile
alliteration
imagery
onomatopeia
Answer explanation
The correct choice is imagery because the sentence creates a vivid mental picture of the colorful tree with leaves of gold, red, yellow, and orange.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The leaves danced and twirled in the wind.
simile
alliteration
onomatopeia
personification
Answer explanation
The correct choice is personification because the leaves are given human-like qualities by dancing and twirling in the wind.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fluffy flowers floated and flew in Florida.
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
imagery
Answer explanation
The correct choice is alliteration because it is the repetition of the 'f' sound at the beginning of multiple words in the sentence.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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