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PSSA Review Words 3

Authored by Meghan Karetsky

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

Match the following vocabulary word to its definition.

comparison without using like or as

onomatopoeia

comparison using like or as

alliteration

giving human qualities to non-human things

personification

words which express sound

metaphor

repetition of initial consonant sounds

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

the direct or dictionary meaning of a word​ (a)  

denotation
connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

the emotional associations connected with a word -- may be positive, negative, or neutral​ (a)  

connotation
denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

4.

MATCH QUESTION

15 mins • 4 pts

Match the following definition to its vocabulary word.

allusion

a word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses

idiom

a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

hyperbole

a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning

imagery

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

identical or very similar recurring final sounds in a words, usually at the end of lines of a poem

rhyme

meter

rhythm

free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

the representation of stressed and unstressed syllables in a POEM; "the beat"​ (a)  

rhythm
meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a LINE of poetry​ (a)  

meter
rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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