Vocabulary Quiz

Rain made the streets __________.

• woozy

• limp

• glisten

• Mucus

What is a synonym for the word woozy?

• stable

• dizzy

• mucus

• worry

Which definition best fits the way the word limp is used in the sentence?

Limp-

1. 1. to walk with an uneven and slow movement

2. 2. wilted, not firm

Her hair hung limp over her shoulders.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

What does the word coaxed mean in this sentence? The nurse coaxed Peg to drink 7-up.

• shouted

• imagined

• persuaded

• shivered

What definition best fits the way the word float is used in the sentence?

Float-

1. 1. a decorated sculpture or scene in a parade.

2. 2. Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid.

1. The seventh-grade class made a homecoming float.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

What is most likely the reason the author uses imagery in their writing?

• By using imagery, the author helps the reader make a comparison to something else.

• By using imagery, the author helps the reader visualize by using the 5 senses.

• By using imagery, the author helps the reader understand by assigning human characteristics to things.

• By using imagery, the author helps the reader compare two things using "like" or "as."

Is this sentence an example of literal or figurative language?

The car cost me an arm and a leg.

• Literal language

• Figurative language

What does this sentence mean?

The dog is a clown; it makes us laugh all the time.

• The dog is at a birthday party.

• Clowns make people laugh and so does the dog.

• The dog plays with a toy clown.

• Clowns sound like dogs when they laugh.

Similes compare two unlike things using the words ____ or ____.

What does this metaphor mean? The boy is a night owl