Daily Language Week 09 Practice Quiz

The following sentence is a ______.

During tax season, accountants are as busy as hounds in a rabbit field.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

Select the two words that are being compared in the simile or metaphor below. During tax season, accountants are as busy as hounds in a rabbit field.

• busy and rabbit

• accountant and rabbit

• accountant and busy

• accountant and hound

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

What does the idiom “dead as a doornail” mean?

• pretending to be sad in an attempt to manipulate someone

• deceased, with no chance of recovery

• nearly achieving success, but falling short

• to be similar to someone, usually in behavior

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which word is misspelled?

• shimmer

• priviledge

• solid

• clever

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

I _______ you to Dr. Hunt, at our last appointment.

• had introduced

• have introduced

• will have introduced

• will introduce

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the analogy: coke : beverage :: _______ : condiment

• bacon

• candy

• coffee

• ketchup

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

Select the letters that need to be capitalized for this title and select if the title should be underlined/italicized or in quotes: "three is the oddest number" (episode from a TV show).

• "Three Is The Oddest Number"

• "Three is the oddest Number"

• "Three is the Oddest Number"

• Three is the Oddest number

• Three is the oddest Number

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Select the definition that best fits for the bold word in the sentence: "Lucy’s cat is very active, chasing shadows and playing with its toys.."

• adj. Lively; quick; busy

• adj. Moving a lot; moving quickly

• adj. Taking part; working

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the word(s) in the sentence that is the conjunction: "The dress is too big for me, yet I will wear it anyway.."

• small

• yet

• surprisingly

• inside

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify which type of conjunction the word "yet" is.

• Coordinating

• Subordinating

• Correlative

• Conjunctive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E