Definitions

Definitions

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Definitions

Definitions

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the word astonish mean in the sentence below?


We wanted to astonish the class with our special project.

Amuse

Scare

Confuse

Amaze

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot temperatures.
What does brutal mean? 

Harsh

Windy

Gentle

Pleasant

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Reading glasses magnify small print.
What does magnify mean?

to make larger

to be able to read

to understand

to give a reply

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rhonda went to the store to buy milk. She was only in the store for a brief amount of time. In just a few minutes, she was back in the car and headed home.
Using the context clues from the sentences, what is the best meaning of brief?

short

time

long

known

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a nonessential phrase? 

nonrestrictive phrase

restrictive phrase

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a figure of speech that has a meaning other than the literal meaning used to make writing more interesting; opposite of "literal language"

hyperbole

onomatopoeia

figurative language

literally

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the repetition of vowel sounds in words or syllables
example: "Fleet feet sweep near sleeping geese."

assonance

alliteration

oxymoron

personification

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