Continuous Practice (5.3.R.4)

The new baby was a bundle of joy.

What type of literary device is used in the above sentence?

• A. simile

• B. hyperbole

• C. personification

• D. metaphor

We planned our trip to Disney World and ______ our rooms at the Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. Select the correct verb tense and complete the above sentence.

• reserve

• will reserved

• reserved

• reserves

When Noah answered all the reading questions correctly, he earned the team 200 points.

Select the sentence structure of the above sentence.

• A. simple

• B. compound

• C. compound-complex

• D. complex

We were outside on a warm summer night watching the stars leaping in the sky as if dancing to a song.

Select the type of literary device used in the above sentence.

• A. simile

• B. metaphor

• C. personification

• D. hyperbole

Select the reference book where one can find synonyms for words.

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• atlas

• thesaurus

Select the sentence containing a fact.

• Valentine’s Day is always in February.

• Valentine’s Day is the best holiday.

• All people get gifts on Valentine’s Day.

• Sometimes Valentine’s Day is in March.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a summary?

• It is about the same length as the original selection.

• It is shorter than the original selection.

• It is written in the author’s words.

• It includes all the details in the original selection.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a fable?

• It is a story written about a person’s life by that person.

• It is intended to be acted out on a stage.

• It has a moral or lesson.

• It is written in short lines and stanzas.

Poetry is usually written to

• entertain.

• inform.

• persuade.

• instruct.

The contractor said that he _______ many of the new homes that you visited.

• A. have built

• B. has built

• C. had built

• D. will have built