Literary Skills Assessment Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• Time is a thief.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the main idea of a story?

• The sequence of events in the story

• The central message or point the author wants to convey

• The names of the characters

• The setting of the story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• She don’t like apples.

• He go to school every day.

• They are playing in the park.

• I has a new book.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a characteristic of poetry?

• Uses dialogue between characters

• Written in paragraphs

• Often uses rhyme and rhythm

• Always tells a true story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a soliloquy in drama?

• A conversation between two characters

• A speech given by a character alone on stage

• A stage direction

• A type of costume

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Which literary device is used in the phrase "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• He ran as fast as a cheetah.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word correctly completes the sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students _____ late."

• is

• are

• am

• be

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the literary device in the following line: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following best describes a dynamic character?

• A character who remains the same throughout the story

• A character who changes significantly during the story

• A character who is not important to the plot

• A character who is always the villain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3