Are you ready to take this lesson's quiz? The questions below will help you find out. Make sure you understand why each correct answer is correct―if you don't, review that part of the lesson.
When the suffix -ism is added to a word, what does it make the word describe?
- a way of moving or acting
- a condition or practice
- a version of peacefulness
- a reason to participate
When -ism is added to magnet, it describes the condition of being magnetized.
When -ism is added to magnet, it describes the condition of being magnetized.
When -ism is added to magnet, it describes the condition of being magnetized.
When -ism is added to magnet, it describes the condition of being magnetized.
Which word refers to a comparison used to make a point?
- alliteration
- pacifism
- hyperbole
- analogy
Analogies are usually a little more complicated or more carefully explained than simpler figures of speech, such as similes.
Analogies are usually a little more complicated or more carefully explained than simpler figures of speech, such as similes.
Analogies are usually a little more complicated or more carefully explained than simpler figures of speech, such as similes.
Analogies are usually a little more complicated or more carefully explained than simpler figures of speech, such as similes.
Why might an author have a narrator use hyperbole?
- to show readers that the narrator chooses words precisely
- to provide a very accurate description of a story’s events
- to create a unique and interesting storytelling style
- to encourage readers to reread certain parts of the story
Hyperbole involves the use of exaggeration to create a specific effect. When a narrator uses hyperbole, that effect is usually a lively, humorous, or sarcastic voice. The details are not always exactly accurate, but they’re delivered in an entertaining way.
Hyperbole involves the use of exaggeration to create a specific effect. When a narrator uses hyperbole, that effect is usually a lively, humorous, or sarcastic voice. The details are not always exactly accurate, but they’re delivered in an entertaining way.
Hyperbole involves the use of exaggeration to create a specific effect. When a narrator uses hyperbole, that effect is usually a lively, humorous, or sarcastic voice. The details are not always exactly accurate, but they’re delivered in an entertaining way.
Hyperbole involves the use of exaggeration to create a specific effect. When a narrator uses hyperbole, that effect is usually a lively, humorous, or sarcastic voice. The details are not always exactly accurate, but they’re delivered in an entertaining way.
Which narrator persuades other people to help him plant his garden?
- Sam
- Virgil
- both Sam and Virgil
- neither Sam nor Virgil
Virgil does much of the “grunt” work for his father’s lettuce patch. Sam, however, hires some kids to help him.
Virgil does much of the “grunt” work for his father’s lettuce patch. Sam, however, hires some kids to help him.
Virgil does much of the “grunt” work for his father’s lettuce patch. Sam, however, hires some kids to help him.
Virgil does much of the “grunt” work for his father’s lettuce patch. Sam, however, hires some kids to help him.
Which sentence describes how Paul Fleischman makes each Seedfolks narrator unique?
- He explains each narrator’s background in detail.
- He has each narrator use a different storytelling style.
- He gives each narrator a secret to be kept at all costs.
- He compares each narrator to the previous one.
With each change in narrator, the novel’s style of writing changes. Narrators use different kinds of vocabulary, different figures of speech, and different ways of putting words together.
With each change in narrator, the novel’s style of writing changes. Narrators use different kinds of vocabulary, different figures of speech, and different ways of putting words together.
With each change in narrator, the novel’s style of writing changes. Narrators use different kinds of vocabulary, different figures of speech, and different ways of putting words together.
With each change in narrator, the novel’s style of writing changes. Narrators use different kinds of vocabulary, different figures of speech, and different ways of putting words together.
What do the words pacify, pacifier, and pacifism all have in common?
- All three words appear in Sam’s chapter.
- They all describe a condition or practice.
- All three were Spanish words originally.
- They’re all based on the Latin word for peace.
The Latin word for peace is paci-, which comes from the Greek word pax.
The Latin word for peace is paci-, which comes from the Greek word pax.
The Latin word for peace is paci-, which comes from the Greek word pax.
The Latin word for peace is paci-, which comes from the Greek word pax.
Summary
Questions answered correctly:
Questions answered incorrectly:
