Starter quiz

  • Match each linguistic device to its definition.
    • metaphor
      ⇔
      comparing two things by saying that one thing is another ✓
    • simile
      ⇔
      comparing two things using 'like' or 'as' ✓
    • personification
      ⇔
      giving human characteristics to non-human things ✓
    • alliteration
      ⇔
      many words beginning with the same letter ✓
    • repetition
      ⇔
      the repeating of key words and phrases ✓
  • Match each linguistic device to its example.
    • metaphor
      ⇔
      the moon was a ghostly orb ✓
    • simile
      ⇔
      as fast as lightning ✓
    • personification
      ⇔
      the trees begged for mercy ✓
    • alliteration
      ⇔
      the slender, silver path ✓
    • repetition
      ⇔
      riding - riding - riding ✓
  • What is a verb?
    • a person, place or thing
    • a describing word
    • a doing, being or having word  ✓
  • A main clause is...
    • a group of words without a verb.
    • a group of words including a verb that makes sense on its own.  ✓
    • a group of words including a verb that does not make sense on its own.
  • A subordinate clause is...
    • a group of words without a verb.
    • a group of words including a verb that makes sense on its own.
    • a group of words including a verb that does not make sense on its own.  ✓
  • What is the setting of a text?
    • the characters in the story
    • who wrote the text
    • where the story takes place  ✓
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