Starter quiz

  • What is a simile?
    • when the weather reflects the mood (usually of the main character)
    • giving something that is not an animal, animal characteristics
    • using 'like' or 'as' to compare two things that are not the same  ✓
    • comparing two things that are not the same, by stating that one 'is' the other
    • when the word sounds like the noise it represents
  • What is pathetic fallacy?
    • when the weather reflects the mood (usually of the main character)  ✓
    • giving something that is not an animal, animal characteristics
    • using 'like' or 'as' to compare two things that are not the same
    • comparing two things that are not the same, by stating that one 'is' the other
    • when the word sounds like the noise it represents
  • Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
    • shout
    • hurt
    • hush  ✓
    • quiet
    • screech  ✓
  • Which of the following is an example of zoomorphism?
    • The lightning cracked like a whip overhead
    • The teacher hissed an inaudible silencing command in his direction  ✓
    • The trees danced freely in the warm summer breeze
    • She could see him, prowling through the aisles, his narrow eyes flashing  ✓
    • They came thundering down the corridor like a herd of wild elephants
  • What might 'angular' mean?
    • soft and curved
    • smooth and flawless
    • having sharp turns or corners  ✓
    • unappealing and unattractive
    • stiff and still
  • Starting with the first, put the following words in order from most loud to least loud.
    • 1
      ⇔
      screeched
    • 2
      ⇔
      screamed
    • 3
      ⇔
      shouted
    • 4
      ⇔
      spoke
    • 5
      ⇔
      murmured
    • 6
      ⇔
      whispered
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