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Types of Figurative Language

Here are some definitions to help you.

 simile = a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

 metaphor = a comparison of two things

 idiom = a phrase that cannot be taken literally

 hyperbole = an obvious exaggeration

 onomatopoeia = a sound word

 alliteration = repetition of a sound in a group of words

 personification = giving an object or animal a human

characteristic

 cliché = an overused phrase (can be other types of figurative language)

 pun = a joke that is a "play on words"

Choose the correct type of figurative language for each

sentence below. Answers and explanations are listed at the
bottom of the page.

Grab a pencil and piece of paper to record your answers. Then check your answers at the
bottom of the page.

1. The kitten is as soft as silk.

A. idiom
B. personification
C. onomatopoeia
D. simile

2. Nick's head exploded when he heard the bad news!

"Head exploded" is an example of a/an

A. simile
B. onomatopoeia
C. idiom
D. alliteration

3. Silly Sally sings sixty songs on Sunday.

A. alliteration
B. idiom
C. cliché
D. pun

4. That test was as easy as pie.

This simile is also an example of a/an

A. hyperbole
B. pun
C. cliché
D. onomatopoeia
5. The bees were busy buzzing.

This is an example of a/an

A. simile
B. alliteration
C. pun
D. hyperbole

6. The bees were busy buzzing.

"Buzzing" is an example of a/an

A. hyperbole
B. onomatopoeia
C. cliché
D. idiom

7. She jumped so high she could touch the moon!

A. metaphor
B. pun
C. hyperbole
D. simile

8. My car died on the way to work.

"Car died" is an example of a/an

A. metaphor
B. hyperbole
C. onomatopoeia
D. personification

9. The baby was a screaming alarm that woke the neighbors.

A. simile
B. personification
C. metaphor
D. cliché

10. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.

A. pun
B. simile
C. onomatopoeia
D. alliteration
1. The kitten is as soft as silk.

A. idiom
B. personification
C. onomatopoeia
D. simile

This sentence is an example of simile because it compares a kitten's fur to silk using the
word "as".

2. Nick's head exploded when he heard the bad news!

Head exploded is an example of a/an

A. simile
B. onomatopoeia
C. idiom
D. alliteration

This is an example of an idiom because it cannot be taken literally. His head did not really
explode. This is figurative language meaning he was very angry.

3. Silly Sally sings sixty songs on Sunday.

A. alliteration
B. idiom
C. cliché
D. pun

This is an example of alliteration. Notice the repeating "s" sound.

4. That test was as easy as pie.

This simile is also an example of a/an

A. hyperbole
B. pun
C. cliché
D. onomatopoeia

This is a simile but is also an example of a cliché. Easy as pie is a common expression and is
an overused simile.
5. The Bumblebees were busy buzzing.

This is an example of a/an

A. simile
B. alliteration
C. pun
D. hyperbole

This sentence is an example of alliteration because it has repeating sounds. Notice the
repeating "B" and "Z" sounds.

6. The Bumblebees were busy buzzing.

Buzzing is an example of a/an

A. hyperbole
B. onomatopoeia
C. cliché
D. idiom

Buzzing is an example of an onomatopoeia because it is the sound a bee makes.

7. She jumped so high she could touch the moon!

A. metaphor
B. pun
C. hyperbole
D. simile

This sentence is an example of a hyperbole because it is an obvious exaggeration. Nobody

can actually jump high enough to touch the moon. It is figurative language meaning she
jumped very high.

8. My car died on the way to work.

Car died is an example of a/an

A. metaphor
B. hyperbole
C. onomatopoeia
D. personification

"Car died" is an example of personification. Cars cannot really die like people or animals do
because they are not alive. It is figurative language meaning that the car stopped working.

9. The baby was a screaming alarm that woke the neighbors.

A. simile
B. personification
C. metaphor
D. cliché

This is an example of a metaphor. It compares a crying baby to a loud alarm that wakes
people up.

10. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.

A. pun
B. simile
C. onomatopoeia
D. alliteration

This is an example of a pun. It is a play on words.

goes back four seconds = loses time; four individual seconds (There are 60 seconds in a
minute.)

 goes back for seconds = returns for a second helping of food at meal time

Questions and Answers

 1. _________________________ is a name given to literary devices that are not
meant to be interpreted literally; they are meant to be interpreted imaginatively.
o A. Metaphor
o B. Onomatopoeia
o C. Figurative Language
o D. Text Structure
o E. Idiom

 2. Her feet are as cold as ice!This is an example of which type of figurative

language?
o A. Alliteration
o B. Similie
o C. Metaphor
o D. Personification
o E. Onomatopoeia
 3. Figurative language is used to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind in order
to make reading more emotionally intense.
o A. True
o B. False
 4. A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare to dissimilar things is called
o A. Onomatopoeia
o B. Similie
o C. Personification
o D. Alliteration
o E. Metaphor
 5.Sally sells seashells by the seashore.This is an example of
o A. Personification
o B. Metaphor
o C. Similie
o D. Alliteration
o E. Idiom
 6. My sister's room is a pig pen.This is an example of
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Alliteration
E. Idi om
 7. Sounds words such as BANG, BAM and BOING are examples of
o A. Similie
o B. Idiom
o C. Onomatopoeia
o D. Metaphor
o E. Sounds
 8. When Spongebob talks, the writers are using a type of figurative language called
o A. Alliteration
o B. Comedy
o C. Similie
o D. Personification
o E. Text Structure
 9. A metaphor uses the words like or as to make a comparison of two different
objects.
o A. True
o B. False

 10. The wind is blowing the leaves.This is an example of

o A. Idiom
o B. Alliteration
o C. Onomatopoeia
o D. Similie
o E. Personification

11.The type of figurative language that has a special meaning that is different from
the actual meaning of the words is called

o A. Idiom
o B. Alliteration
o C. Similie
o D. Onomatopoeia
o E. Expression
 12. Figurative language is used to state ideas in new and unusual ways in order to
satisfy the reader's imagination.
o A. True
o B. False
 13. My refrigerator is running well since we had it fixed.This is an example of
o A. Personification
o B. Similie
 o C. Idiom
o D. Metaphor
o E. Prank phone call
 14. When a figure of speech gives human qualities to a nonhuman subject
______________ is being used.
o A. Personification
o B. Alliteration
o C. Metaphor
o D. Cartoonism
o E. Onomatopoeia
 15. I love mashing melting marshmellows.This is an example of
o A. Personification
o B. Metaphor
o C. Similie
o D. Onomatopoeia
o E. Alliteration
 16.Mr. test maker man expects me to know the ins and outs of figurative language
before I can go to 6th grade.
 A.True B. False

Test your knowledge to see if you can remember the different elements of poetry!

Questions and Answers

 1. A segment of a poem that is divided into groups of lines is called a:

A. A. Pair
B. B. Lymerick
C. C. Stanza
D. D. Ballad
E. E. Haiku
 2.
A description word that compares one thing to another is called a:
A. Metaphor B. Onomatopoeia C. Sonnet D. Comparison
E. Lyric
 3. "Sally sells sea shells by the seashore" is an example of:

A. Paradox B. Stanza C.Irony D. Alliteration E. Syncopation

 4. A poem that does not have a rhyme scheme or typical measure is called:

A. A lyric
 B. Free Verse

C. Sonnet

D. Haiku

E. Ballad

 5. True or False: In a dramatic poem, the speaker is unaware of the audience as

they are speaking.

A. True

B. False

 6. The repetition of VOWEL sounds is called:

A. Syncopation B. Alliteration C. Assonance D. Rhyme E. Free Verse

 7. A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as" is called a:

A. Euphony B. Trochee C. Symbol D.Rhythm E. Simile

 8.The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is called:

A. Lyric B.Rhythm C.Assonance D.Repetition E.Alliteration

 9. Sound words such as "bang" and "buzz" are examples of:

A. Onomatopoeia B.Simile C.Euphony D.Personification E. Paradox

 Question 1

Q. a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to
describe the world in striking and imaginative ways
lines
rhymes
poetry
imagery
 Question 2

Q. descriptions that appeal to the five senses

refrain
imagery
variations
meter
 Question 3

Q. groups of words that poetry is divided into

lines
stanzas
stanza break
feet
 Question 4

Q. when rhymes follow a particular pattern

variations
imagery
rhyme scheme
stanza break
 Question 5

Q. units of meaning in poetry that work together to express one idea

answer choices
stanzas
stanza break
lines
refrain
 Question 6

Q. the repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the ends of words

answer choices
poetry
rhymes
rhyme scheme
variations
 Question 7

Q. a blank line
answer choices
meter
feet
stanza break
imagery
 Question 8

Q. units of stressed and unstressed syllables

answer choices
meter
lines
feet
stanzas
 Question 9

Q. a line or a group of lines that is repeated at regular intervals

answer choices
refrain
variations
meter
rhymes
 Question 10
30 seconds
Q. a pattern of rhythm
answer choices
variation
imagery
poetry
meter
 Question 11
30 seconds
Q. repeated lines that may change one or more words
answer choices
refrain
lines
variation
imagery
 Question 12
30 seconds
Q. Alliteration
answer choices
slippery slow slope
splat, hiss, gurgle
rowing, rowing, rowing
 Question 13
30 seconds
Q. Onomatopoeia
answer choices
splat, hiss, gurgle
slippery slow slope
rowing, rowing, rowing
 Question 14
30 seconds
Q. Repetition
answer choices
splat, hiss, gurgle
rowing, rowing, rowing
slippery slow slope
 Question 15
30 seconds
Q. The literal, or dictionary, definition of a word is
answer choices
connotation
denotation
 Question 16
30 seconds
Q. Connotation
answer choices
consists of the ideas and feelings that the word brings to mind
the literal, or dictionary, definition of a word
 Question 17
30 seconds
Q. Peculiar has a more negative connotation than rare.
answer choices
True
False
 Question 18
30 seconds
Q. uses the word like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things
answer choices
 metaphor
simile
personification
 Question 19
30 seconds
Q. the writer gives human qualities to a nonhuman subject
answer choices
personification
simile
metaphor
 Question 20
30 seconds
Q. describes one thing as if it were something else
answer choices
simile
personification
metaphor
 Question 21
30 seconds
Q. A narrative poem
answer choices
tells a story in verse
is a three-line Japanese poem
is shaped to look like its subject
 Question 22
30 seconds
Q. humorous, five-line poems with a specific rhythmic pattern and scheme
answer choices
haiku
free verse
limerick
 Question 23
30 seconds
Q. song-like poems that tell stories, often deal with adventure or romance
answer choices
ballad
concrete
haiku
free verse
 Question 24
30 seconds
Q. expresses thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in musical verse
answer choices
ballad
free verse
lyric
 Question 25
30 seconds
Q. no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern
answer choices
ballad
lyric
limerick
free verse
 Question 26
30 seconds
Q. A haiku poem
answer choices
has five lines
is Chinese
has three lines
 Question 27
30 seconds
Q. If a poem is shaped to look like their subjects, the lines are arranged to create a
picture on the page it is a
answer choices
haiku poem
 limerick poem
a concrete poem
a narrative poem
 Question 1
180 seconds
Q. What is the narrator of a poem called?
answer choices
Author
Speaker
Narrator
Main character
 Question 2
60 seconds
Q. Define "rhyme."
answer choices
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
The repetition of a letter.
The repetition of an ending sound.
 Question 3
120 seconds
Q. What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
answer choices
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
 Question 4
120 seconds
Q. The way a poem looks is its ____________.
answer choices
Stanza
Set-up
Structure
Sentences
 Question 5
60 seconds
Q. Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.
answer choices
A single word
A sentence
A part of sentence
All of the above
 Question 6
60 seconds
Q. Groups of lines are called ______________.
answer choices
Sentences
Stanzas
Tony Danzas
Line groupings
 Question 7
60 seconds
Q. Groups of lines are called ______________.
answer choices
Sentences
Stanzas
Tony Danzas
Line groupings
 Question 8
60 seconds
Q. What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
answer choices
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
 Question 9
120 seconds
Q. Free verse poetry does not have...
answer choices
stanzas
plot or conflict
rhyme or rhythm
serious topic
 Question 10
120 seconds
Q. All are found in poetry except...
answer choices
rhyme scheme
rhythm
stanza
paragraphs
 Question 11
120 seconds
Q. What structure is poetry written in?
answer choices
Sentences & paragraphs
Sentences & stanzas
Lines & paragraphs
Lines & stanzas
 Question 12
120 seconds
Q. Poems that tell a story are called...
answer choices
free verse poems
lyrical poems
narrative poems
humorous poems
 Question 13
120 seconds
Q. The writer of a poem is called...
answer choices
poet
illustrator
author
smart person
 Question 14
120 seconds
Q. poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer or speaker; songlike
quality or set to a beat
answer choices
free verse
ballad
lyric poem
 Question 15
120 seconds
Q. poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure
answer choices
free verse
ode
haiku
prose
 Question 16
120 seconds
Q. Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
answer choices
simile
metaphor
 Question 17
120 seconds
Q. Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
answer choices
simile
metaphor

 Question 18
180 seconds
Q. Simile or Metaphor?
Tonya is as sweet as sugar.
answer choices
simile
metaphor
 Question 19
120 seconds
Q. Simile or Metaphor?
He is a walking dictionary.
answer choices
simile
metaphor
Test your knowledge to see if you can remember the different elements of poetry!

Do you know that the best-selling poets ever are Shakespeare, LaoTzu and Khalil Gbran? If you are on the journey to

becoming a poet then the quiz below is perfect to help you in the journey. Use the works cited to answer this quiz on
basic elements of poetry. All the best!

 1. The voice telling the poem; a poem may have more than one speaker; the
speaker and the poet are not necessarily the same?
Discuss

o A. Character
o B. Editor
o C. Speaker
o D. Author
o E. Subject
 2. The recurrence of sounds, words, phrases or lines in poetry
o A. Rhythm
o B. Repetition
o C. Beats
o D. Rhyme
o E. Meter
 3.The similarity or likeness of sound existing between two word; the repetition of
sounds that are similar or identical; expresses strong feelings and enhances the
meaning and impact of poetry?
o A. Speaker
o B. Repetition
o C. Meter
o D. Rhythm
o E. Rhyme
 4. The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllales we hear in poetry?
o A. Rhythm
o B. Meter
o C. Repetition
o D. Poetical foot
o E.Rhyme
  5.Unit used to measure rhythm in a line of poetry
o A. Scansion
o B. Meter
o C. Repetition
o D. Poetical foot
o E. Rhyme
o

6. The process of analyzing rhythm in a poem and marking poetical meter and feet as
stressed or unstressed

o A. Rhythm
o B. Meter
o C. Poetical foot
o D. Repetition
o E. Scansion

Questions and Answers

 1.The time and location in which a story takes place:
o A. Plot
o B. Setting
o C. Conflict
o D. Characterization

2. There are ___________ kinds of conflict.

o A. 2
o B. 3
o C.4
o D. 5
 3. Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of ___________.
o A. Mood
o B. Theme
o C. Setting
o D. Conflict
 4.The angle from which the story is told.
o A. Camera view
o B. Character view
o C. Point of view
o D. None of the above
 5. The central, main character of a story is called the ____________.
o A. Antagonist
o B. Protagonist
o C. Antagonizer
o D. Instigator
 6. The opposition of forces, essential to the plot is called__________?
o A. Setting
o B. Conflict
o C. Character
o D. Climax
 7.The most exciting part of the story is called the _________.
o A. Setting
o B. Exposition
o C. Climax
o D. Rising action
 8.What is a person or animal which takes part in the action of a story called?

o A. Setting
o B. Plot
o C. Character
o D. Conflict
o E. Narrator
 9.What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called?
o A. Setting
o B. Plot
o C. Character
o D. Conflict
o E. Narrator
 10. The character who opposes the main character is called the __________.
o A. Protagonist
o B. Antagonist
o C. Dynamic character
o D. Static character
 11.What type of character does not change?
o A. Dynamic
o B. Round
o C. Flat
o D. Static
 12.What type of character changes point of view and develops throughout the
story?
o A. Simple
o B. Dynamic
o C. Static
o D. Round
o E. Flat
 13.All events after the climax and leading to the resolution:
o A. Exposition
o B. Resolution
o C. Falling action
o D. Rising action
o E. Climax
 14. End of the central conflict:
o A. Falling action
o B. Resolution
o C. Climax
o D. Rising action
 15.What is the term called that does not change and stands for something?
Discuss

o A. Symbolism
o B. Abstract
o C. Mood
o D. Theme
 16.Comparison of two, unlike things that use like or as is called_________.
Discuss

o A. Foreshadowing
o B. Simile
o C. Metaphor
 17.Figures of speech an author uses to clarify meaning of his/her writing:
o A. Metaphor
o B. Figurative Language
o C. Simile
o D. Metaphor
 18. Comparison of two, unlike things that does not include like or as.
o A. Simile
o B. Hyperbole
o C. Metaphor
o D. Personification
 19. Literary term that means giving human characteristics to something that is not
human.
o A. Hypberbole
o B. Personification
o C. Simile
o D. Metaphor
 20.What term means category or kind of story?
o A. Fiction
o B. Non-Fiction
o C. Genre
o D. Literature
 21.All categories of books or stories can be called either fiction or non-fiction.
o A. True
o B. False
 22. What is the genre name that uses characters, settings, and plots, that aren't real
but could resemble the truth?
o A. Non-Fiction
o B. Fantasy
o C.Fiction
o D. Historical Fiction
 23. What is the genre name for fiction set in the past?
o A. Realistic Fiction
o B. Historical Fiction
o C. Science Fiction
o D. Fantasy
 24.What is the genre name that encompasses facts that can be proven and
checked and is true?
o A. Historical Fiction
o B. Realistic Fiction
o C. Non-Fiction
o D. Fable
 25.What genre is set in the present?
o A. Science Fiction
o B. Realistic Fiction
o C. Historical Fiction
o D. Fantasy
 26. What is the name of fiction that incorporates science or technology, or both?
o A. Realistic Fiction
o B. Fantasy
o C. Science Fiction
o D. Folktale
 27. What genre of fiction is written about strange and unusual characters revolving
around the setting, characters, and plot?
o A. Fantasy
o B. Non-Fiction
o C. Historical Fiction
o D. Realistic Fiction
 28.
Poetry may have rhythm and ______________.

o A. Speech
o B. Format
o C.Rhyme
o D. Creative and tells a story in verse
o E. Both C and D
 29. A genre that tells about real events, characters, maps, diagrams, and people is
called:
o A. Fable and Folk tales
o B. Informational
o C. Historical Fiction
o D. Realistic Fiction
 30. An author can give information about a character through how many ways?
o A. 5
o B. 3
o C. 6
o D. 7
 31. The three elements of style and author uses in expressing his/her ideas are:
o A. Figurative language
o B. Dialogue
o C. Word choice
o D. Sentence structure and length
o E. All of the abpve
 Choose the correct answer.

 Everyone wanted to hear the president's ______ address.

o inaudible

o inbound

o inaugural

o indented

 We _____ watch Star Trek with my brother every evening when we were
children.

o had

o would

o were used to

o use to

 My parents suggested ______ apply for the job.

o me to

o me I should

o that I

o if I

 - Can we use the conference room? - Sure, it _____ this morning.

o isn't using

o isn't used

o hasn't used

o isn't being used

 I’m not sure if I shut down the computer. I can’t really remember _______ it
down.

o have shut

o shutting

o to shut

o I shut

 He refused to admit _____ too strict with the children.

o to having been

o had been

o he should have been

o he has been
 ______ the people I interviewed, one in ten said they had already lied to
someone that day.

o around

o between

o among

o along

 You ______ him with my wife. She was with me all the time.

o may have seen

o mustn't see

o can't have seen

o should see

 Seldom _____ anything funnier.

o I have seen

o I see

o have I seen

o I saw

 The trial, in which Ms Jones was accused of conspiracy, was scheduled to end
______ week.

o any

o that very

o in the last

o after

 All the survivors have been ______ for.

o dealt

o accounted

o found

o reasoned

 Although the lunar landing ______, the crew managed to take some invaluable
photos of the Moon's surface.

o was abhorred

o was aborted

o was accomplished

o was abolished

 I'm sure he _______ being around my ex-husband.

o won't get used

o is used

o might be used to

o will get used to

 When making beer, barley is _____ to bring out its sweetness.

o germinated

o malting

o growing

o produced

 Our company receives hundreds of ______ emails every day.

o unstated

o unsolicited

o unrequited

o unkempt

 My teacher had difficulty ______ my handwriting.

o to read

o for reading

o reading

o to have read

 I’m not feeling well. I’d rather _______ in tonight.

o stay

o to stay

o you to stay

o staying

 I asked an old couple for directions, but _____ of them knew where the cinema
was.

o all

o both

o none

o neither
 _____ not been for his help, I couldn't have passed.

o If it

o Was he

o Had it

o If he had

 The judge had _____ in allowing the lawsuit to proceed.

o astrayed

o erred

o biased

o drifted

 If he_____ phone, tell him to ring back later.

o should

o can

o might

o will

 My grandmother used to make her children _____ up their beds every morning.

o make

o to make

o to do

o made

 ’Do you mind if I open the window?’ ’I’d rather you ______.'

o don't

o won't

o do

o didn't

 Children need to have their imagination ______ .

o impacted

o simulated

o stimulated

o feigned




The author died after a ______ illness.

o procuring

o profuse

o protracted

o prolapsed

 Nobody should think they're above _____ .

o approach

o reproach

o blame

o responsibility

 When you are parted from your partner, you _____ to appreciate each other
more.

o find

o may

o become

o grow

 If you _____ mind waiting, I'll call and check if Mr Owen is in.

o wouldn't

o do

o will

o could

 I asked Jane about the accident, but she _____ a word.

o didn't use to

o wouldn't say

o shouldn't say

o refused

 I’m afraid I _____ used to working in an open-plan office.

o haven't ever

o haven't

o haven't got

o have

 If you ______ to see Mary, could you say hello to her for me?
o likely

o possibly

o happen

o might

 Nagging doesn't work. You should try and cut _____ it.

o back

o out

o back on

o up to

 'The bathroom floor is all wet. Who ______ a shower?'

o had

o has been having

o had had

o had been having

 You are taking this very lightly, ______ your mother is dead serious.

o whence

o since

o as

o whereas

 Hang ____! I'll be there with you an hour.

o a little

o down here

o in there

o more

 2007 saw an uninterrupted growth, which ______ a couple of moderate falls

continued in 2008.

o increase

o again

o despite

o however


 When you end up in prison with no friends left, only then _____ realise that all
your thieving has been for nothing.

o you could

o will you

o they might

o it will

 Criminal defendants can't be called to the stand by the ______.

o prosecuting

o persecution

o persecutor

o prosecutor

 She’s lost her credit card. She _______ it somewhere.

o must have been dropping

o should have dropped

o must have dropped

o would have dropped

 I got a _____ box for my birthday.

o white small wooden

o small white wooden

o small wooden white

o wooden small white

 I know I was supposed to stay serious, but I couldn't help ______ .

o to laugh

o laughed

o with laughing

o laughing

 The poor are not _____ as full members of society.

o thought to be

o taken up

o regarded

o considering
 Increasing currency ______ is making exchange rates more volatile.

o intervention

o speculation

o laundering

o endorsment

 Joe showed me photos of his new car, _____ he bought last week.

o which

o that

o what

o whom

 The guest room is quite small, but there should be enough space for you there.
You only have a few ____ and pieces.

o bits

o clothes

o stuff

o books

 My sister really gets a ____ out of singing in public.

o fun

o buzz

o blush

o pleasure

 Don't worry. You've got _____ on Janet. You're much more intelligent.

o win

o a bundle

o one down

o one up

 When I stopped _____ to him, he was repairing his watch. We had a good chat.

o speaking

o to speak

o spoke

o having spoken
 He must be forty or ______ .

o therein

o thereafter

o therefore

o thereabouts

 I don’t know when the term ’hipster’ was ____ , but it has become quite
popular lately.

o fabricated

o carved

o uttered

o coined
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A simple quiz to test your basic knowledge of linguistics which involves, morphology, syntax, phonology, semantics,
grammar, vocabulary, dialects and more!

 1. What are the most basic units of meaning?

Discuss

o A. Letters
o B. Words
o C. Phonemes
o D. Phones
o E. Sounds
 2. Which one does not rhyme with ballet?
o A. Billet
o B. Chalet
o C. Bouquet
o D. Wallet
o E. A and D
 3.

What language is this?

o A. ASL
o B. SL
o C. Sign Language
o D. No Language
 4. Which of these is a daughter language?
o A. Spanish
o B. Germanic
o C. Latin
o D. Hellenic
 5. Slang is most often created to
o A. Exclude outsiders
o B. Hide from people in positions of power
o C. Disguise and disfigure a language
o D. All of the above
 6.Which is a child's strategy of language acquisition?
Discuss

o A. Bootstrapping
o B. Overextension
o C. Chunking
o D. B & C only
o E. All of the above
 7.What is linguistics?
o A. Analysis of language form
o B. Analysis of language meaning
o C. Analysis of language context
o D. All of the above
 8. Ok, an easy one. What is the correct answer
o A. This one
o B. Not this one
o C. Nope
o D. Option 1
Questions and Answers
 1. I want those purple _______________.
o A. One
o B. Ones
 2. I like ___________ (grey ones/the grey ones)
Discuss

o A. Grey ones
o B. The grey ones
 3._____________________ likes it here.
o A. All
o B. Everyone

4.________________ of us don’t like pizza.

o A. None
o B. Some

5.Write the pronoun the can replace the underlined words. Ana, Sarah, and Iare on
our way to school. ______________________

 6. My brother and his wife are going to Las Vegas. _____________________

 7. Mrs. Withers is Jessica’s sister. ________________________

 8.The dog loves to go for a walk with Jose Luis. __________________________

 9.The bird broke the bird’s wing. _________________________

Questions and Answers
 1. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: Her sister is the oldest
member of the group.
o A. Pronoun
o B. Noun
o C. Adjective
o D. Adverb
 2. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: James saw
the awesome sight from the air.
o A. Adverb
o B. Adjective
o C. Noun
o D. Conjunction
 3.Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: They were counting the ballots
for student government officers.
Discuss

o A. Pronoun
o B. Noun
o C. Preposition
o D. Adjective
 4. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: The truck driver delivered the
packages quickly.
Discuss

o A. Verb
o B. Adverb
o C. Adjective
o D. Interjection
 5. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: Yay, the basketball team beat
both Shue and Gauger!
o A. Preposition
o B. Conjunction
o C. Adjective
o D. Interjection
 6.Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: Put the book back on the
shelf.
o A. Verb
o B. Preposition
o C. Adverb
o D. Conjunction

7.Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: My friends and I walked
home after school.

o A. Verb
o B. Preposition
o C. Adverb
o D. Conjunction
 8. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: My friends and Iwalked home
after school.
o A. Verb
o B. Prepostion
o C. Adverb
o D. Conjunction
 9.Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: You can pass this quiz or you
can continue practicing grammar.
o A. Preposition
o B. Conjunction
o C. Interjection
o D. Adverb
 10.Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: David likes the food in the
cafeteria, yet he seldom eats here.
o A. Preposition
o B. Conjunction
o C. Interjection
o D. Adverb

 11.Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: They slowly carried the glass
down the stairs.
o A. Verb
o B. Adverb
o C. Adjective
o D. Conjunction
 12. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: Will they finish the quiz on
time?
o A. Noun
o B. Verb
o C. Adjective
o D. Pronoun
 13. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: The children slid downthe
slide at the park.
o A. Verb
o B. Noun
o C. Conjunction
o D. Preposition
 14. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: The man swam acrossthe
lake to the other side.
o A. Verb
o B. Noun
o C. Conjunction
o D. Preposition
 15.Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: The fast runners won all of
the awards at the track meet.
o A. Noun
o B. Adverb
o C. Adjective
o D. Pronoun
 I'm sure he _______ being around my ex-husband.

o won't get used

o is used

o might be used to

o will get used to

 Our company receives hundreds of ______ emails every day.

o unstated

o unsolicited

o unrequited

o unkempt

 All the survivors have been ______ for.

o dealt

o accounted

o found

o reasoned

 I’m not sure if I shut down the computer. I can’t really remember _______ it
down.

o have shut

o shutting

o to shut

o I shut

 The trial, in which Ms Jones was accused of conspiracy, was scheduled to end
______ week.

o any

o that very

o in the last

o after

 I don’t know when the term ’hipster’ was ____ , but it has become quite
popular lately.

o fabricated

o carved

o uttered

o coined
o
 Children need to have their imagination ______ .

o impacted

o simulated

o stimulated

o feigned

 Nobody should think they're above _____ .

o approach

o reproach

o blame

o responsibility

 My teacher had difficulty ______ my handwriting.

o to read

o for reading

o reading

o to have read

 Hang ____! I'll be there with you an hour.

o a little

o down here

o in there

o more

 'The bathroom floor is all wet. Who ______ a shower?'

o had

o has been having

o had had

o had been having

 My grandmother used to make her children _____ up their beds every morning.

o make

o to make

o to do

o made

 If you _____ mind waiting, I'll call and check if Mr Owen is in.

o wouldn't

o do
o will

o could

 ’Do you mind if I open the window?’ ’I’d rather you ______.'

o don't

o won't

o do

o didn't

 Increasing currency ______ is making exchange rates more volatile.

o intervention

o speculation

o laundering

o endorsement

 I’m not feeling well. I’d rather _______ in tonight.

o stay

o to stay

o you to stay

o staying

 You are taking this very lightly, ______ your mother is dead serious.

o whence

o since

o as

o whereas

 I know I was supposed to stay serious, but I couldn't help ______ .

o to laugh

o laughed

o with laughing

o laughing

 When I stopped _____ to him, he was repairing his watch. We had a good chat.

o speaking

o to speak

o spoke

o having spoken

 _____ not been for his help, I couldn't have passed.

o If it

o Was he

o Had it

o If he had

 Nagging doesn't work. You should try and cut _____ it.

o back

o out

o back on

o up to

 ______ the people I interviewed, one in ten said they had already lied to
someone that day.

o around

o between

o among

o along

 2007 saw an uninterrupted growth, which ______ a couple of moderate falls

continued in 2008.

o increase

o again

o despite

o however

 Criminal defendants can't be called to the stand by the ______.

o prosecuting

o persecution

o persecutor

o prosecutor

 Everyone wanted to hear the president's ______ address.

o inaudible

o inbound

o inaugural

o indented
 My sister really gets a ____ out of singing in public.

o fun

o buzz

o blush

o pleasure

 Although the lunar landing ______, the crew managed to take some invaluable
photos of the Moon's surface.

o was abhorred

o was aborted

o was accomplished

o was abolished

 I got a _____ box for my birthday.

o white small wooden

o small white wooden

o small wooden white

o wooden small white

 My parents suggested ______ apply for the job.

o me to

o me I should

o that I

o if I

 When you are parted from your partner, you _____ to appreciate each other
more.

o find

o may

o become

o grow

 - Can we use the conference room? - Sure, it _____ this morning.

o isn't using

o isn't used

o hasn't used

o isn't being used

 He refused to admit _____ too strict with the children.

o to having been

o had been

o he should have been

o he has been

 The judge had _____ in allowing the lawsuit to proceed.

o astrayed

o erred

o biased

o drifted

 If you ______ to see Mary, could you say hello to her for me?

o likely

o possibly

o happen

o might

 He must be forty or ______ .

o therein

o thereafter

o therefore

o thereabouts

 I asked an old couple for directions, but _____ of them knew where the cinema
was.

o all

o both

o none

o neither

 When you end up in prison with no friends left, only then _____ realise that all
your thieving has been for nothing.

o you could

o will you

o they might

o it will
 She’s lost her credit card. She _______ it somewhere.

o must have been dropping

o should have dropped

o must have dropped

o would have dropped

 We _____ watch Star Trek with my brother every evening when we were
children.

o had

o would

o were used to

o use to

 The poor are not _____ as full members of society.

o thought to be

o taken up

o regarded

o considering

 The author died after a ______ illness.

o procuring

o profuse

o protracted

o prolapsed

 Don't worry. You've got _____ on Janet. You're much more intelligent.

o win

o a bundle

o one down

o one up

 I’m afraid I _____ used to working in an open-plan office.

o haven't ever

o haven't

o haven't got

o have
 The guest room is quite small, but there should be enough space for you there.
You only have a few ____ and pieces.

o bits

o clothes

o stuff

o books

 Joe showed me photos of his new car, _____ he bought last week.

o which

o that

o what

o whom

 When making beer, barley is _____ to bring out its sweetness.

o germinated

o malting

o growing

o produced

 Seldom _____ anything funnier.

o I have seen

o I see

o have I seen

o I saw

 If he_____ phone, tell him to ring back later.

o should

o can

o might

o will

 I asked Jane about the accident, but she _____ a word.

o didn't use to

o wouldn't say

o shouldn't say

o refused
 You ______ him with my wife. She was with me all the time.

o may have seen

o mustn't see

o can't have seen

o should see