Week 4 Language Quiz

12 Questions | By Kmbooth | Last updated: Sep 23, 2016 | Total Attempts: 40

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1.

Which word means aggressive and rude?
- A.
  
  Dialect
- B.
  
  Diagonal
- C.
  
  Amity
- D.
  
  Belligerent
2.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence? My mother is as loud as a boombox.
- A.
  
  Simile
- B.
  
  Metaphor
- C.
  
  Personification
- D.
  
  Hyperbole
3.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence? The quarterback’s arm is a cannon.
- A.
  
  Simile
- B.
  
  Metaphor
- C.
  
  Personification
- D.
  
  Hyperbole
4.

What does the prefix com- mean?
- A.
  
  From
- B.
  
  With
- C.
  
  Away
- D.
  
  Apart
5.

What does the prefix ex- mean?
- A.
  
  Together
- B.
  
  To
- C.
  
  Out of
- D.
  
  With
6.

Choose the correct verb for the following sentence. Sam and Sally love to ____ in music class.
- A.
  
  Sing
- B.
  
  Sings
- C.
  
  Sang
- D.
  
  Sung
7.

Which set of words are homophones?
- A.
  
  Tall, short
- B.
  
  Round, circle
- C.
  
  Bear, bare
- D.
  
  To, from
8.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. “I love cats ____!” shouted the lady.
- A.
  
  To
- B.
  
  Too
- C.
  
  Two
9.

The pronoun "everybody" is singular.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

What part of the following sentence is the appositive? The cat, caked with mud, needed a bath.
- A.
  
  The cat
- B.
  
  Caked with mud
- C.
  
  Needed a bath
11.

Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective to complete the sentence. Jenny is the ______ girl in her family.
- A.
  
  Tall
- B.
  
  Taller
- C.
  
  Tallest
12.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. The boys loved to play catch in the park.
- A.
  
  The boys
- B.
  
  In the park
- C.
  
  To play catch
- D.
  
  Loved to play