More Grammar and Punctuation Literary Terms Vocabulary Questions
More Grammar and Punctuation Literary Terms Vocabulary Questions Punctuation Revision Grammar Revision Sounds the Same: Homophones 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500
Simile This is a figure of speech that compares two unalike objects using the “like” or “as” 100
Foreshadow This is when an author in a story hints at what will happen later in the story. 200
Irony This is when the opposite of what you expect to happens. Example: Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. 300
Personification This is when you give nonhuman things, human like characteristics. Example: The wind whistled through the trees. 400
Tone The author’s attitude towards the subject, or the overall mood of the passage. 500
Sad, depressed, miserable What does “down and out” mean in the following sentence: After his mother died, he was feeling down and out. 100
Reminding, Asking about, telling, reprimanding me, etc. In the following sentence, replace the word “nagging” with a word with a more positive connotation: My mother is always nagging me about my chores. 200
Annoyed, upset, annoyed. What does “exasperated” mean as it is used in the following sentence: “I was exasperated by the negative attitude of the students. ” 300
- Filthy +unclean “Dirty” has a neutral connotation. Give one word or phrase that is more positive and one word or phrase that is more negative than dirty. 400
Drunk, obsessed, smitten, love struck What does the word “besotted” mean, as it is being used in the following sentence: “I was besotted by the beauty of the girl. Every time I saw her, it felt as if I had a few too many drinks. ” 500
Question mark ? at the end What type of punctuation is missing and where does it go? Can you please help me find my homework 100
, Murphey, What type of punctuation is missing and where does it go? My pet dog Murphy is very ugly, but I think he’s cute. 200
“Herman looks like a toad, ” What type of punctuation is missing and where does it go? Herman looks like a toad, said young girl. 300
The new sneakers are coming out tomorrow, so I will get them after school. The new sneakers are coming out tomorrow. I will get them after school. What type of punctuation is missing and where does it go? The new sneakers are coming out tomorrow I will get them after school. 400
Since you had the best CAHSEE Prep Teacher on Earth, you will all pass the CAHSEE with proficient scores. What type of punctuation is missing and where does it go? Since you had the best CAHSEE Prep Teacher on Earth you will pass the CAHSEE with proficient scores. 500
I heard the dog bark all night long. Fix the underlined section in the sentence. I heard the dog barks all night long. 100
Julie and him Fix the underlined section in the sentence. Be careful when you sit next to he and Julie. They will always try to copy of off you. 200
going to the movies Fix the underlined section in the sentence. We love laughing, singing, eating, and to go the movies. 300
I heard from my friend that she was asked to the prom. Rewrite the following sentence so it makes more sense. I heard that she was asked to the prom from my friend. 400
I told Stephanie she was ugly; I wonder if she knew I was kidding. Restate the following sentence in active voice. The championship soccer game was won by Banning High School. 500
Except To or Too Fred will eat dinner _______. 100
its. it’s or its The dog left _____ bone out back. 200
Their, They’re, or There I will feed ____ cat while they are gone. 300
Except or Accept Everyone _____ Jerry is going to the show. 400
Proceed or Precede I will _____ with this game, even if you don’t want me to. 500
My mom made a yummy sandwich. Restate the following sentence in active voice. The sandwich made by my mom was yummy. 100
uglier Uglier or Ugliest He is the _____ of the two students 200
kiss Fix the underlined section of the sentence. Ben and Mary kisses up to the teacher in order to get a higher grade. 300
loves Fix the underlined section of the sentence. Each teacher, student, and administrator at this school, love coming to Banning High School. 400
big, so. . . big; it. . . big, therefore. . . Fix the underlined section of the sentence. The soccer field is big it takes an athlete with a lot of endurance to be able to run back and forth, without stopping, throughout the entire game. 500
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