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This sentence (from "The Emperor's Ne\\,
clothes,, by Hans christian Anciersen)
contains an example of which of the following?
A.
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Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who
was so excessrvery
fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money
in
dress.
B.
idiom
C.
metaphor
simile
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This sentence contains an exampre of u,hich
of the folrowing?
when Molry caught the flu, she was as sick as
a
dog.
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aliiteration only
C.
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hyperbole only
simile only
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3. This sentence contains an exampre of which of the folrowine?
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Lucy Lin likes looking for lucky lemons.
A.
idiorn
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ffilliteration
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D. hyperbole
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4.
The following sentence contains an example
of rnhich of the following?
Eriery since she was a tot, Abbey had been as
stubborn as a rnrire.
A. idiorn only
C. ailiteration oniy
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D' idiom and alliteration
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This sentence contains an exampre of u.hich
of the folrowing?
The steady whirring of the ce'ing fan luted
him to sleep.
A. idiom
C. alliteration
B. simile
o.jonornaropoeia
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The following sentence is an exampre of
which of the fofiowins?
Dino the dinosaw dines on dumplings for dinner.
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alliteration
C. idiom
D. hyperbole
B. onomatopoeia
The following sentence is an exampie of which
of the followins?
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D. idiom
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In the following sentence, $'hat is the meaning of the italicized idiom?
The Yorkie pup has a bark that is worse than its bite.
A. The Yorkie pup has a larger bite than most Yorkies of his size tend to have.
B. The Yorkie pup barks allthe time.
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Yorkie pup's bark makes him seem more vicious than he actuallv is.
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F. none of the abcve
9.
In the foilowing sentence, what is the meaning of the italicized idiorn?
While gathering clues to solve the mystery the investigator wasted
too much trme barking up the vtrong tree.
A. The investigator's
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dog is barking at a cat in a tree.
fuB$ The investigator is following clues that lead away from the answer to the m,vstery
C.
The investigator is following ctrues that wili lead directly to the answer to the
mystery.
D.
none of the above.
10. Read the foilowing passage, an excerpt from "The Frincess and the Pea" by iians
Christian Andersen. After reading, identify the hyperbole Andersen used.
There was once a Prince who wished to man)r a Princess: but then
she must be a reai Princess. He traveled all over the world in hopes of
finding such a lady; but there w'as aiways something wrong. Princesses
he found in plenty; but whether they were real Frincesses it 'uvas impossible for him to decide, for now one thing, now another, seemed to hin:
not quite right about the ladies. At iast he returned to his palace qurte
cast down because he wished so much to have a real Princess for his
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wife.
A. There was once a Prince n'ho w-ished
B. She must be a real Princess.
to marry a Princess.
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traveied all over the 'uvorid in hopes of finding such a lady.
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D. At last he retumed to his palace quite
cast down.
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"The Real Frincess"
One evening a fearful tempest arose. It
thundered and lightened, and the rain poured
down from the skli in torrents. Besides, it was
as dark as pitch. All at once there u'as heard a
violent knocking at the door, and the oid
King, the Prince's father, went out himself to
open it.
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technique is used in the following sentence?
The nei_shbor's dog howled and barked ali might, keeping us
all au'ake.
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B. metaphor
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none ofthe above
In the sentence, the idiom and rnetaphor "bull in a china shop" means q,hich of the
following?
The burly man was a bull in a china shop.
A. The man looked a little bit like a bull.
B. A burly man has no place in a china shop.
$^pThe burly man is ciumsy and uncoordinated.
D. none of the above
14. The following sentence is an exarnple of which of the following?
Gary goes grumpily into the garage.
C. onomatopoeia
D. idiom
ailiteration
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b. hyperbole
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