1) What is a noun?  a) The name of an object, person/animal or place. b) A word to describe something. c) A word to describe an action. d) An action/doing word. 2) What is an adjective? a) An action/doing word. b) A word to describe an action. c) The name of an object, person/animal or place. d) A word to describe something. 3) What is a verb? a) A word to describe an action. b) An action/doing word. c) A word to describe something. d) The name of an object, person/animal or place. 4) What is an adverb? a) A word to describe an action. b) A word to describe something. c) An action/doing word. d) The name of an object, person/animal or place. 5) Why might a writer use foreshadowing?  a) To set the scene. b) To make a comparison between two things. c) To create intrigue for the reader. d) To make an idea stick in the readers' minds. 6) Which of the following uses alliteration? a) The trees whispered in the wind. b) The brisk breeze blew across the sea. c) The cat walked carefully through the grass. d) The house shuddered on the hilltop. 7) What is repetition? a) When the same word or phrase appears multiple times. b) The same first letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. c) Words that have the same sound or meaning. d) The third step of P.E.A.R. 8) Which of the following uses metaphor?  a) Their eyes were like sparkling stars. b) The kettle whistled on the stove. c) The tears trickled down his cheeks. d) Her hands are blocks of ice. 9) Why do writers use similes?  a) To make a direct comparison. b) To hint at future events in the narrative. c) To make a comparison by saying something is like something else. d) To make inanimate objects seem alive. 10) What is hyperbole? a) Writing that is exaggerated and 'over the top'. b) A description of weather to create an atmosphere. c) The repetition of words or phrases in a text. d) Something which hints at future narrative events. 11) Which of the following includes onomatopoeia? a) The stars are glowing bright in the sky. b) She is like a soaring eagle. c) The lovely looking lollipops in the candy shop. d) The fire crackled and hissed. 12) Which of the following uses personification AND onomatopoeia? a) The flowers twirled and waved to the sun. b) The waves danced and crashed against the rocks. c) The apples were trapped in the barrel. d) The lonely moon lit up the sky.

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