Subject: English/Literature

Section 1: Multiple Choice (50 items - Combination of all - stories, verbs, adverbs, figures of speech,
adjectives)

1) Which of the following is an example of a figure of speech?

a. The dog ran quickly.
b. The ocean is blue
c. Her voice was music to his ears.
d. The sack of rice is heavy.

2) Choose the adjective that best describes the noun in the sentence: "The ___________ sky turned
dark."
a. Darkest
b. happy
c. brightest
d. beautiful

3) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "Ana sings loudly in the shower."
a. shower
b. Ana
c. loudly
d. sings

4) What is the verb in the sentence: "She danced gracefully on the stage."
a. danced
b. gracefully
c. on
d. stage

5) Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "The world is my oyster."

a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

6) Choose the correct adjective form to complete the sentence: "The ________ day was filled with
sunshine."
a. rainy
b. beautifully
c. walked
d. quickly

7) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "They arrived late for the party."
a. arrived
b. late
c. for
d. party

8) What is the verb in the sentence: "The students studied diligently for their exams."
a. studied
 b. diligently
c. for
d. exams

9) Choose the figure of speech in the sentence: "The wind howled through the night."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

10) Choose the correct adjective form to complete the sentence: "He has the ________ car in the
neighborhood."
a. fast
b. sweetly
c. running
d. quickly

11) Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "Her smile was a ray of sunshine."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

12) What is the verb in the sentence: "They will be singing at the concert tonight."
a. singing
b. will
c. be
d. concert

13) Choose the adjective that best describes the noun in the sentence: "The ___________ flowers
bloomed in the garden."
a. beautiful
b. quickly
c. ran
d. slowly

14) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "He spoke softly to avoid waking up the baby."
a. spoke
b. softly
c. to
d. waking

15) What is the verb in the sentence: "The birds chirped happily in the trees."
a. chirped
b. happily
c. in
d. trees

16) Choose the figure of speech in the sentence: "Time flies when you're having fun."
a. simile
b. metaphor
 c. personification
d. hyperbole

17) Choose the correct adjective form to complete the sentence: "The ________ puppy wagged its tail
excitedly."
a. fast
b. sweetly
c. wagged
d. excitedly

18) Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "The stars danced in the moonlit sky."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

19) What is the verb in the sentence: "The children played happily at the park."
a. played
b. happily
c. at
d. park

20) Choose the adjective that best describes the noun in the sentence: "The ___________ sunsets
painted the sky."
a. beautiful
b. quickly
c. ran
d. slowly

21) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "She sings beautifully in the choir."
a. sings
b. beautifully
c. in
d. choir

22) What is the verb in the sentence: "They ran quickly to catch the bus."
a. ran
b. quickly
c. to
d. catch

23) Choose the figure of speech in the sentence: "The city never sleeps."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

24) Choose the correct adjective form to complete the sentence: "The ________ mountain stood tall
against the sky."
a. fast
b. sweetly
 c. stood
d. tall

25) Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "The silence was deafening."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

26) What is the verb in the sentence: "The baby giggled happily."
a. giggled
b. happily
c. The
d. baby

27) Choose the adjective that best describes the noun in the sentence: "The ___________ castle
loomed in the distance."
a. beautiful
b. quickly
c. loomed
d. distance

28) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "He writes neatly in his notebook."
a. writes
b. neatly
c. in
d. notebook

29) What is the verb in the sentence: "The athlete jumped high over the hurdle."
a. jumped
b. high
c. over
d. hurdle

30) Choose the figure of speech in the sentence: "The thunder roared angrily in the stormy sky."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

31) Choose the correct adjective form to complete the sentence: "The ________ child giggled at the
funny joke."
a. fast
b. sweetly
c. giggled
d. funny

32) Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "The flowers nodded their heads in agreement."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
 d. hyperbole

33) What is the verb in the sentence: "They will be singing at the concert tonight."
a. singing
b. will
c. be
d. concert

34) Choose the adjective that best describes the noun in the sentence: "The ___________ flowers
bloomed in the garden."
a. beautiful
b. quickly
c. ran
d. slowly

35) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "He spoke softly to avoid waking up the baby."
a. spoke
b. softly
c. to
d. waking

36) What is the verb in the sentence: "The birds chirped happily in the trees."
a. chirped
b. happily
c. in
d. trees

37) Choose the figure of speech in the sentence: "Time flies when you're having fun."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

38) Choose the correct adjective form to complete the sentence: "The ________ puppy wagged its tail
excitedly."
a. fast
b. sweetly
c. wagged
d. excitedly

39) Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "The stars danced in the moonlit sky."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

40) What is the verb in the sentence: "The children played happily at the park."
a. played
b. happily
c. at
d. park
41) Choose the adjective that best describes the noun in the sentence: "The ___________ sunsets
painted the sky."
a. beautiful
b. quickly
c. ran
d. slowly

42) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "She sings beautifully in the choir."
a. sings
b. beautifully
c. in
d. choir

43) What is the verb in the sentence: "They ran quickly to catch the bus."
a. ran
b. quickly
c. to
d. catch

44) Choose the figure of speech in the sentence: "The city never sleeps."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

45) Choose the correct adjective form to complete the sentence: "The ________ mountain stood tall
against the sky."
a. fast
b. sweetly
c. stood
d. tall

46) Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "The silence was deafening."
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. hyperbole

47) What is the verb in the sentence: "The baby giggled happily."
a. giggled
b. happily
c. The
d. baby

48) Choose the adjective that best describes the noun in the sentence: "The ___________ castle
loomed in the distance."
a. beautiful
b. quickly
c. loomed
d. distance
 49) Identify the adverb in the sentence: "He writes neatly in his notebook."
a. writes
b. neatly
c. in
d. notebook

50) What is the verb in the sentence: "The athlete jumped high over the hurdle."
a. jumped
b. high
c. over
d. hurdle

Answers part 1
26. a) giggled
1. b) Her voice was music to his ears. 27. a) beautiful
2. a) beautiful 28. b) neatly
3. d) loudly 29. a) jumped
4. a) danced 30. c) personification
5. b) metaphor 31. d) funny
6. a) rainy 32. c) personification
7. b) late 33. a) singing
8. a) studied 34. a) beautiful
9. c) personification 35. b) softly
10. a) fast 36. a) chirped
11. b) metaphor 37. d) hyperbole
12. a) singing 38. a) fast
13. a) beautiful 39. c) wagged
14. b) softly 40. a) played
15. a) chirped 41. a) beautiful
16. d) hyperbole 42. b) beautifully
17. d) excitedly 43. a) ran
18. c) personification 44. c) personification
19. a) played 45. d) tall
20. a) beautiful 46. b) metaphor
21. b) beautifully 47. a) giggled
22. a) ran 48. a) beautiful
23. c) personification 49. b) neatly
24. d) tall 50. a) jumped
25. b) metaphor
Section 2: Matching Type (15 items - Figures of Speech)
Match the figure of speech with its corresponding example:

1. Simile a) "He's as strong as an ox."

2. Metaphor b) "The world is a stage."
3. Personification c) "The trees whispered in the wind."
4. Hyperbole d) "I've told you a million times."
5. Alliteration e) "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers."
6. Onomatopoeia f) "The bee buzzed by."
7. Oxymoron g) "Jumbo shrimp"
8. Idiom h) "Break a leg!"
9. Pun i) "I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make
. enough dough."
10. Hyperbole j) "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
11. Metaphor k) "Time is money."
12. Simile l) "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds."
13. Personification m) "The sun smiled down on us."
14. Alliteration n) "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."
15. Onomatopoeia o) "The thunder rumbled in the distance."

Answers
1. Simile - a
2. Metaphor - b
3. Personification - c
4. Hyperbole - d
5. Alliteration - e
6. Onomatopoeia - f
7. Oxymoron - g
8. Idiom - h
9. Pun - i
10. Hyperbole - j
11. Metaphor - k
12. Simile - l
13. Personification - m
14. Alliteration - n
15. Onomatopoeia - o
Section 3: Modified True or False (15 items - Famous Stories)
Please indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) regarding famous stories:

1. "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. (T)

2. "Pride and Prejudice" is a tragedy written by Jane Austen. (F) - Modified: "Pride and Prejudice"
is a romance novel written by Jane Austen. (T)
3. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a play written by Harper Lee. (F) - Modified: "To Kill a
Mockingbird" is a novel written by Harper Lee. (T)
4. "The Great Gatsby" is a non-fiction book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. (F) - Modified: "The
Great Gatsby" is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. (T)
5. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is a science fiction novel written by Lewis Carroll. (F) -
Modified: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is a fantasy novel written by Lewis Carroll. (T)
6. "1984" is a romantic comedy novel written by George Orwell. (F) - Modified: "1984" is a
dystopian novel written by George Orwell. (T)
7. "The Catcher in the Rye" is an epic poem written by J.D. Salinger. (F) - Modified: "The Catcher
in the Rye" is a novel written by J.D. Salinger. (T)
8. "Moby-Dick" is a horror story written by Herman Melville. (F) - Modified: "Moby-Dick" is an
adventure novel written by Herman Melville. (T)
9. "The Chronicles of Narnia" is a series of detective novels written by C.S. Lewis. (F) - Modified:
"The Chronicles of Narnia" is a fantasy series written by C.S. Lewis. (T)
10. "The Lord of the Rings" is a historical fiction novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien. (T)
11. "Frankenstein" is a romantic tragedy play written by Mary Shelley. (F) - Modified:
"Frankenstein" is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley. (T)
12. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a fantasy novel written by Mark Twain. (F) - Modified: "The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is an adventure novel written by Mark Twain. (T)
13. "Animal Farm" is a children's picture book written by George Orwell. (F) - Modified: "Animal
Farm" is a political allegory novella written by George Orwell. (T)
14. "The Hobbit" is a biography written by J.R.R. Tolkien. (F) - Modified: "The Hobbit" is a fantasy
novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien. (T)
15. "Jane Eyre" is a science fiction novel written by Charlotte Brontë. (F) - Modified: "Jane Eyre" is
a Gothic romance novel written by Charlotte Brontë. (T)
Section 4: Identification (10 items - Adverbs)

Please identify the adverb in each sentence by underlining it. and identify if flat, simple or bare

1. He spoke clearly. (Adverb: clearly) - Flat adverb

2. She sings beautifully. (Adverb: beautifully) - Ly adverb (simple adverb)
3. They ran fast. (Adverb: fast) - Bare adverb
4. The car stopped suddenly. (Adverb: suddenly) - Ly adverb (simple adverb)
5. The dog barks loudly. (Adverb: loudly) - Ly adverb (simple adverb)
6. He ate quickly. (Adverb: quickly) - Ly adverb (simple adverb)
7. She reads aloud. (Adverb: aloud) - Flat adverb
8. They walked slowly. (Adverb: slowly) - Ly adverb (simple adverb)
9. The birds flew high. (Adverb: high) - Bare adverb
10. He slept soundly. (Adverb: soundly) - Ly adverb (simple adverb