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TAKS Objective 1.6.B. - Meaning of Words - Pre-test



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What is Imagery?______

a.
is the use of  words to create a mental picture of something
b.
both a and b
c.
appeals to the readers' senses
d.
always uses a word's  literal meaning
 

 2. 

When you say "pre-owned" instead of  "used," you are using?____
a.
personification
c.
hyperbole
b.
euphemism
d.
imagery
 

 3. 

A word that sounds like what it describes ("fizzle," "croak," "pop" or  "snap") is called ?____
a.
an oxymoron
c.
onomatopoeia
b.
alliteration
d.
an allusion
 

 4. 

The difference between a metaphor and a simile is?__________
a.
a metaphor uses the words "like" or "as"
b.
a metaphor is more explicit
c.
there is no difference
d.
a simile uses the words "like" or "as"
 



 
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