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Ninth Grade (Grade 9) English Language Arts Questions

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Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by trosep
She sells sea shells by the seashore. This is an example of:
  1. Personification
  2. Onomatopaeia
  3. Alliteration
  4. Assonance
Grade 9 :: Writing by DSnamor
When you write, using sentences of varying lengths makes your writing...
  1. more appealing
  2. more unified
  3. more incoherent
Grade 9 :: Grammar by Nsb97
What is a conjunction?
  1. A person place or thing
  2. A movement or action
  3. A word that connects a sentence
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by inquiz1
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
  1. running
  2. drink
  3. buzz
  4. girl
Grade 9 :: Making Predictions by allycat80025
Foreshadowing is:
  1. What has happened in the past
  2. What is going on in the present
  3. Hints
  4. When a writer gives a hint of what will happen in the future
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by hudsonranch
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" called?
  1. irony
  2. simile
  3. pun
  4. metaphor
Grade 9 :: Story Elements by allycat80025
What is the purpose of a flashback?
  1. Provide extra info
  2. Compare present to past
  3. Provide extra information
  4. All of the above
Grade 9 :: Prefixes and Suffixes by carriemcclung
Acu, as in "acupuncture" means TO PIERCE.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by Nicole8705
"The rock flew across the wide river" is an example of...
  1. personification
  2. rhyme
  3. imagery
Grade 9 :: The Most Dangerous Game by amo53
Rainsford repeated the following statement to himself several times while General Zaroff was hunting him, "I must not lose my nerve."
Based on the following statement infer what Rainsford meant:
  1. If I lose focus, Zaroff will win.
  2. My hands must not lose their feeling.
  3. I can't fall asleep, or I will lose.
Grade 9 :: Point of View by cvbreedlove
If the narrator of a story is not in the story, this is considered:
  1. First Person Point of View
  2. Second Person Point of View
  3. Third Person Point of View
Grade 9 :: Poetry by JG57585
Which of the following is the best example of alliteration?
  1. "Water water everywhere nor any drop to drink"
  2. "Dusk demands daylight"
  3. "All the world's a stage"
  4. great humility
Grade 9 :: Poetry by JG57585
Which of the following is the best example of irony?
  1. "Water water everywhere nor any drop to drink"
  2. "Dusk demands daylight"
  3. "All the world's a stage"
  4. great humility
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by Mrs_Wright
It is going to take a zillion years to get through medical school. This statement is an example of:
  1. simile
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. metaphor
  4. hyperbole/exaggeration
  5. alliteration
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by Cupcake21
She ran like the wind.
  1. Similie
  2. Metaphor
  3. Personification
Grade 9 :: Romeo and Juliet by CarltonB
Why does Romeo take poison?
  1. He's heartbroken over Tybalt's death.
  2. He hates being exiled.
  3. He thinks Juliet is dead.
  4. Friar Laurence said it probably would be for the best.
Grade 9 :: Prefixes and Suffixes by carriemcclung
Which root(s) means "hearing"
  1. acou
  2. acr
  3. acro
  4. acid
  5. ab
Grade 9 :: Romeo and Juliet by CarltonB
Why does Romeo crash the Capulet's party in ACT I?
  1. He's looking for Juliet.
  2. He's looking for Rosaline.
  3. He's hoping to pick some pockets.
  4. He wants to ask a favor of Queen Mab.
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