10TH GRADE FAST TERMS (ELA)
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Simile - Correct Answers -A comparison using "like" or "as"
Idiom - Correct Answers -A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if
you take it literally.
Alliteration - Correct Answers -Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Imagery - Correct Answers -Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell,
touch, taste)
Onomatopoeia - Correct Answers -A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Allusion - Correct Answers -A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary
work, or work of art
Metaphor - Correct Answers -A comparison without using like or as
Personification - Correct Answers -the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or
idea
Hyperbole - Correct Answers -exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken
literally.
Meiosis - Correct Answers -understatement to downplay or belittle a person, event,
object or movement
Ethos - Correct Answers -credibility
logos - Correct Answers -an appeal based on logic or reason
Pathos - Correct Answers -Appeal to emotion
figurative language - Correct Answers -Writing or speech that is not intended to carry
literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
Irony - Correct Answers -A contrast between expectation and reality
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Simile - Correct Answers -A comparison using "like" or "as"
Idiom - Correct Answers -A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if
you take it literally.
Alliteration - Correct Answers -Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Imagery - Correct Answers -Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell,
touch, taste)
Onomatopoeia - Correct Answers -A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Allusion - Correct Answers -A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary
work, or work of art
Metaphor - Correct Answers -A comparison without using like or as
Personification - Correct Answers -the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or
idea
Hyperbole - Correct Answers -exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken
literally.
Meiosis - Correct Answers -understatement to downplay or belittle a person, event,
object or movement
Ethos - Correct Answers -credibility
logos - Correct Answers -an appeal based on logic or reason
Pathos - Correct Answers -Appeal to emotion
figurative language - Correct Answers -Writing or speech that is not intended to carry
literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
Irony - Correct Answers -A contrast between expectation and reality
