Test - South Carolina ELA Grade 7 Chapter 1

South Carolina ELA Grade 7 Chapter 1 Sample

1 pt

2.

Read this sentence from the passage.

"This is something, being a part of this river," said the Dewdrop as it mingled its tiny drop with the running river.

This sentence is an example of—

A

an idiom.

B

personification.

C

a metaphor.

D

a simile.

1 pt

6.

Read this sentence from the passage.

"You shall have your wish, foolish Dewdrop," she said, blowing gently on the rose, which swayed, and off went the little Dewdrop into the rushing river.

The word rushing comes from the root word rush. Which definition of rush applies to the way it is used in the sentence above?

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4

1 pt

9.

Burns’ assertions that his "Love is like a red, red rose" and his "Love is like the melody / That’s sweetly played in tune" are examples of—

A

metaphors.

B

similes.

C

idioms.

D

hyperbole.

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