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What age group	Year or Grade 7
What topic	Linguistic devices
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Number of answers	4
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Year 7 English Quiz: Linguistic Devices

Welcome to your Linguistic Devices quiz! Please read each question carefully and choose the correct answer. Good luck!

Questions

1. What is a simile?
   A. A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
   B. A phrase that contradicts itself
   C. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
   D. A recurring theme or idea

2. Which of the following examples demonstrates alliteration?
   A. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
   B. The leaves danced in the wind
   C. Time flies like an arrow
   D. She sells seashells by the seashore

3. What is personification?
   A. Giving human traits to non-human things or ideas
   B. Using opposite words together for effect
   C. The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
   D. A form of wordplay or pun

4. Identify the example of hyperbole.
   A. I could sleep for a thousand years
   B. The sun set quietly on the horizon
   C. Her smile was as bright as the sun
   D. The wind whispered through the trees

5. What is an oxymoron?
   A. A direct comparison using "like" or "as"
   B. A form of humorous wordplay
   C. A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
   D. A brief, witty statement or observation

Answers

Once you have completed the quiz, check your answers against the correct options below.

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5. C.

Make sure to reflect on your understanding of these linguistic devices and how they enhance language!