by BlastRoom
Practice recognizing hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia and repetition and explaining their effects.
#us_grade_6_english

40 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
The cafeteria line stretched for miles before lunch. What device is used?
Silver salmon slipped silently beneath the dock. What device is used?
The loose shutter banged and clattered in the storm. What device is used?
We waited, waited, waited for the bus to turn the corner. What device is used?
My shoes were so muddy they could plant a forest. What device is used?
Daring dancers dipped and darted across the stage. What device is used?
The bacon sizzled in the pan beside the eggs. What device is used?
Not tonight, not tomorrow, not ever, Marco promised. What device is used?
I have told you a thousand times to zip your backpack. What device is used?
Bright birds balanced on broken branches. What device is used?
The doorbell dinged just as Ava reached the stairs. What device is used?
The team chanted, We can win, we can win, we can win. What device is used?
In "I was hungry enough to eat the whole school," what does the phrase achieve?
In "The pipes went drip, drip, drip all night," what does the device achieve?
In "Calm clouds covered the cold coast," what does the repeated opening sound achieve?
In "Keep going, keep going, keep going," what does the repetition achieve?
In "This math problem is a monster that ate my afternoon," what does the phrase achieve?
In "The flag snapped and popped in the wind," what does the device achieve?
In "We climbed the hill forever before reaching the top," what does "forever" achieve?
In "Nina never, never, never forgot that promise," what does the repeated word achieve?
In "Rusty robots rolled around the room," what does the device achieve?
In "My backpack weighs more than a bus," what does the phrase achieve?
Select the deliberate overstatement about the rain.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the test.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the crowd.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the cold.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the book.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the homework.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the puppy.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the wait.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the sandwich.
Select the deliberate overstatement about the heat.
Plain sentence: The river moved past the rocks. Select the rewrite that adds onomatopoeia without changing the idea.
Plain sentence: The hallway was crowded. Select the rewrite that adds hyperbole without changing the idea.
Plain sentence: The kite flew above the field. Select the rewrite that adds alliteration without changing the idea.
Plain sentence: The coach told us to run. Select the rewrite that adds repetition without changing the idea.
Plain sentence: The thunder sounded over the hills. Select the rewrite that adds onomatopoeia without changing the idea.
Plain sentence: The puppy chased the ball. Select the rewrite that adds alliteration without changing the idea.
Plain sentence: I was tired after practice. Select the rewrite that adds hyperbole without changing the idea.
Plain sentence: The singer asked the crowd to clap. Select the rewrite that adds repetition without changing the idea.
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Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.