The Swiss Family Robinson: Vocab & Techniques

Question 1 of 10

Which word could best replace lulled in 'the winds at length were lulled'?

A) Amplified

B) Diverted

C) Calmed

D) Scattered

Question 2 of 10

Which word could best replace dilapidated in 'it looked indeed dilapidated'?

A) Ruined

B) Abandoned

C) Decorated

D) Concealed

Question 3 of 10

Which word could best replace insurmountable in 'the difficulties appeared almost insurmountable'?

A) Enjoyable

B) Impossible

C) Minor

D) Interesting

Question 4 of 10

Which word could best replace incessant in 'six days of hard and incessant toil'?

A) Occasional

B) Gentle

C) Unsuccessful

D) Non-stop

Question 5 of 10

Which word could best replace vigorously in 'we battered vigorously at the rock'?

A) Energetically

B) Reluctantly

C) Cautiously

D) Silently

Question 6 of 10

The passage says 'the sun shot his brilliant rays through the clouds'. What technique is the author using, and what effect does it create?

A) Simile — comparing the sun to a soldier shooting arrows

B) Alliteration — repeating the 's' sound in 'sun' and 'shot'

C) Personification — the sun is given human qualities, actively shooting rays and referred to as 'his', as if choosing to bring spring

D) Onomatopoeia — the word 'shot' imitates the sound of the sun's rays

Question 7 of 10

The cave is described with the phrase 'bright as the stars'. What technique is this?

A) Metaphor — it says the cave is made of actual stars

B) Simile — it uses 'as' to compare the brightness of the reflected candlelight to starlight

C) Hyperbole — it exaggerates because nothing inside a cave could be as bright as stars

D) Alliteration — it repeats the 's' sound in 'stars'

Question 8 of 10

The passage says 'crystal pillars rose from the floor like mighty trees, mingling their branches'. What two techniques are used here?

A) Metaphor and onomatopoeia — calling the pillars trees and 'mingling' imitating a sound

B) Alliteration and hyperbole — repeating 'm' sounds and exaggerating the size

C) Personification and metaphor — the pillars are given human emotions and directly called trees

D) Simile and personification — the pillars are compared to trees using 'like', and their formations are described as 'mingling branches' as if they were alive

Question 9 of 10

The author compares the family to 'prisoners set free' at the start of the passage. Why is this comparison effective?

A) It powerfully conveys how trapped and confined the family felt during the long winter storms, making their joy at spring's arrival feel intense and physical.

B) It tells us the family had committed a crime and were being punished by living on the island.

C) It suggests the island is a dangerous place that nobody would choose to live on.

D) It is a weak comparison because prisoners and families on islands have nothing in common.

Question 10 of 10

The first paragraph uses sensory language that appeals to sight, hearing, and another sense. Identify the three senses and the words that appeal to each.

A) Sight ('greenery'), touch ('broken and torn'), taste ('provisions soaked')

B) Hearing ('merry songs'), sight ('sun shot his rays'), touch ('rain ceased to fall')

C) Sight ('pleasant greenery'), hearing ('merry songs of a thousand happy birds'), and smell or taste ('drank in the pure air of spring')

D) Sight ('brilliant rays'), hearing ('winds were lulled'), touch ('stepped out')

The Swiss Family Robinson: Vocab & Techniques

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