Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Figurative Language Quizzes

This product contains six quizzes with one hundred eighty figurative language quotes from Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling. These differentiated assessments were written for traditional and inclusion classrooms.

This Product Includes:

• 144 Pages
• Teacher’s notes
• Study guide
• Cut out study guide/game
• Five practice quizzes
• Five modified practice quizzes
• 6 Quizzes with figurative language quoted from the novel
• 6 Modified quizzes with figurative language quoted from the novel
• Page and paragraph numbers for all questions
• 180 Questions based on quotes from the novel
• Detailed answer keys
• 9 Easel Assessments

Teacher’s Notes:

• Definitions for: alliteration, hyperbole, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, idioms, flashbacks, foreshadowing, paradox, repetition, and allusion
• Helpful examples and examples from the novel for: alliteration, hyperbole, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, idioms, flashbacks, foreshadowing, paradox, repetition, and allusion

Study Guide:

• Definitions for: alliteration, hyperbole, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, idioms, flashbacks, foreshadowing, paradox, repetition, and allusion
• Helpful examples and examples from the novel for: alliteration, hyperbole, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, idioms, flashbacks, foreshadowing, paradox, repetition, and allusion

Practice Quizzes:

• One – match the figure of speech or literary device to the correct definition Part I
• One modified – match the figure of speech or literary device to the correct definition Part I
• One – identify the correct figure of speech or literary device Part II
• One modified – identify the correct figure of speech or literary device Part II
• Four – identify the correct figure of speech or literary device
• Four modified – identify the correct figure of speech or literary device

Quizzes with Quotes from the Novel:

1. Chapters 1 – 7 have 42 questions
2. Chapters 8 – 11 have 39 questions
3. Chapters 12 – 17 have 23 questions
4. Chapters 18 – 25 have 28 questions
5. Chapters 26 – 32 have 23 questions
6. Chapters 33 – 39 have 25 questions

• All questions are multiple choice

Cut out Study Guide/Game:

• 13 Figure of speech cards
• 13 Definition cards
• Instructions for studying and game
• Ideal for Literature Circles. I recommend using 62 - 70 lb. paper and laminating

Easel Assessments:

• Chapters 1 – 7 have 42 questions
• Chapters 8 – 11 have 39 questions
• Chapters 12 – 17 have 23 questions
• Chapters 18 – 25 have 28 questions
• Chapters 26 – 32 have 23 questions
• Chapters 33 – 39 have 25 questions
• All questions are multiple choice
• Three practice assessments
• Easily assigned to students through Google Classroom or through a shareable link

Answer Keys:

• Answer keys are copies of the quizzes with the answers
• Page and paragraph numbers for each question from the novel
• All quotes are in the order they appear in the novel

I’m sure you and your students will be happy to use this material in your classroom. If you have any requests about my work, please drop me a note.