Diary

Dear Diary,

When I woke up this morning, I felt like a million bucks.

I decided that I'd write another chapter in my novel. It's not ready for anyone to look at it yet. I don't know if I'll ever show it to anyone. What if they don't like it! That would be like the sky falling!

I lost track of time and actually wrote five new chapters today. And you know what—it might not be all that bad. Maybe I will show it to someone someday. Maybe...

Reading Comprehension Questions

1) The above passage is a diary entry that was written for which audience?

a. only the narrator

b. the narrator’s classmates

c. the narrator’s book publisher

d. the narrator’s family

2) The phrase, “I felt like a million bucks,” is a simile. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the phrase?

a. he felt unlucky

b. he felt great

c. he felt tired

d. he felt stressed

3) In the above passage, the author is doing which of the following?

a. writing a book

b. playing the lottery

c. painting a masterpiece

d. flying an airplane

4) The phase, “That would be like the sky falling…” includes both exaggeration and which of the following?

a. alliteration

b. an understatement

c. a simile

d. a mixed metaphor

5) Like all diary entries, the Point of View is which of the following?

a. 1^st person

b. 2^nd person

c. 3^rd person limited

d. 3^rd person omniscient

6) How does the author feel about his work?

a. confident

b. unsure

c. angered

d. certain

Answer Key

1) The above passage is a diary entry that was written for which audience?

a. only the narrator

b. the narrator’s classmates

c. the narrator’s book publisher

d. the narrator’s family

2) The phrase, “I felt like a million bucks,” is a simile. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the phrase?

a. he felt unlucky

b. he felt great

c. he felt tired

d. he felt stressed

3) In the above passage, the author is doing which of the following?

a. writing a book

b. playing the lottery

c. painting a masterpiece

d. flying an airplane

4) The phase, “That would be like the sky falling…” includes both exaggeration and which of the following?

a. alliteration

b. an understatement

c. a simile

d. a mixed metaphor

5) Like all diary entries, the Point of View is which of the following?

a. 1^st person

b. 2^nd person

c. 3^rd person limited

d. 3^rd person omniscient

6) How does the author feel about his work?

a. confident

b. unsure

c. angered

d. certain