Figurative Language
Genre & Purpose
Root Words & Affixes
Text Organization
Fact & Opinion
100
whoosh, click, zap, bam alliteration metaphor onomatopeia personification simile
What is onomatopeia?
100
The purpose of an activity schedule posted on the bulletin board in Julie's classroom. narrative informational persuasive
What is informational?
100
A word meaning no violence
What is nonviolence?
100
In my neighborhood, there is a house everyone thinks is haunted. Dark overgrown bushes surround the yard. The porch creaks whenever you step on it. At night, only a few lights shine. Sometimes, they seem to flicker on and off mysteriously. What is the structure of this paragraph? A. description B. comparison/contrast C. sequence of events D. problem/solution
What is A, descriptive.
100
The beautiful weather of the season is a relief, but it's also dangerous and deadly. fact or opinion
What is an opinion?
200
The gold chain winked in the sunlight. alliteration metaphor onomatopeia personification simile
What is personification?
200
Edith Roosevelt was the First Lady at the turn of the last century. She was married to Theodore Roosevelt. She managed the White House while raising six children. She had known Theodore Roosevelt since she was a baby. She was a playmate of his younger sister. narrative informational persuasive
What is informative?
200
to happen on a date after
What is postdated?
200
Your teacher asks you to describe a square and a triangle. He assigns you to write a paragraph about how the two shapes are alike and how they are different. What form should the paragraph take? A. question/answer B. comparison/contrast C. cause/effect D. sequence of events
What is B, comparison/contrast.
200
The blaze lit up the evening sky in a beautiful red haze that swirled in the sky like cotton candy. Fact or opinion
What is an opinion?
300
Rabbits running over roses alliteration metaphor onomatopeia personification simile
What is alliteration?
300
Who's that sniffing near the termite mound, with his ears pointed forward and his nose to the ground? It's Africa's aardvark—and boy, does he look hungry! This 120-pound mammal sure works hard for his dinner. First, he uses powerful spoon-shaped claws—he has four on his front feet and five on his back feet—to break through hard, clay termite nests and ant mounds. Next, out comes his sticky 12-inch tongue to lick up the insects inside. When he's not digging for food, the aardvark works around the house. This involves more digging. An aardvark's underground burrow may be more than 40 feet long, and some are designed like complicated mazes with more than 20 entrances and exits. Just be glad that it's not your job to vacuum! narrative informational persuasive
What is informational?
300
The magazine's readership was at an all time low, and they were losing money. What is the meaning of the word readership? A. needing to be read C. during reading B. the condition of not being read D. the condition of being read
What is D. The condition on being read.
300
Place a dull penny in a cup. Squeeze lemon juice into the cup, completely covering the penny. Let the penny sit in the cup for about 5-7 minutes. Then, remove the penny from the cup. Use a paper towel to rub the penny. What does the penny look like now? What is the structure of the above paragraph? A. comparison/contrast B. question/answer C. sequence of events D. cause/effect
What is C, sequence.
300
Resident Dale King was helping firefighters clear brush around his house. Fact or opinion
What is a fact?
400
They were like an island in a sea of exhaust. alliteration metaphor onomatopeia personification simile
What is a simile?
400
The RemoteFinder3000 is a life saver! There is no other way to say it. This handy product is smaller than a pack of gum, and yet it can save you hundreds of wasted hours. Think about how much time you spend every week looking for your lost television remote control. Now imagine that you can simply push a button—and wham! You can find your remote control in seconds. No more digging under the sofa cushions or searching under the chairs! Simply push the button on the front of your RemoteFinder3000, and it will find your lost remote for you. Plus, this great device works from any distance and in every situation. So save yourself the time and trouble caused by lost remote controls and pick up a RemoteFinder3000 today! narrative informational persuasive
What is persuasive?
400
The agreement between the two sections said that each could use the printer. What is the meaning of the word agreement? A. to agree first C. a result of agreeing B. to not agree D. to agree too much
What is C a result of agreeing.
400
Morgan likes to eat fresh vegetables, so she planted a garden in her yard. This sentence is an example of what type of structure? A. cause and effect B. sequence of events C. comparison/contrast D. question/answer
What is A, cause and effect.
400
Crews, fire trucks, bulldozers, and water tankers are working to put out the fire from the ground. Fact or opinion
What is a fact?
500
She is my soul mate. alliteration metaphor onomatopeia personification simile
What is a metaphor?
500
I really don’t know where it all went wrong. It started out as a simple idea—I wanted to make a birthday cake for my mother. She was working late that day, so I rushed home from school to get started on the cake. I got out the recipe book and found a recipe for “Delicious Chocolate Cake.” Perfect! Then, I ran around the kitchen gathering ingredients. The first thing listed on the recipe was cocoa. “Hmm...I know! I can use some Coco Puffs cereal!” I said to myself. Then, the recipe called for baking soda. I looked into the fridge and found some Diet Soda in a can. “This looks like the stuff,” I said and poured some soda into the mixing bowl. “This is going to be the best cake ever!” I cheered. narrative informational persuasive
What is narrative?
500
The movie theater had a preview of this summer's blockbuster for free. What is the meaning of preview? A. view later B. view during C. view after D. view before
What is D, view before.
500
Imagine a place where it rains every day. Tall trees loom above you. Branches form a green ceiling high in the sky. Plants, vines, and brightly-colored flowers fill every inch of space. The structure of the selection above can best be described as .... A. sequence of events. B. cause/effect. C. comparison/contrast. D. description
What is D, description
500
The Dell and Gates foundations were extremely generous in their contribution to Texas schools. The research cited in the Nov. 12 Page One article was pleasing. High schools are too large and too impersonal. So are middle schools, for that matter. As a middle school teacher, I have been fortunate to teach in a school that creates a "school within a school" atmosphere by using core teams and block scheduling. But it's all coming to an end this year. Why? Funding. The new system will be less than ideal for students! adapted from The Dallas Morning News The excerpt above was found in The Dallas Morning News. It is made up of ... A. mostly facts. B. equal amounts of facts and opinions. C. all facts. D.mostly opinions.
What is D, mostly opinions.
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