Figurative Language
Literary Elements
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Pronouns
100
The line, "He pulled like a machine," is an example of a...
What is simile?
100
The sentence, "At first I couldn't understand where things were going," reflects this point of view.
What is first person?
100
What object does Storm use to communicate with Paulsen?
What is a stick?
100
What word could be used to replace the bracketed phrase in the following sentence , "Storm would sometines [give out] a low growl."(disengage, engage, regain, gain, emit)
What is emit?
100
The pronoun in the following sentence, "He looked ahead down the trail, not showing anything at all," is an example of a/an______ pronoun.
What is subject pronoun?
200
The line, "Storm had scale eyes," is an example of a...
What is metaphor?
200
The story "Storm" is told from this character's perspective.
Who is Gary Paulsen?
200
What item does "Storm" watch with interest as it is loaded onto the sled?
What is the stove?
200
What word could be used to replace the bracketed word in the following sentence, "A sled needs special harnesses and hooks to [fasten] the dogs." (disengage, engage, regain, gain, emit)
What is engage?
200
The pronoun "myself" in the sentence, "I leaned over to the right of it to regain myself, and when I did I accidentally dragged the hook through the snow," is an example of a/an_________ pronoun.
What is intensive pronoun?
300
The line, "carrying the stick like a toy," is an example of a/an.....
What is simile?
300
"Storm" is written by Gary Paulsen about his own experiences. This genre would be...
What is autobiographical?
300
The reason Storm "smiles" when Paulsen puts his hat on.
What is Storm tricked Paulsen by hiding the hat in the snow.
300
What word could be used to replace the bracketed word in the following sentence, "When the dogs needed rest, Paulsen would [unhook] them." (disengage, engage, regain, gain, emit)
What is disengage?
300
The pronoun in the following sentence, "And pulled up my hat," is an example of a/an________ pronoun.
What is possessive pronoun?
400
The figurative language, "He [Storm] pulled like a machine," means...
What is Storm is strong?
400
Words like loyal, tough, and clever that describe Storm are called____________ (not adjectives).
What are character traits?
400
How Storm showed Paulsen that he was running the team too hard.
What is he refused to take the stick?
400
What word could be used to replace the bracketed word in the following sentence, "To [recover] balance on a sled after a load has moved, the weight must be shifted back to its original position." (disengage, engage, regain, gain, emit)
What is regain?
400
What is the antecendent to the pronoun "it" in the following sentence, "I put the stick against his lips and tried to make him take it."
What is "stick"?
500
The figurative language, "Storm had scale eyes," means...
What is Storm was able to tell how much something weighed by looking at it?
500
The opening sentences provide information about later events in the story. This use of hints is called...
What is foreshadowing?
500
The line, "Lessons about life and, finally, lessons about death came from him," alerts the reader that most likely...
What is Storm eventually passes away?
500
What word could be used to replace the bracketed word in the following sentence, "Paulsen watches the dogs carefully to [achieve] a real understanding of them." (disengage, engage, regain, gain, emit)
What is gain?
500
In the following sentence, "Had the snow hook not scraped down four or five inches, I never would have found it," the pronoun "it" is an example of a/an______ pronoun.
What is object pronoun?
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