Characters/Text Features
Foundational Skills/grammar
Prefixes/Suffixes
Elements of Poetry
Figurative Language
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Mia walked into the schoolyard. She did not know anyone, so she sat on a bench.
Across the yard, Lily was building a tower with blocks. When Mia walked over, Lily frowned.
“Can I help you build?” Mia asked.
“No! I’m doing it myself,” Lily snapped.
Mia walked away. Soon, Lily’s tower fell. The blocks scattered everywhere. Lily crossed her arms.
Mia came back and helped pick up the blocks.
“Why are you helping me?” Lily asked.
“I know what it feels like to be alone,” Mia replied.
Lily looked down. “I’m sorry I was mean.”
Mia smiled. “Let’s build together!” Lily grinned, and they began again.
How does Lily feel at the beginning of the story?
a. hopeful
b. annoyed
c. worried
d. excited
b. annoyed
100
The class was so rambunctious that I could hardly think!
Which word means the same as "rambunctious?"
1.) crowded
2.) rowdy
3.) silent
2.) Rowdy
100
"You got the answer wrong. Please go back and reread the story."
Which word means almost the same as "reread?"
A. To write your answer again
B. To read for the first time
C. To read again
C. To read again
100
How many stanzas are in this poem?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 stanzas
100
My cat, Mr. Jellybean, is so cute and fun to play with. He is the apple of my eye.
What type of figurative language is "apple of my eye"
1.) Simile
2.) Metaphor
3.) Personification
2.) Metaphor
(See YouTube Video About Similes and Metaphors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU)
200
Which text is in italics?
a. hello
b.hello
c. HELLO
b. hello
200
Mrs. Stockstill is very organized! She has every topic divided into folders and in ABC order to make it easier to find.
What word is similar to "organized?"
A. Neat
B. Sloppy
C. Disorganized
A. Neat
200
What does the prefix re-mean?
1.) before
2.) again
3.) extra
2.) again
200
How many lines are in each stanza?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 lines per stanza
(A total of 4 lines )
200
What type of figurative language is this?
1.) Simile 2.) Metaphor 3.) Personification
1.) Simile
300
Why would the words be bold in a text.
A. words will stand out as important
B. they are words the reader might not know
C. The words start a new part of the letter
D. The words have to due with swimming.
A. words will stand out as important
300
Which 2 words rhyme?
a. line lid
b. line fine
c. right found
b. line fine
300
What is the meaning of the prefix un -
not/ to remove
300
Why does the poet use a rhyme scheme in this poem:
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
1.) to make the poem easier to understand
2.) to make the poem more fun to read
3.) to explain why ice cream is cold and sugary
2.) to make the poem more fun to read
300
What kind of figurative language is used to compare two unlike things?
a. Alliteration
b. metaphor
c. onomotapia
b. metaphor
400
Mia walked into the schoolyard. She did not know anyone, so she sat on a bench.
Across the yard, Lily was building a tower with blocks. When Mia walked over, Lily frowned.
“Can I help you build?” Mia asked.
“No! I’m doing it myself,” Lily snapped.
Mia walked away. Soon, Lily’s tower fell. The blocks scattered everywhere. Lily crossed her arms.
Mia came back and helped pick up the blocks.
“Why are you helping me?” Lily asked.
“I know what it feels like to be alone,” Mia replied.
Lily looked down. “I’m sorry I was mean.”
Mia smiled. “Let’s build together!” Lily grinned, and they began again.
How do Lily's feelings about Mia change throughout the story?
A. Lily goes from being annoyed with Mia to being happy to spend time with her.
B. Lily goes from being excited to see Mia to being angry with her.
C. Lily goes from being shy around Mia to being afraid of her.
a. Lily goes from being annoyed with Mia to being happy to spend time with her.
400
What words needs to capitalized in this sentence?
My dog is a labrador, and his name is cooper.
a. Labrador
b. Dog
c. And
d. Cooper
d. Cooper
400
Does a prefix come before or after the base word?
Before
400
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
Which words in the poem rhyme?
right and bite
400
"The wind wispers through the trees" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. onomotapia
c. personification
500
Mia walked into the schoolyard. She did not know anyone, so she sat on a bench.
Across the yard, Lily was building a tower with blocks. When Mia walked over, Lily frowned.
“Can I help you build?” Mia asked.
“No! I’m doing it myself,” Lily snapped.
Mia walked away. Soon, Lily’s tower fell. The blocks scattered everywhere. Lily crossed her arms.
Mia came back and helped pick up the blocks.
“Why are you helping me?” Lily asked.
“I know what it feels like to be alone,” Mia replied.
Lily looked down. “I’m sorry I was mean.”
Mia smiled. “Let’s build together!” Lily grinned, and they began again.
How does Mia feel at the end of the story?
a. happy
b. lonely
c. worried
d. angry
a. happy
500
What change should be made to this sentence?
We washed the dirty dishs after school.
a. Change wash to washing
b. change school to School
c. change dishs to dishes
c. change dishs to dishes
500
Think about the suffix -ly. What is the meaning of finally as it is used in the following sentence.
I finally finished my homework last night.
a. doing it right now
b. after a long time
c. finishing later
b. after a long time
500
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
Why is the poem organized into stanzas?
a. to show different points of view
b. to separate ideas within the poem
c. to create repetition
b. to separate ideas within the poem
500
What type of figurative language gives human characteristics to an object?
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. onomotapia
c. personification