Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is in the following sentence?
Fear lurks, watching me, waiting for the moment to pounce.
What is personification
What type of question is the following sentence?
Read the dictionary entry. Which definition best fits the way the word remote is used in paragraph 9.
What is a vocabulary question
What point of view is the paragraph below?
Rex walked through the alley toward the street. He stopped by a trashcan and sniffed around it, and then he climbed up on his hind legs and pawed the lid off of the can. The can fell over and the waste spilled out into the alley. Rex began cherry picking the food items. As he was gnawing on a pizza crust a large Rottweiler trotted up to the mess. He began growling at Rex. Rex moved to the perimeter of the spill, but the Rottweiler followed him, growling with more intensity. Rex met eyes with the Rottweiler and instantly they began fighting.
What is third-person objective
Complete the sentence below.
Standing in the crowd, ______ looked on in stunned belief at the sight of Cap receiving such love.
Who is Rain.
The party goers convulsed with laughter when several people fell into the pool.
In the sentence above what does convulsed mean?
What is shook
What type of figurative language is the following sentence?
The sound of your breath is a music of which I will not soon tire.
What is a metaphor
What type of question is the following sentence?
Which line from the poem suggests that people in covered wagons experienced the conditions of the land?
What is an inference question.
What point of view is the paragraph?
"Do you want to take the shot, Vince?" The coach asked me. I looked into his eyes. They were ice-cold blue. His face did not betray his feelings, but I knew that he meant it. "I do, Coach. I can make the shot." I replied. He nodded and then put his hand on top of my head. "I don't know how long any of us will live, but we will all remember what happens next for as long as we do." He then slapped me on the back. The referee blew the whistle and it was time to find out just how I would be remembered.
What is first person point of view
Complete the sentence below.
Cap told the students that his life was no longer at C Average. He had gone home to ______ ______.
What is Garland Farms
The witness answered the attorney’s questions in a tremulous voice.
In the sentence above, what does the word tremulous mean?
What is quivering or shaky
What type of figurative language is the following sentence?
After she left, the sun never shined again.
What is a hyperbole
Read the following sentence from paragraph 7. This sentence helps illustrate Chloe's
What does the word illustrate mean in the sentence?
What is explain, demonstrate, or show.
What point of view is the paragraph below?
Congratulations on purchasing the Tatakai Warriors: Fighting for Peanut Butter computer game. Before you install this program, you'll need to make sure that you have at least 24 kb of free space on your installation target. Insert the cd rom disc into your drive. The disc should run automatically. Select "Full Install" from the installation menu. The program will begin installing on your target drive. This might take up to twenty-four hours. Once installation is complete, an alert box should appear. If you see a successful installation message, remove the disc from the drive and enjoy the adventure!
What is second point of view
Complete the sentence below.
Rain bought a ______ near the new school that Cap would be attending.
What is a condo
The paper airplane’s trajectory was interrupted when Mrs. Callahan grabbed it by the nose.
In the sentence above, what does trajectory mean?
What is path, route, or course
What type of figurative language is the following sentence?
Their trumpets crying, their white plumes flying, And their sabers flashing in the sun.
What is personification
What type of question is the following sentence?
Which sentence from the story shows that the narrator takes advantage of her situation at the store.
What is a text-dependent question
What point of view is the paragraph below?
Greg looked up at the bright lights in the operating room until they burned a white spot in his field of vision. He looked at the face of the surgeon and saw only a white blur. When he looked away, he could see the surgeon's masked face from his peripheries. He could hear him readying an array of metal instruments, many of which looked as though they might belong to a dentist. I hope he's not going to use those on me! Greg thought to himself with terror. The surgeon picked up one that looked like a bent up question mark.
What is third-person limited
Complete the sentence below.
Rain had blond hair and she was dressed stylish when she drove to the police station in a ______.
What is a Mercedes
Everyone agreed that Calvin’s new hair and clothing styles were totally bizarre.
In the sentence above, what does the word bizarre mean?
What is weird
What type of figurative language is the following sentence?
The night sky was a loom threaded with darkness
What is a metaphor
What type of question is the following sentence?
The author includes the information in paragraph 1 most likely to_
What is an inference question
What is the point of view of the paragraph below?
"Wow, look at his costume," said Annie. "He's dressed up like an electric jellyfish." She observed the flashing lights with genuine admiration. Adrianna looked at the costume and scoffed. Secretly, she envied the detail and craftsmanship that went into the jellyfish costume, but she would never let on to Annie. “What kind of loser goes walking around like a Christmas tree?” Adrianna said. Annie did not agree, but did not want to be disagreeable. “Yeah… what kind?” The ladies walked by another house. Annie did not like this. It seemed like Adrianna more interested in criticizing others than in trick-ortreating. Annie adjusted the headband to her costume. Adrianna was not wearing a costume.
What is third-person omniscient
Complete the sentence below.
After Cap finished calling every student by name, ______ hoisted him onto his shoulders and carried him through the crowd.
Who is Darryl
Stewart was intrigued by his grandfather's story of buried treasure.
In the above sentence, what does the word intrigued mean?
What is regret