Figurative Language
What does the phrase "It’s raining cats and dogs" mean?
A. There are animals outside
B. It’s raining very hard
C. The sky is falling
D. It’s snowing
What is B. It’s raining very hard?
What structure lists events in time order?
A. Problem and solution
B. Chronological
C. Compare and contrast
D. Description
What is B Chronological Order?
What is a theme?
A. The title
B. The main character
C. The lesson or message
D. A vocabulary word
What is C. Lesson or message?
What does huge mean?
A. Tiny
B. Round
C. Very big
D. Very fast
What is C. Very big?
What is the central idea of a passage?
A. The last sentence
B. The main idea
C. The title
D. A detail
What is B. The main idea?
Which sentence is an example of a simile?
A. The wind howled through the night.
B. Her smile was sunshine.
C. He ran as fast as a cheetah.
D. The clock laughed at me.
What is C. He ran as fast as a cheetah?
What clue word signals a cause and effect structure?
A. Finally
B. But
C. Because
D. For example
What is C. Because?
A story shows a boy who never gives up, even when things are hard. What theme fits best?
A. Be patient
B. Keep trying
C. Winning is everything
D. Be afraid
What is B. Keep trying ?
What is a synonym for happy?
A. Angry
B. Joyful
C. Sad
D. Sleepy
What is B. Joyful?
Which question helps you find the central idea?
A. What do I want to read?
B. What is the story mostly about?
C. What is the funniest part?
D. What does the character look like?
What is B. What is the story mostly about?
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: “The trees danced in the wind”?
A. Metaphor
B. Alliteration
C. Simile
D. Personification
What is D. Personification ?
A text explains similarities and differences between cats and dogs. What structure is it?
A. Sequence
B. Compare and contrast
C. Cause and effect
D. Problem and solution
What is B. Compare and contrast?
What is a common theme in fables?
A. Animals are dangerous
B. Bad guys always win
C. Learn from your mistakes
D. Magic is real
What is C. Learn from your mistakes?
What is an antonym for polite?
A. Kind
B. Rude
C. Shy
D. Happy
What is B. Rude?
If a passage tells how plants grow and why sunlight helps, what’s the central idea?
A. Plants are green
B. Sunlight helps plants grow
C. Flowers are pretty
D. Trees are tall
What is B. Sunlight helps plants grow?
Which one is a metaphor?
A. He is as tall as a giraffe.
B. The clouds were fluffy like cotton.
C. Her voice is music to my ears.
D. He barked like a dog.
What is C. Her voice is music to my ears. ?
A text tells how to make a volcano project, step-by-step. What is the structure?
A. Cause and effect
B. Compare and contrast
C. Chronological
D. Sequence/process
What is D. Sequence / process?
A story shows friends forgiving each other after a fight. What’s the theme?
A. Always be right
B. Forgiveness is important
C. Friends should compete
D. Never trust others
What is B. Forgiveness is important ?
Which word means to look at something closely and carefully?
A. Imagine
B. Explore
C. Observe
D. Ignore
What is C. Observe?
Which sentence is most likely the central idea of a nonfiction article?
A. Tigers live in Asia and are powerful hunters.
B. Tigers have orange fur.
C. Tigers have sharp teeth.
D. Some tigers are in zoos.
What is A. Tigers live in Asia and are powerful hunters?
What does the idiom “hit the books” mean?
A. Throw books
B. Read a story
C. Start studying
D. Get in trouble
What is C. Start studying ?
A text describes the dilemma of ocean pollution and how people are cleaning it up. What is the structure?
A. Chronological
B. Problem and solution
C. Description
D. Compare and contrast
What is B. Problem and solution?
Which of the following is a theme, not a main idea?
A. The main character learns it’s okay to be different.
B. A girl travels to three different cities.
C. A boy finds a missing dog.
D. The setting is a small village.
What is A. The main character learns it’s okay to be different. ?
What does the word reluctant mean?
A. Eager
B. Willing
C. Unwilling
D. Excited
What is C. Unwilling?
What is the best way to support the central idea of a passage?
A. Tell a joke
B. Add details that relate to the main point
C. Use a lot of big words
D. Say your opinion
What is B. Add details that relate to the main point?