Figurative Language
Elements of a Story
Writing Words
Central Idea
Primary or Secondary Sources
Mixed Skills
100
My brother is a couch potato.
metaphor
100
When the conflict ends, but the problem is NOT solved yet.
a. exposition
b. falling action
c. resolution
b. falling action
100
What are these: " "
a. commasb. quotation marks
c. question marks
b. Briefly explain main points of the text.
100
Microchips provide the power for wristwatches. They are also the brains in our computers, and they control robots. These chips are used in video games and space shuttles. They make our cameras, radios, and televisions small and light.
What is the story mainly about?
What is the story mainly about?
a.How computers work
b.Why televisions are small
c.How microchips are used
a.How computers work
100
Is a map of Saint Augustine a primary or secondary source?
Primary Source
100
What words help you know if a story is in the 1st person?
a. he, she ,his, her
b. I, my, we
c. you, your, you're
B.
200
Which of these is an example of personification?
a. The lightning struck a building.
b. The lightning was bright.
c. The lightning danced across the sky.
c. The lightning danced across the sky.
200
The central message or lesson of the story.
a. theme
b. plot
c. climax
a.theme
200
What is the controlling idea?
a. what you noticed
b. an answer you stated about a prompt.
c. what the author feels.
d. evidence from text
b. an answer you stated about a prompt.
200
What the text is all about; has the same meaning as the main idea?
a. supporting details
b. topic
c. central idea
d. paraphrase
c. central idea
200
Is a Wikipedia entry about the US Constitution a primary source?
Secondary Source
200
She should have completed her assignment before going out to play!
a. 2nd person point of view
b. 3rd person point of view
B
300
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. Personification
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Hyperbole
d. Metaphor
a. Personification
300
The events that give us information about the characters and their lives.
a. protagonist
b. resolution
c. exposition
c. exposition
300
What is cite?
a. to copy a detail from the text that supports your answer.
b. what the author thinks
c. my opinion about he text
any detail from the text
a. to copy a detail from the text that supports your answer.
300
What is the central idea of the passage?
In 1969, Apollo 11’s successful landing on the moon was seen on TV all around the world. At last, men had walked on the moon for the first time ever! Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became famous American heroes. This mission was a great achievement for the U.S. space program, and led to six more Apollo flights in the years to come. The mission's success also led to further deep space explorations by the United States and other countries around the world.
a. Apollo 11’s landing was an important moment in history
b. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin are heroes
c. People were surprised about Apollo 11's success
d. Millions watched the Apollo 11 moon landing
a. Apollo 11’s landing was an important moment in history
300
A Law passed by the US Congress are primary or secondary sources?
Primary Source
300
What does the pre fix "sub" mean?
Under or below
400
Which is an example of hyperbole?
a. I walked 2 miles.
b. I jumped higher than the moon.
c. I swam 20 laps.
b. I jumped higher than the moon.
400
The perspective of the story.
a. point of view
b. conflict
c. theme
a. point of view
400
infer
a. To make a good guess based on what your peer said and what we know from experience.b. To make a good guess based on the evidence we have seen.
c. To make a good guess based on what we know from experience.
d. To make a good guess based on the evidence we have seen and what we know from experience.
d. To make a good guess based on the evidence we have seen and what we know from experience.
400
What is the central idea of the passage?
Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.
a. Leopards are losing their homes
b. The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.
c. The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject
d. Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals
Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.
answer choices
Leopards are losing their homes
The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.
The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject
Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals
d. Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals
400
Is a documentary bout the Seminole Indians is a primary or secondary source?
Secondary Source
400
Which word is not a synonym for sad?
a. blue
b. delighted
c. regretful
delighted
500
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended...….
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing.
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended...….
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing.
a. "he took the box of matches"
b. "went downstairs for a candle"
c. "squeaky mouse scurried noisily"
d. The matches fell from his hand.
c. "squeaky mouse scurried noisily"
500
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ____.
Plot
500
Narrator
a. the protagonist
b. the place and time of the story
c. the character or speaker of the story
d. the events of a plot
c. the character or speaker of the story
500
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea?
a. Who is the main character?
b. What is the main event?
c. What is one important detail?
d. What point is the author trying to make?
d. What point is the author trying to make?
500
Is a " .com" website about The Seminole Wars a primary or secondary source?
Secondary Source
500
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
What type of figurative language is this phrase?
hyperbole
600
What kind of figurative language is being used?
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
a. personification
b. simile
c. onomatopoeia
d. metaphor
d. metaphor
600
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
a. Fear is more dangerous than any beast.
b. A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.
c. A fear of heights.
d. "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."
a. Fear is more dangerous than any beast.
600
First person point of view
a. tells the story as it’s happening or recalls a story that happened in the past.
b. reader might know information that not all characters know.
c. Not told by a character in the story
d. uses the pronouns he, she, and they
a. tells the story as it’s happening or recalls a story that happened in the past.
600
What is the central idea?
An important farm crop in the United States is cotton. Cotton is used for making clothing. Cotton is still a popular choice for clothes because it is easy to clean and last a long time.
a. Cotton is the most important U.S. crop.
b. Cotton is not used today.
c. Cotton is important for making clothes.
c. Cotton is important for making clothes.
600
Is a Native American arrowhead a primary or secondary source?
Primary Source
600
Which example below is a simile?
a. The water was blue.
b. The water was a blue mirror.
c. The water was like a blue mirror.
C
700
The leaves fly over the window and utter a word as they pass...-D. H. Lawrence
This is an example of which figurative language?
a. personification
b. alliteration
c. simile
d. hyperbole
a. personification
700
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
a. Your past does not define you.
b. Returning home after a long time.
c. A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
d. An old man who used to be a farmer.
a. Your past does not define you.
700
Observing similarities and differences
a.Natural Disaster & Relief Effort
b.Hypothesis & Experiment
c.Compare & Contrast
d.Cause & Effect
c.Compare & Contrast
700
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
700
Is a biography on Ponce de Leon a secondary or primary source?
Secondary Source
700
This verb becomes "ate" in the past tense.
What is "eat"?