Figurative Language
Doug's Summer Vacation
Genre
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
100
Compares two things using like or as
What is simile
100
"When it was hot outside, I sat in my brother's wading pool." A wading pool is ______ a. a deep pool of water. b. a shallow pool of water. c. a pool the size of a large lake. d. an empty pool.
What is a. a shallow pool of water
100
Realistic Ficiton or Fantasy Fiction? Tangled
What is Fantasy Fiction
100
Where a story takes place
What is setting
100
Person who tells the story
What is narrator
200
Compares two things without using like or as
What is metaphor
200
How is Sally's summer vacation different from Doug's summer vacation? A. Sally goes to the pool; Doug does not. B. Doug rides his bike; Sally does not. C. Doug spends time at his aunt's house; Sally never visits anyone. D. Sally hangs out with someone her own age; Doug does not.
What is D. Sally hangs out with someone her own age; Doug does not.
200
Realistic Fiction or Fantasy Fiction? Harry Potter
What is Fantasy Fiction
200
People in a story
What are characters
200
Fact or opinion? George Washington was the greatest president of all time.
What is opinion?
300
Simile or Metaphor? The angry boy was a teapot ready to boil over.
What is metaphor
300
What is one reason Doug is happy for school to start again? A. There aren't many kids in his neighborhood for him to hang out with. B. His best friend is not in his class this year. C. He is tired of his brother knocking things over. D. He is tired of playing video games.
What is A. There aren't many kids in his neighborhood for him to hang out with.
300
Realistic Fiction or Fantasy Fiction? Stealing Home
What is Realistic Fiction
300
Important idea or lesson that the author wants the reader to learn
What is theme
300
Fact or Opinion? George Washington was the first president of the United States.
What is fact?
400
How would "Doug's Summer Vaction" be different if it took place in a setting where the weather is cold? A. Doug probably would not play as many video games. B. Doug probably would not watch TV with his brother. C. Doug probably would not make brownies with his aunt. D. Doug probably would not run through the sprinkler.
What is D. Doug probably would not run through the sprinkler.
400
Fiction or Nonfiction? Look to the North: a Wolf Pup Diary
What is Nonfiction
400
Realistic Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, poetry, play, fable, folktales are all examples of _________
What is genre
400
Words that have the same meaning
What are synonyms?
500
Simile or Metaphor? He ran like the wind.
What is simile
500
How does theme of "Sally's Summer Vacation" compare with the theme of "Doug's Summer Vacation"? A. "Sally's Summer Vacation" is about a fun summer vacation; "Doug's Summer Vacation" is about a not-so-fun summer vacation. B. "Doug's Summer Vacation" is about a fun summer vacation; "Sally's Summer Vacation" is about a not-so-fun summer vacation. C. Both stories are about a not-so-fun summer vacation. D. Both stories are about a fun summer vacation.
What is A. "Sally's Summer Vacation" is about a fun summer vacation; "Doug's Summer Vacation" is about a not-so-fun summer vacation.
500
Realistic Ficiton or Fantasy Fiction? The Gardener (from your Reading Book)
What is Realistic Fiction
500
Words that mean the opposite?
What are antonyms
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