Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this: You were as brave as a lion.
Simile
A story that has clues leading to solve a puzzling problem.
Mystery
Who writes the story?
Author
What are the four main types of sentences?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
What is the predicate in this sentence: I enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni.
enjoy
What type of figurative language is this: I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
A book or story that is set in the future or in outer space. The story also has some form of unique or advanced technology.
Science Fiction
What do you call the part when the problem is solved?
Resolution
Identify the type of sentence: "Did you finish your homework?"
interrogative sentence
What is the subject in this sentence: The old house on the corner has a big garden in the backyard.
The old house
What type of figurative language is this: Time flew and before we knew it, it was time for me to go home.
Personification
A story that has magic and imaginary characters or places. It alwasy ends with a happy ending.
Fairy Tale
The people or animals in the story
Characters
Is this sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? "Run faster!"
imperative sentence
What is the subject in this sentence: The hammer on the shelf can be used to work on the project.
The hammer
What type of figurative language is this: You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Idiom
A collection of words written or spoken, sometimes rhymed expressing experiences, ideas, or emotions.
Poetry
Is the reason for writing. It will help the writer decide what details to include when writing a novel, story, or drama. Common purposes include to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader.
Authors Purpose
What is the main purpose of a declarative sentence?
a simple statement that is used to provide information about something or state a fact
What is the prepositional word in this sentence: The cat is on the table.
on
What type of figurative language is this: "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
Alliteration
Folk tale
The events in the story (Hint: Beginning, middle, end)
Plot
Write an exclamatory sentence that expresses excitement.
Answer varies
Find the noun(s) in this sentence: My brother and my sister are studying in college. (Hint: 3)
brother, sister, college