Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
Spelling/Grammar
Author's Purpose / Type of Texts
Grab Bag - Mix
100

A word that sounds like or means the same thing as it's name. What type of figurative language is this?

A) Onomatopoeia

B) Hyperbole

C) Simile

A) Onomatopoeia
100
Learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about. What element of plot is this?


A) Introduction

B) Rising Action

C) Climax

D) Falling Action

E) Resolution

A) Introduction
100
Choose the correct spelling:


A) ilusians

B) ellusions

C) illusions

D) illusians

C) illusions

100
A text that is not true. What genre of text is this?


A) Non-fiction

B) Fiction

C) Biography

B) Fiction
100
The lesson that you learn. The moral of a story.
Theme
200

Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky. What type of figurative language is this?

A) Alliteration

B) Hyperbole

C) Personification

C) Personification
200

The part of a story that reveals or suggests an outcome.What element of plot is this?


A) Introduction

B) Rising Action

C) Climax

D) Falling Action

E) Resolution

E) Resolution
200

Olney a town in Illinois, is home to unique white squirrels.

A) Olney a town in Illinois is home to unique white squirrels.

B) Olney, a town in Illinois, is home to unique white squirrels.

C) Olney, a town, in Illinois is home to unique white squirrels.

D) Olney a town, in Illinois, is home to unique white squirrels.


B) Olney, a town in Illinois, is home to unique white squirrels

200
What is the purpose of the following passage? Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes. 


A) To inform

B) To entertain

C) to persuade

A) To inform
200
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
Inference
300

Compares two things using like or as. What type of figurative language is this?


A) Onomatopoeia

B) Hyperbole

C) Simile

C) Simile
300

In what part of a story do we learn the conflict? What element of plot is this?


A) Introduction

B) Rising Action

C) Climax

D) Falling Action

E) Resolution

Rising Action
300

What is the correct spelling?

A) Appropriate

B) Aproppriate

C) Appropriat

D) Appropriet

A) Appropriate 

300

What would be the author's purpose when writing fiction novels?

A) To inform


B) To entertain


C) to persuade

B) To entertain
300

What is a theme in "Harry Potter"?

Some themes in Harry Potter are...

Friendship.

Be brave in the face of danger.

Do not judge others based on things they cannot control.

Love conquers all.

400

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. What type of figurative language is this? How do you know?

A) Onomatopoeia

B) Hyperbole

C) Simile

Hyperbole

I know this because hyperboles always include exaggerations.

400

The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not. What element of plot is this?

A) Introduction

B) Rising Action

C) Climax

D) Falling Action

E) Resolution

D) Falling Action
400

Sean and Brad are best friends. They have been going to the same school since kindergarden and have bonded over their love of sports. However, Sean's favorite sport is football while Brad prefers basketball.

What is the correct spelling?

A) correct as is

B) kindergarten 

C) kindergardan

D) kindergartan 

B) kindergarten 

400

What is the purpose of the following passage? Sandy is the absolute best candidate for student body president! She is honest, friendly and dedicated to making our school a better place. This is YOUR chance to make a positive change! VOTE SANDY IN 2013!


A) To inform


B) To entertain


C) to persuade

To persuade
400
Explain what a text-to-self connection is.
A text to self connection is when someone uses a personal experience to help them understand what they are reading.
500

John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill.What type of figurative language is this? How do you know this?

A) Idiom

B) Metaphor

C) Alliteration

B) Metaphor

I know this because a metaphor is the comparison of two things without using like or as.

500
What is the climax of a story?
The most intense or extreme part of a story where an action typically takes place.
500

The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the ground that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns because no plant was motivated to be green or grow. Even the crops especially the corn were unable to grow in the extreme heat.

A) Even the crops, especially, the corn were unable to grow in the extreme heat.

B) Even the crops especially, the corn, were unable to grow in the extreme heat.

C) Even the crops, especially the corn, were unable to grow in the extreme heat.

D) correct as is

C) Even the crops, especially the corn, were unable to grow in the extreme heat.

500
A text that is true and informational. What type of text is this?


A) Expository

B) Narrative

C) Descriptive

A) Expository
500
What is the definition of main idea? Give an example of the main idea of a story we read in class. 
Main idea- what a story is mostly about
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