Vocabulary & Figurative Language
A word’s meaning based on how it is used in a sentence.
What is context clues?
1 & 2/5 Miles
A struggle between a character and nature is this type of conflict.
What is character vs. nature?
Put in order from least to greatest: -5, 3, -1
-5 , -1, 3
Order from least to greatest:
-2, 0, -7, 5, -1
-7, -2, -1, 0, 5
The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this.
What is personification?
3/4 + 5/6 = ?
1 & 7/12
The lesson or message of a story.
What is theme?
Compare using <, >, or = : -4 ___ -6
>
This structure explains why something happens and what happens as a result.
What is cause and effect?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. You make half the recipe. How much sugar do you use?
1/3
The beginning of a story where characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition?
Order from greatest to least: 7, -3, 0, -8
7, 0, -3, -8
The temperature was -6°F in the morning and rose to 2°F in the afternoon.
Which temperature is greater?
2°F
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
Convert 5/8 to a percent.
62.5%
The point of view where the narrator uses “I” or “me.”
What is first person point of view?
Order from least to greatest: -54, 31, 88, -51, -3
-54, -51, -3, 31, 88
A character faces a snowstorm while trying to survive alone. This is what type of conflict, and if 1/4 of their supplies are used each day, what percent is that?
What is character vs. nature and 25%?
A passage describing characteristics, features, or examples is using this structure.
What is description?
3/4
0.75
75%
The point of view where the narrator uses names, "he", "she", "them", "they", and knows all thoughts and feelings of each character.
3rd Person Omniscient
Which number is farther to the left on a number line: -8 or -3
-8
A football team lost 3 yards on one play (-3) and gained 7 yards on another (+7).
Which number is greater?
7