Figurative Language
Genre & Purpose
Root Words & Affixes
Text Organization
Mixed Bag
100
What is a comparison between two very different things that uses the word like, as, or than?
What is a simile?
100
The purpose of an activity schedule posted on the bulletin board in Julie's classroom.
What is to inform?
100
A word part that is added to the beginning of a word to change it's meaning?
What is Pre-fix?
100
In my neighborhood, there is a house everyone thinks is haunted. Dark overgrown bushes surround the yard. The porch creaks whenever you step on it. At night, only a few lights shine. Sometimes, they seem to flicker on and off mysteriously. What is the structure of this paragraph? A. description B. comparison/contrast C. sequence of events D. problem/solution
What is Descriptive?
100
A word that means the opposite or almost the opposite of another word?
What is antonym?
200
Using sensory details to create vivid pictures in the readers mind.
What is Imagery?
200
Edith Roosevelt was the best First Lady we have ever had. She was married to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and managed the take care of the White House while raising six children. This was not an easy task to accomplish. She was also a very loving wife and always supported everything her husband did, including becoming an advocate for civil rights. She was one of the most admired people of the 20th century, and everyone loved her for the wonderful things she did to help our country?
What is biography?
200
A word meaning no violence.
What is nonviolence?
200
Your teacher asks you to describe a square and a triangle. He assigns you to write a paragraph about how the two shapes are alike and how they are different. What form should the paragraph take? A. question/answer B. compare/contrast C. cause/effect D. sequence of events
What is Compare/Contrast?
200
My heart pounds when I look up. The word pound means this.
to beat or throb heavily
300
The repetition of two or more consonant sounds.
What is Alliteration?
300
The school board wants year round school. You do not want to go to school year round. What is the purpose of a letter to show your opinions?
What is to persuade?
300
The magazine's readership was at an all time low, and they were losing money. What is the meaning of the word readership? A. needing to be read B. the condition of not being read C.during reading D.the condition of being read
What is the condition of being read?
300
Place a dull penny in a cup. Squeeze lemon juice into the cup, completely covering the penny. Let the penny sit in the cup for about 5-7 minutes. Then, remove the penny from the cup. Use a paper towel to rub the penny. What does the penny look like now? What is the structure of the above paragraph? A. compare/contrast B. question/answer C. sequence of events D. cause/effect
What is Sequence?
300
"In ancient times, as now, corn was a staple food of people in this area. The word standard is a what for staple? A. synonym B. Simile C. Metaphor D. antonym
What is Synonym?
400
The trees wept, dropping their leaves in sorrow for the passing of the summer is an example of what?
What is Personification?
400
I was born on a warm, sunny day in June in Sarasota, Florida. I still live in Sarasota, Florida, and I go to school at Booker High School. I live with my mom,Kate; my brother, Jake; and my Aunt Molly. When I was born, my bother was fifteen-months-old and hid under the table from me. Jake is a sweet kid and he would do anything for me, but like all brothers and sisters we fight like cats and dogs. Sometimes when no one was around, Jake would come up to me and bite my toes for no reason. I still love him but only because he is my brother.
What is an autobiography?
400
The agreement between the two sections said that each could use the printer. What is the meaning of the word agreement? A. To agree first B. To not agree C.A result of agreeing D.To agree too much
What is A result of agreeing?
400
Morgan likes to eat fresh vegetables, so she planted a garden in her yard. This sentence is an example of what type of structure? A. cause and effect B. sequence of events C. compare/contrast D. question/answer
What is cause and effect?
400
His bark is worse than his bite is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an idiom?
500
If she lied to him one more time, he knew his head would explode! This is an example of?
What is Hyperbole?
500
Fourteen-year-old orphan Jack Morgan is hiding out. In a spaceship. Falsely accused of a crime, he pilots his Uncle Virgil’s spaceship to a remote and unknown location. What type of genre is this an example of?
What is Sci-Fiction?
500
The movie theater had a preview of this summer's blockbuster for free. What is the meaning of preview? A. View later B. View during C. View after D. View before
What is View Before?
500
Imagine a place where it rains every day. Tall trees loom above you. Branches form a green ceiling high in the sky. Plants, vines, and brightly-colored flowers fill every inch of space. The structure of the selection above can best be described as .... A. sequence of events. B. cause/effect. C. compare/contrast D. description
What is description?
500
Sentence is to paragraph as line is to stanza.
What is analogy?
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