Analogies
Connotation &
Denotation
Reading Potpourri
Text Structures
Figurative Language
100
candy is to sweet as lemon is to
What is sour?
100

There were art supplies all over the room showing my creativity. Is this positive or negative connotation

It is Positive

100
The time and place of the story
What is the setting?
100

The sun is the brightest start in the universe and is in the center of the Solar System. 

What is description?

100

Simile, metaphor, or personification? The sheets were as cold as ice?

What is a simile?

200
waltz is to dance as oak is to _________________
What is tree?
200

Which word has a negative connotation: unique, strange, or individual?

What is strange?

200
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is the conflict?
200

Tigers and Lions both hunt in the Savanna , however a tiger hunts alone and a lion hunts with other lions. Text Structure?

What is compare and contrast?

200
Simile, metaphor, or personification? The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
What is a metaphor?
300
stiff : flexible :: empty : _______________
What is full?
300

Jay examined the cheap jacket that was on sale. He felt the flimsy fabric and was immediately suspicious. He smirked at the sales person as they pushed him to try it on. He had been tricked into poor purchases before, and he didn't want to be a fool again. He decided to keep shopping and pass on the shabby coat.( negative or positive)

What connotation does the reading passage have - positive, neutral, or negative?


What is negative?

300
A life story about a person written by an outside author.
What is a biography?
300

Ryan had to stay at home and miss the party because he fell sick. 

What is Cause & Effect?

300
Simile, metaphor, or personification? The bonfire tossed sparks into the air and licked at the dark sky.
What is personification?
400
fly is to airplane as drive is to _______
What is car?
400

Which word that means "costs very little" has a positive connotation?

cheap, bargain, stingy

What is bargain?

400

Nathan was jealous and wanted to steal his friend's brand new iphone. What conflict is this?

Person vs Self

400

Deforestation can be prevented by planting more trees and reducing construction around national parks. 

What is problem and solution?

400

Simile, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia?  

This backpack weighs A TON!!!

What is hyperbole?

500

thrifty : cheap :: brilliant : _____________

What is smart?

500

An idea or feeling that a word evokes is its....

What is connotation?

500

Mrs. Darden was not able to get the Smartboard to work. What type of conflict was she having? 

What is individual (person) vs. technology?

500

Covid was a pandemic that started in early 2020. By December 2020, most of the world was in quarantine. Vaccines to combat the disease came out in 2021. 

What is sequence or chronological?

500

Onomatopoeia, metaphor, or personification? 

The bees buzzed near the sunflowers. 

What is onomatopoeia?

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