Analogies
Fact or Opinion
Reading Potpourri
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Figurative Language
100
candy is to sweet as lemon is to
What is sour?
100

It is currently daytime.

What is a fact?

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

I am a root and my meaning is life. What root am I?

What is bio

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
Abraham Lincoln was a great president.
What is an opinion?
200
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is the conflict?
200

I am a prefix and my meaning is before. A. post B. pre C. ab

What is B?

200
Simile, metaphor, or personification? The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
What is a metaphor?
300
stiff : flexible :: empty : _______________
What is full?
300
That book has a table of contents.
What is a fact?
300
A life story about a person written by an outside author.
What is a biography?
300

I am a root word and my meaning is to write. What root word am I? A. spec B. scrib C. dict

What is B?

300
Simile, metaphor, or personification? The bonfire tossed sparks into the air and licked at the dark sky.
What is personification?
400

Ms. Fish : hair :: Officer JJ : ______________

What is bald?

400

The SOL is a difficult test.

What is an opinion?

400
Writing based on actual events, facts, or reality.
What is non-fiction?
400

I am a prefix and my meaning is not. What prefix am I? A. -dis B. -pre C. -mis


What is A?

400
Simile, metaphor, or personification? Her singing is a powerful medicine for the soul.
What is a metaphor?
500

dog : canine :: cat : _____________

What is feline?

500

The Cascades is a hike in Giles County.

What is a fact?

500

Ms. Fisher was not able to get the Smartboard to work. What type of confict was she having? (tell me if it's external or internal, and then tell me what type [invididual vs. ______])

What is external conflict - individual vs. technology?

500

I am a suffix and my meaning is in the manner of, like. What suffix am I? A.-ly B. -able C. -ful

What is A?

500
Simile, metaphor, or personification? The breeze whispered a lullaby through the trees.
What is personification?
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