which is a hyperbole
A) shes as mean as a bull B) hes a million years old C)the wind hit me in the face.
B) hes a million years old
100
what is the base word of teacher
a= teach
b=tea
c=all of the above
teach
100
What kind of characters do we find in myths?
Gods and Goddesses
100
The events in a story are called the __________.
Plot
100
Trans- means ______________, and an example of a word tht uses this prefix is _______________.
over, across or through
200
Whats an synonym for perceive?
a. receive
b. understand
c. to give
d. all of the above
to understand
200
What type of poem is a 5 7 5 poem
a=lyimrick
b=haiku
c=narrative
d=none of the above
haiku
200
Fiction that takes place around or during a real event from the past.
Historical Fiction
200
A clue as to something that will happen later in the story is called _______________.
foreshadowing
200
What suffix can be added to excite to mean capable of being excited?
a. ness
b. ment
c. ly
d. able
able
300
What is an example of onomatopoeia
a=Sally sells sea shells down by the sea shore
b=that Sam i am i don't like the Sam i am
c=honk honk
honk honk
300
in witch Edgar allen poe story does the main character say " ever more "
A= tell tail heart
B=the raven
C=the fall of the house of usher
the raven
300
The lesson of a folk tale is often called the _____ of the story.
moral
300
The problem that needs to be solved in a story is the ___________.
Conflict
300
Most words that end in ly are:
a. nouns
b. adverbs
c. verbs
adverbs
400
Kevin was the most gallant boy she had ever met. What he had done was amazingly brave!
What does gallant mean?
very brave
400
What does this idiom mean?
He is a chip off the old block.
He is just like his father or his brother.
400
the autobiography of Bugs Bunny, would be what genre?
fiction
400
When a story is arranged the way it takes place in time, that is called _________________ order.
chronological
400
Would something that only happens in the U.S. be considered international?
NO
500
Karen was schocked to see who her opposition was in the chess tournament.
What does opposition mean?
person playing against her
500
The equator is so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
Antarctica is so cold that your tears would turn to icicles.
These are examples of what poetic device?
Hyperbole
500
A story about 8th graders doing projects in Computer class would be:
a. biography
b. historical fiction
c. realistic fiction
d. realistic nonfiction
e. science fiction
realistic fiction
500
When the story uses I and me in the narration, it is called ______________.
First person naration
500
To make the opposite of each of these words, what prefix would you add at the beginning?
-obey
-like
-funtion
-satisfied