Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Text Questions
Vocabulary 2
Figurative Language Examples
100
to be arranged or put into groups
classify
100
compares two things using like or as
similie
100
True or false: A threatened species is in less danger or becoming extinct than an endangered species.
True
100
waste, chemicals, and gases that have a harmful effect
pollution
100
They fought like cats and dogs.
simile
200
to be at risk of disappearing forever, in immediate need
endangered
200
compares two things without clue words
metaphor
200
True or false: As many as 80 species become extinct each day.
False, 100 species become extinct each day
200
the total number of plants or animals in a group
population
200
Time is money.
metaphor
300
everything that surrounds you
environment
300
words that have the same meaning
synonyms
300
True or false: Many more plants are endangered than animals.
true
300
a specific group of animals or plants
species
300
happy and glad
synonyms
400
no longer living, completely gone
extinct
400
words that have the opposite meaning
antonyms
400
Give an example of an endangered species mentioned in the text.
manatee, black rhinoceros, Mitchell's satyr butterfly, Golden-shouldered parrot
400
allowed by law
legal
400
legal and illegal
antonyms
500
against the law
illegal
500
gives human qualities or traits to things that are not human
personification
500
What act did the U.S. government pass in 1973 that made it illegal to collect or harm certain species?
The Endangered Species Act
500
a species that is in danger, but in less danger than some other animals
threatened
500
The sun greeted me this morning.
personification
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