Figurative Language
What is the meaning of the simile?
The little boy's shout was like a lion's roar.
The boy's shout was loud.
What does FLIMSY mean?
This table is flimsy. It might fall down if you sit on it.
Not Strong
Identify the common nouns.
My cat Ruby hunts mice and small birds.
cat
mice
birds
11 x 109
11,000,000,000
Where do you go to borrow a ball?
PE (Coach Halleck)
What is the meaning of the simile?
After the bell rang, the students were like cars at a green light.
They students left quickly.
What is the meaning of ATTEMPT in the passage.
Her first attempt failed, but she pulled out the yarn and tried again.
trying to do something
Where would you put commas?
Mr. Morton sells farming supplies in Alabama Georgia Florida and Tennessee.
Mr. Morton sells farming supplies in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.
13 x 13
169
What do we do at the beginning of every month?
Switch playgrounds
What is the meaning of the idiom?
Cross that bridge when you come to it.
Deal with something when it happens instead of worrying about it before.
What is the meaning of UNINHABITED as used in the sentence?
For most of Antarctica's history, the land remained uninhabited by people. Today, however, there are stations there where people can stay for a few months of the year.
Not lived in
Correct the sentence.
John and Luke went for a walk and talks about what they did over the weekend.
John and Luke went for a walk and talked about what they did over the weekend.
Find the quotient of 396 and 6.
66
How many slides are there on the playgrounds?
4 (3 on the large playground; 1 on smaller playground)
What is the meaning of the idiom?
Monkey Business
Naughty behavior
What is the meaning of CACHES as used in the sentence?
Chipmunks store food safely underground at the end of the fall. When winter comes, they enter into a deep sleep. Every few days, they wake up and get food from their underground caches. Then, they eat and go back to sleep.
hiding places
Correct the run on sentence.
I was hungry I ate lunch.
I was hungry, so I ate lunch.
Write an expression for the following:
Each table in the banquet hall has c chairs. There are 15 tables in the banquet hall. Choose the expression that shows the total number of chairs.
15 x c
What color is Mrs. Elder's recess chair?
blue
Does this sentence use a simile or a metaphor?
Rosanne went down the slide face-first, like a penguin.
simile
What is the meaning of the expression CREME DE LA CREME in the sentence?
Judy Sherman is an A-list celebrity who stays at only the creme de la creme of luxury resorts. She's only interested in establishments with five-star amenities.
the very best
Complete the sentence with the present perfect form of the (verb).
Gabrielle and I (fill) all the water balloons.
have filled
Solve.
(31,500 + 2,450 - 3,310) x 2
61,280
What is Mrs. Hunter's favorite recess game?
Four Square