Spring Idioms
Spring Flowers
Holidays
Spring Figurative Language
WEATHER
100
April showers bring what?
100
Fill in the blank from the April poem we read yesterday,
"turning tight buds
of forsythia bushes into tiny ________(color) trumpets"
yellow
100
When is April's Fools Day
What holiday is on April 1?
100
"is a skip-splash-dance..." which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
splash
100
What legendary prank was "harvested" in Switzerland in April, according to "April Fools' Throughout History."
spaghetti tree
200
Don't put all your eggs.....
200
What is the name of this flower that is often associated with Spring?
tulip
200
The holiday is April 22nd and promotes a healthy happy environment?
Which month has Earth Day.
200
Which words use alliteration in this sentence from "April Fool's Day Throughout History,"
"The British Broadcasting Corporation's BBC-TV news showed a three-minute story about Swiss spaghetti farmers picking long pieces of pasta straight from tree branches."
Acceptable answers include:
British Broadcasting; Swiss spaghetti; picking pieces pasta
200
What do you see on trees BEFORE the leaves grow?
flowers, buds
300
If in the autumn we "fall back" what do we do in the spring with daylight savings time?
Spring forward
300
Fill in the blanks to get the name of this flower.
Violets are_______. The Liberty______ stays in Philidephia.
Blue Bell
300
This green holiday is often associated with spring. We wrote a letter to the world from a character's point of view about this holiday.
St. Patrick's Day
300
'waking the dozing daffodils..." from the "April" poem uses which figurative language?
Alliteration or personification
300
What windy, destructive weather event can occur in the Midwest during Spring?
tornado
400
What two words can be changed in position for this quote, often used to describe the weather in March
...In like a ____ and out like a _____.
400
This flower is similar to a daffodil and was named after a character in Greek mythology (hint, we read about this earlier in the year).
Narcissus
400
The holiday is held on the second Sunday in May?
Mother's Day
400
From the April Fools' Day Througout History, which figurative language is used in the introduction, "April means cherry blossoms and birds twittering."
Imagery
400
Which flowers are the first to sprout in the Spring?
crocuses, dafodil
500
What makes the heart grow fonder?
Absence
500
This flower has a strong scent and is usually found in the "Valley".
Lily of the Valley
500
What Christian holiday often appears in the month of April but has been known to show up in late March as well?
Easter
500
"April is when the earth parades in a green so brand-new you can almost hear it playing a tune..." These lines from the "April" poem best represents which type of figurative language?
Personification
500
Which weather event can you infer happened from these lines from the "April" poem?
"April is when your blue slicker, collects beads, of misty drizzle, and the walk to Grandma’s house, is a skip-splash-dance! "
Drizzling/raining