Guess the Story
Guess the Story?
Figurative Language
Who is?
Vocabulary Words
100

He would hate to disappoint his teacher and didn’t like the thought of his face being rubbed into spiky grass.

What is The School Play?

100

And right in the middle of the pile of straw was the First Little Pig—dead as a doornail.

What is The True Story of the Three Little Pigs?

100

She knew they thought they remembered a warmness, like a blushing in the face, in the body, in the arms and legs and trembling hands.

What is a simile? 

100

He could really see more with his ears and nose than they could with their eyes.

Who is Tito?

100

What is Incredible?

UNBELIEVABLY 

200

Hush!” his mother said. “Go to sleep now. Enough of such foolish talk. Would you bring trouble upon us all?”

What is The Ghost of Lagoon?

200

He needs must think of her once more, 

How in the grave she lies

What is The Village Blacksmith?

200

Z-z-zip, z-z-zip. My brother followed suit. Z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. To my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. Z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip.

What is onomatopoeia?

200

“I was going to make your son a god! He would have lived forever! Now he’ll be a mere mortal and die like the rest of you!”

Who is Ceres?

200

What is devoted?

Loyal and Faithful

300

Suddenly I realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping.

What is All American Slurp?

300

Behind the girl, from inside her apartment, a whole lot of noise was going on. It sounded like the beginnings of World War III. Or like a herd of runaway horses maybe. J

What is The Good Deed?

300

s. I stood in front of the mirror, full face, then profile, and then looked over my shoulder as if someone had called me.

What is a simile?

300

“Nothing’s wrong. I can see.”

Who is Robert?

300

What is Tumultuously?

Growing wildly

400

My face all hot and spit coming out of my mouth because I can’t stop the little animal noises from coming out of me, until there aren’t any more tears left in my eyes, and it’s just my body shaking like when you have the hiccups, and my whole head hurts like when you drink milk too fast

What is Eleven?

400

We did remember what Mr. Brenkman said about honesty, but we were baseball fans too, and since we were prepared to follow Scout law—being loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent—we figured a 900 batting average2 was not bad.

What is Scout's Honor?

400

These high heels are killing me

What is a hyperbole?

400

the only grass I knew was in Ebbets Field1 where the Dodgers played.

Who is the narrator from Scout's Honor?

400

What is except?

but, however

500

I wanted to be rich and take care of her. She worked too hard; her pretty hair had gray in it that she joked about.

What is Tuesday of the Other June?

500

They brought him back to their village, where he quietly and peacefully lived out the rest of his days

What is The Chenoo?

500

His heart of stone surprised me.

What is a Metaphor?

500

“Freckles,” she said, “and hair the color of pulled taffy.2 Green eyes, a misty green like the sea.”

Who is being described in this quote

Who is Heather?

500

What is Vulnerable?

open to attack or damage

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