Figurative Language
This type of figurative language compares using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This is what the text is mostly about.
What is the main/big idea?
In the sentence “She was exhausted after the race,” name the definition of exhausted.
What is being very tired?
This means using details from the text to support your answer.
What is citing the source?
This punctuation mark is used at the end of a question.
What is a question mark?
“The classroom was a zoo.” This compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
If I say, "I think the next chapter will talk about how Edward felt at the bottom of the ocean." I am doing what...
What is making an inference?
In “The glass was fragile,” this word means easily broken.
What is fragile?
This step in RACE means to reword the prompt/question as a way to start your sentence.
What is Restate the Question (R)?
This is a group of words with a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought.
What is a sentence?
“The wind whispered through the trees.” This gives human traits to something nonhuman.
What is personification?
A paragraph explains how bees collect pollen to make honey. The main idea is...
What is how bees make honey?
In “The teacher gave a brief explanation,” this word means short.
What is brief?
A character gives away their lunch to someone hungry. This trait is being shown.
What is kindness?
These help connect two ideas in a sentence. Ex: "I'd like to go outside, but it is too hot!"
What are FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)?
“Boom! The fireworks exploded in the sky.” This word imitates a sound.
What is an onomatopoeia?
"Penguins cannot fly, but they are excellent swimmers." The main idea is...
What is penguins are excellent swimmers?
In “He was reluctant to try,” this word means not willing or unsure.
What is reluctant?
When you explain how evidence supports your idea, you are doing this.
What is explaining your reasoning?
This is used when characters are talking in a narrative.
What are quotation marks?
“Silly snakes slither silently.” This repetition of beginning sounds is called this.
What is an alliteration?
Which detail best supports the main idea that exercise is good for your health:
A. Exercise can be fun
B. Exercise helps your heart stay strong
C. Exercise can be done outside
What is “Exercise helps your heart stay strong"?
In "The next chapter will be much more specific on this issue," this word means being more exact.
What is specific?
Which sentence from a story best shows that the character is nervous: “She tapped her foot,” “She laughed loudly,” or “She shouted with excitement”?
What is "she tapped her foot"?
This type of writing gives reasons and evidence to support a personal belief.
What is opinion writing?