Figurative Language
"His eyes were gleaming as bright as a diamond."
What is a simile?
Restate this question: What is your favorite song?
What is My favorite song is...
The hero was left poised, arms outstretched, and life burning in his eyes.
A synonym for the word 'poised'
Which is the correct your/you're in this sentence:
I think this is your/you're pen, not mine.
What is your?
What are Ms. Pizzo's cats' names?
What is Toby and Leo?
"The bus was a roaring arena."
What is a metaphor?
What does each letter stand for in the acronym RACES?
R- Restate
A - Answer
C - Cite
E - Explain
S - Summarize
Mary watched with melancholy eyes while the drops trickled down to the ends of her hair, and fell to the floor.
A synonym for the word 'melancholy'
What is sadness, sorrow or depression?
Which is the correct there/their/they're in the sentence below:
I think they should just stay in there/their/they're house.
What is their?
What year was the Swift lobby redone/expanded?
"The snow whispered as it floated to the ground."
What is personification?
What should you do after you provide your evidence?
Explain how the quote supports your answer.
The telescope was a minuscule window into those faraway worlds.
A synonym for the word 'minuscule'
What is tiny, little or microscopic?
What is an adverb?
An word that describes a verb,
What Swift teacher has been teaching here the longest?
Who is Mrs. Dawson?
"I'm so tired, I swear I walked 100 miles!"
What is a hyperbole?
Please give me an example of a 'text talker' or quote introduction.
What is "The text states,"
Sharp needles of snow pinged against the glass.
A synonym for the word 'pinged'
What is clanged, rang or dinged?
Where should the semi colon go in this sentence:
We could go fishing on Saturday you could borrow a pole from my neighbor.
What is between Saturday and you?
What teacher taught in this room before Ms. Pizzo?
Who is Mrs. Wood?
"I've been doing so good at soccer recently - I am on fire!"
What is an idiom?
How long should each of your PSSA written responses be?
Typically, 5 paragraphs.
The king sighed and continued his meanderings until he came to the castle library.
A synonym for the word 'meanderings'
What is wandering, roaming or walking?
Which of the following is NOT a conjunction?
For, Another, But, Or, Yet, So
What is another?
What is the combined number of years of experience the 7th grade teachers have? (Leister, Lomazzo, Pizzo, Weaver, Zellman, Kinsey and Domarcki)
What is 61 years?