Figurative Language
An example of a simile?
A. The sun smiled down at us.
B. He ran like the wind.
C. The tree danced in the wind.
D. My backpack weighs a ton.
What is:
B. He ran like the wind.
Which genre is made-up and includes talking animals or magic?
A. Biography
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Fantasy
D. Informational
What is:
C. Fantasy
Which structure shows things in order from first to last?
A. Compare and Contrast
B. Problem and Solution
C. Cause and Effect
D. Sequence of Events
What is:
D. Sequence of events
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. She said “I love to read.”
B. She said I love to read.
C. She said, "I love to read."
D. She said, I love to read”.
C. She said, "I love to read."
What is the meaning of the word enormous?
A. Very small
B. Very large
C. Very fast
D. Very smart
B. Very large
What does this metaphor mean:
“Her voice was music to my ears”?
What is:
It means her voice was pleasant or nice to listen to.
What is one way to tell the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
What is:
A biography is written by someone else; an autobiography is written by the person it's about.
Read this sentence: "The power went out because of the storm."
What is the text structure used here?
What is:
Cause and Effect
Fix the punctuation in this sentence:
My mom said lets go to the store
My mom said, "Let's go to the store."
What is a synonym for the word happy?
Glad, joyful, cheerful, etc.
Which sentence uses personification?
A. The stars were bright in the sky.
B. The car zoomed past us.
C. The wind whispered through the trees.
D. He was as tall as a giraffe.
What is:
C. The wind whispered through the trees.
Which genre would most likely include facts about planets and photos of space?
What is:
B. Informational
A passage compares wolves and coyotes. Which structure is the author most likely using?
A. Sequence
B. Problem and Solution
C. Compare and Contrast
D. Description
What is:
C. Compare and Contrast
Which punctuation mark shows strong emotion?
A. Period
B. Question mark
C. Comma
D. Exclamation point
D. Exclamation point
Which word means the opposite of generous?
A. Kind
B. Selfish
C. Helpful
D. Friendly
B. Selfish
Which sentence contains a hyperbole?
A. She felt sad after the movie.
B. I’ve told you a million times!
C. The bird sang a sweet tune.
D. He jumped over the puddle.
(Hyperbole = exaggerated statement)
B. I’ve told you a million times!
Which genre includes facts, headings, and diagrams to teach the reader?
A. Historical Fiction
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Informational
D. Poetry
C. Informational
Which structure explains how one thing causes another to happen?
A. Description
B. Compare and Contrast
C. Sequence
D. Cause and Effect
D. Cause and Effect
Which sentence correctly uses a comma?
A. I brought apples bananas and grapes.
B. I brought apples, bananas, and grapes.
C. I brought, apples, bananas and grapes.
D. I brought apples bananas, and grapes.
B. I brought apples, bananas, and grapes.
What does the word brilliant most likely mean in this sentence?
"The scientist had a brilliant idea that changed everything."
A. Shiny
B. Boring
C. Smart
D. Small
C. Smart
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The classroom was a zoo by the end of the day."
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
Which genre tells a made-up story that could really happen?
A. Fantasy
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Biography
D. Mystery
B. Realistic Fiction
A paragraph that describes a problem and how it was fixed is using what structure?
A. Problem and Solution
B. Chronological Order
C. Description
D. Compare and Contrast
A. Problem and Solution
Where should the question mark go?
Did you see the new movie
A. After “Did”
B. After “see”
C. After “movie”
D. No punctuation is needed
C. After “movie”
Which word is a synonym for gigantic?
A. Huge
B. Tiny
C. Loud
D. Strange
A. Huge