Vocabulary/ Figurative Language
Fame is a bee It has a song-- It has a sting-- Ah, too, it has a wing.
This poem is an example an idiom, an analogy, a metaphor or a simile?
What is a metaphor
Do we have school tomorrow.
What is Do we have school tomorrow?
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long migration. Each year, they travel thousands of miles from North America to central Mexico to spend the winter. This journey is one of the longest migrations of any insect.
Monarchs travel in groups called "clusters." Along the way, they face storms, strong winds, and lack of food. Monarchs born in the fall live up to eight months, which helps them complete the migration. Monarchs born in spring and summer live only a few weeks.
Where do monarch butterflies travel during their migration?
What is Monarch butterflies travel to central Mexico.
"They say that if one was to fall in the well and look up, they would see a sky full of stars, even in the day-time."
What quote is this from? Hint: It is from a book we read
What is Coraline.
Which of these sentences has correct subject-verb agreement?
a) The team are practicing for the big game.
b) The team is practicing for the big game.
What is b) The team is practicing for the big game.
If the word "like" were in the first line (Fame is LIKE a bee), the poem would be a ___________. Fame is a bee It has a song-- It has a sting-- Ah, too, it has a wing.
What is a simile.
Come over here and play soccer with us, she said.
What is "Come over here and play soccer with us", she said.
______+_______= inference
What is Evidence + Reasoning= inference
What is a tall tale?
What is type of folk story that exaggerates events, people, or situations to the point of being humorous or unbelievable. These stories often include larger-than-life characters who perform impossible feats, making them entertaining and full of imagination.
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence:
Next summer, Sarah and her family are going to visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
What is Sarah (specific name), Grand Canyon (famous landmark), and Arizona (name of a state).
Those earrings cost an arm and a leg. What is the meaning of this idiom?
What is very expensive.
I went to the store and bought some milk eggs and bread.
What is I went to the store and bought some milk, eggs, and bread.
Samantha hurried down the street, glancing down at her watch for a few seconds. Her heart raced as she pushed open the door to the bakery, quickly shutting it behind her. She took a deep breath and smiled when she saw the warm, golden pastries lining the counter. She put on her apron.
What can you infer about why Samantha is acting the way she is? Use evidence from the passage to support your answer.
What is Samantha is late to work. "glancing down at her watch" "took a deep breath" "Put on her apron"
In Ten Mile Day, what is the name of the Railroad the Chinese and Irish men are building?
What is the Transcontinental Railroad.
Spell __________. (Ms. Plourde will give you the word)
What is Poinsettia.
Complete the following analogy: dog: bark: : cat: __________
What is meow
Ted wears glasses and a blue sweatshirt.
What is Ted wears glasses, and a blue sweatshirt.
Wow, that was an amazing performance!
What type of sentence is this?
What is an exclamatory sentence.
What happens at the very beginning of a story? Hint: the characters have to overcome this throughout the story.
What is Conflict.
Rewrite the following sentence using correct capitalization: jack's father fought in kuwait during the gulf war.
What is Jack's father fought in Kuwait during the Gulf War.
Since Aretha made the cheerleading squad, she has been on cloud nine. What is the meaning of this idiom?
What is she is happy
Although Dylan was trying to listen the students in the class were very loud.
What is Although Dylan was trying to listen, the students in the class were loud.
What time does the train leave?
What type of sentence is this?
What is an interrogative sentence.
Describe all the events of a story mountain.
What is Exposition/ Introduction, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Resolution/ Conclusion, Conflict