Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"Harold was hungry like a hippo."
CHOICES: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idiom, hyperbole, allusion, oxymoron
simile
The words in ALL CAPS are examples of which part of speech? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
"Brandon SCREAMED loudly he RAN down the dark street."
Verbs
Which is NOT an example of a common text structure?
CHOICES: chronological, compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution, description, main idea & theme
main & theme
What is the definition of a synonym?
Two words that mean close to the same thing
Too, to, two
They're, their, there
base, bass
new, knew
The words above are examples of what?
homonyms or homophone
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"Harold was so hungry he could have eaten 2,000 tacos!"
CHOICES: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idiom, hyperbole, allusion, oxymoron
hyperbole
The words in ALL CAPS are examples of which part of speech? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
"BRANDON screamed loudly as HE ran down the dark STREET."
nouns
A text explains the reasons a war began and the fighting that occurred as a result of each reason. What text structure was most likely used?
CHOICES: chronological, compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution, description
cause and effect
What is the definition of an antonym?
Two words with opposites meanings
Rewrite the following sentence correctly:
Stan said can you please pass the ketchup
Stan said, "Can you please pass the ketchup?"
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"Harriet held in her hands a hundred heavy hippos."
CHOICES: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idiom, hyperbole, allusion, oxymoron
alliteration
The word in ALL CAPS is an example of which part of speech? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
"Brandon screamed LOUDLY as he ran down the dark street."
adverb
a text structure in which an authors explains how topics are similar and different is...
CHOICES: chronological, compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution, description
compare and contrast
sad, mad, angry, devastated, depressed, unhappy, hopeless, pained, disappointed, upset, down, miserable
Which of the words in the following sentence are proper nouns?
Steven went to California on the bus with his mother.
Steven, California
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"It was so cold out, Harriet's hands were icebergs."
CHOICES: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idiom, hyperbole, allusion, oxymoron
metaphor
The word in ALL CAPS is an example of which part of speech? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
"Brandon screamed loudly as he ran down the DARK street."
adjective
An "All About Birds" article gives lots of details about different types of birds. What text structure is most likely used?
CHOICES: chronological, compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution, description
description
Make a list of THREE synonyms for "smart"
brilliant, wise, bright, sharp, clever, genius, crafty, egg-headed
Rewrite the following sentence correctly:
the girls wanted to go to florida for there vacation
The girls wanted to go to Florida for their vacation.
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"The wind howled in the night."
CHOICES: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idiom, hyperbole, allusion, oxymoron
personification
Identify all the nouns in the following sentence?
"Janice rode a blue bike to the mall in the next town.
Janice, bike, mall, town
An article about the history of West Linn most likely uses which text structure?
CHOICES: chronological, compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution, description
chronological
Write THREE synonyms and THREE antonyms for the word "large"
Synonyms: big, huge, hefty, gigantic, giant, grand, jumbo, immense
Antonyms: small, tiny, little, miniature, slight, petite, microscopic
What was a major theme of The War That Saved My Life?
love, trust, family, war, coming of age, trauma, courage