Idioms
Literary Elements
Vocabulary
Literary Elements
Proverbs
100
What does the idiom below mean? Don't add fuel to the fire.
Don't make a bad situation worse.
100
What is the difference between FACT and OPINION
You can prove facts to be true. You cannot prove opinions.
100
What does "eavesdrop" mean?
To secretly listen to a conversation.
100
What is alliteration?
It refers to the repetition of the same consonant sounds in a row. For example: Better butter always makes the batter better.
100
Finish the proverb: Two wrongs don't …..
Two wrongs don't make a right.
200
what does the idiom below mean: He works "around the clock"
He works all the time (24 hours a day)
200
What is FICTION writing?
Fiction writing is writing that is not based on real events. For example, Harry Potter.
200
What does "narrate" mean?
To give a spoken or written account of an event or story.
200
What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an exaggeration. For example: I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
200
Finish the proverb: Better late than….
Better late than never.
300
What does the "idiom" below really mean? That student is "asleep at the wheel"
The student is not paying attention.
300
What is an autobiography?
An autobiography is a piece of writing that someone writes about their own life.
300
What does "monotonous" mean?
Dull and repetitious
300
What is foreshadowing?
When the author hints at something that will happen later in the writing.
300
Finish the proverb: A picture is worth….
A picture is worth a thousand words.
400
What does the "idiom" below really mean? She heard the news "through the grapevine"
She heard the news through gossip/word of mouth.
400
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor.
Simile- a comparison using "like" or "as" Metaphor- a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
400
What does "aptitude" mean?
To have the natural ability to do something.
400
What is a protagonist?
A protagonist is the main character in a story.
400
Finish the proverb: The early bird...
The early bird gets the worm.
500
What does the "idiom" below really mean? She yelled "at the top of her lungs" when she saw the mouse.
She yelled as loud as she could.
500
What is personification?
It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human qualities. For example: The flowers are dancing beside the lake.
500
What does "malleable" mean?
able to change shape without breaking or cracking.
500
What is a moral?
A moral is the life lesson that a story tries to convey.
500
Finish the proverb: Actions speak louder….
Actions speak louder than words.
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