Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this?
"My plants are begging for water."
What is personification?
Name 3 signal words or phrases used in Cause and Effect texts.
What are as a result, so, and because?
This text feature describes a photograph.
What is a caption?
What is the meaning of hopeless? What is the suffix and base word?
What is without hope?
What type of figurative language is this?
"That was the easiest quiz in the world."
What is hyperbole?
What text structure is this?
In 1983, Mae Jemison applied to the astronaut program at NASA. Mae was turned down, but she did not give up. She reapplied to NASA in 1987 and was accepted. Mae flew a space mission on September 12, 1992. Which text structure is this paragraph?
What is chronology?
This text feature breaks our text into sections and introduces a topic in the text.
What is a heading?
What word is a compound word: silly, without, finding, confused?
What is without?
What type of figurative language is this?
"Please put away your paints and practice the piano."
What is alliteration?
Name 3 signal words used in Compare and Contrast texts.
What are alike, both, similar?
This text feature shows us where something is located.
What is a map?
Which two suffixes mean "full of"?
What are -y and -ful?
What type of figurative language is this?
"In our eighth grade pageant, we shone like stars."
What is a simile?
What type of text structure is this excerpt from a passage?
"I wanted to get a good score on my test, so I studied all night!"
What is cause and effect?
This text feature tells us when events happened.
What is a timeline?
What does pre- mean when used as a prefix?
What is before?
What type of figurative language is this?
"He’s a bull in a china shop."
What is a metaphor?
What type of text structure is this excerpt from a passage?
"I like both math and reading class, but they are different in certain ways. In math class, we learn about fractions and decimals. On the other hand, we learn vocabulary and reading skills in reading class. In both classes, we learn a lot and have fun!"
What is compare and contrast?
This text feature gives extra information about the topic but does NOT share the central idea.
What is a sidebar?
Write down the meanings of the following words: nonstop, helpless, cheerful.
What are not stopping, without help, and full of cheer?