Inferences
I was allowed to push the cart. The front left wheel was broken, so the cart wobbled down each aisle. My mom put various packages and boxes in the cart, but I didn’t notice. I was trying to keep the cart going straight as it got heavier and heavier.
Where am I?
Grocery Store.
"Bam!"
"Zap!"
"Ding!"
These are examples of what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia.
An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them.
What is the purpose of this type of writing?
Inform.
Smoothness of speech is...?
Fluency.
This map feature helps us know which way we are going on a map.
A compass rose.
The room was dark and quiet. We heard Carl and his mother come in the front door talking. I heard two girls in the corner giggle nervously. Another girl told them to be quiet. I hid behind the table where the cake and presents were set out. The tension in the room grew as we waited for them to open the door.
Where am I?
A surprise birthday party.
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor.
A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna.
What is the purpose of this type of writing?
Entertain.
The science or art of making maps is...?
Cartography.
These help us understand what the shapes and icons represent on a map.
Symbols.
I liked walking next to the covered wagon more than riding in it with my sisters. If I got tired, sometimes my father would let me ride horseback behind him. In the evening, Pa, my brothers and I would sleep under the wagon, while Ma and my sisters slept in the wagon. I hoped we would reach the West soon.
Who am I?
A pioneer, cowboy, or settler.
The roof rose up and down to the rhythm of the loud music.
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole.
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
What is the purpose of this type of writing?
Entertain.
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events is...?
A narrative.
This map feature allows us to measure distance on any map.
A scale.
When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side. Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions. The sun had baked the plowed land into a gray mass, with little cracks running through it. Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere. Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.
What is the most common color around Dorothy's home?
Gray.
Louise felt like a fish out of water in the new class.
What type of figurative language is this?
Idiom.
A note to a teacher where a student asks if her seat can be switched because of a conflict.
What is the purpose of this type of writing?
Persuade.
To make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone is...?
Iggy squinted as he tried to see through the holes in the ski mask. He could make out the large bag on the counter. The frightened woman who put it there now had both hands raised. As he took the bag off of the counter, Iggy tipped an imaginary hat to the woman. The jest did not brighten her demeanor. Iggy exited the first set of doors but stopped in the vestibule. Soon the windows of the building pulsated with blue and red lights. Iggy hurriedly walked back into the building.
Why does Iggy go back inside the building?
The police are there.
I wandered lonely as a Cloud
That floats on high o’er Vales and Hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd
A host of dancing Daffodils;
Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
Ten thousand dancing in the breeze.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee: –
What type of figurative language is found in italics?
Personification.
A wave is any movement that carries energy. Some waves carry energy through water. Others carry energy through gases, like air, or solid materials. If you drop a rock into a pool of water, a wave, or ripple of energy, skims across the pool's surface. In the same way, an underwater earthquake can release energy into ocean water. Then it carries a giant wave, or tsunami, across the surface until it hits land.
What is the purpose of this type of writing?
Inform.
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is...?
An inference.
Topographic map