Character and Perspective
In informational text, the author’s attitude toward a topic or subject; the author's opinion.
A.) Author's Point of View
B.) Author's Perspective
C.) Author's Purpose
B.) Author's Perspective
The class was so rambunctious that I could hardly think!
Which word means the same as "rambunctious?"
A.) crowded
B.) rowdy
C.) silent
B.) rowdy
"You got the answer wrong. Please go back and reread the story."
Which word means almost the same as "reread?"
A.) To write your answer again
B.) To read for the first time
C.) To read again
C.) To read again
How many stanzas are in this poem?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 stanzas
My cat, Mr. Jellybean, is so cute and fun to play with. He is the apple of my eye.
What type of figurative language is "apple of my eye"
A.) Simile
B.) Metaphor
C.) Personification
B.) Metaphor
(See YouTube Video About Similes and Metaphors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU)
A character’s attitude or opinion of a topic in a story.
A.) Character Trait
B.) Character's Point of View
C.) Character's Perspective
C.) Character's Perspective
Mrs. Nielsen is very organized! She has every topic divided into folders and in ABC order to make it easier to find.
What word is similar to "organized?"
A.) Neat
B.) Sloppy
C.) Disorganized
A.) Neat
To be happy to complete a task in a certain way.
A.) Sweetly
B.) Finally
C.) Gladly
C.) Gladly
How many lines are in each stanza?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 lines in each stanza
What type of figurative language is this?
She is as playful as a kitten.
A.) Simile B.) Metaphor C.) Personification
A.) Simile
"Even though she was sick and tired herself, Grandma spent the whole day reading to her granddaughter, wiping her forehead, and preparing chicken soup because her granddaughter was ill."
Choose the best character trait for Grandma:
A.) Selfish B.) Selfless C.) Silly
B.) Selfless
The girl's handwriting was very neat.
What is an antonym for neat as it is used above?
A.) clean
B.) dirty
C.) careless
C.) careless
What new word would you make if you add the suffix
-y to the word breeze? What does the new word mean?
breezy; like a breeze
Why does the poet use a rhyme scheme in this poem:
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
A.) to make the poem easier to understand
B.) to make the poem more fun to read
C.) to explain why ice cream is cold and sugary
B.) to make the poem more fun to read
I have seen this movie a million times.
This is an example of:
A.) simile
B.) hyperbole
C.) imagery
B.) hyperbole
"Abdul told his mother that he did not know who ate all the cookies, while he hid, with the last two behind his back."
Choose the best character trait for Abdul.
A.) Brave, B.) Scary, C.) Dishonest
C.) Dishonest
What is an antonym for demolish?
answers vary
What new word would you make if you add the suffix
-ly to the word easy? What does the new word mean?
easily; done in an easy way
The lush green trees danced in the wind.
This is an example of:
A.) personification
B.) metaphor
C.) idiom
A.) personification
"If you give Lydia a group of people, she will make them laugh."
Which character trait best describes Lydia?
A.) Strange B.) Cruel C.) Witty
C.) Witty
What is a synonym for precious?
answer vary
What does the prefix re- mean?
again
I did not sleep well last night, so tonight I am ready to hit the hay.
What does hit the hay mean?
go to bed