Author's purpose
What is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad
Inform
Fiction is a true story or a made up story?
Made up
Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.
The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.
simile
I don't know (whether/weather) I like peanut butter better then jelly.
whether
Where does the president of the United States reside?
The White House
What is the author's purpose?
A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner
persuade
A category used to classify types of literary work.
Examples: nonfiction, fiction, horror
genre
Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.
The warrior has a heart of stone.
metaphor
What is (their/there/they're) first name?
their
Which big cat is the largest?
Tiger
What is the author's purpose?
A map of the school showing all of the emergency exits
inform
"I have a great story to tell. My cat, Chester, and I discovered a new way to eat Slim Jims. I dip them in peanut butter and it's delicious!"
What POV is this?
First person
Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.
I have told you a million times to wash the dishes.
hyperbole
We're/were/where going to get ice cream.
we're
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What is the author's purpose?
A poem about a chef who ruins every meal that he cooks
entertain
The author's attitude, either positive or negative, toward a subject.
tone
Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.
April is the cruelest month of the year.
personification
I accept/except/expect his statement as the truth
accept
In which city did the Olympic games originate?
Athens, Greece
What is the author's purpose?
A sign carried by a protestor that reads, “More Libraries, Fewer Prisons!”
persuade
Identify the part of speech for the italicized word: Rebecca checked out a beautiful book from the library.
Hint: It is either a verb, adjective, noun or adverb
adjective (adjectives describe nouns)
Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.
Fire often represents some sort of punishment.
symbolism
It is (quiet/quite) a nice day today.
quite
How many sides are there in Octagon?
8