P.O.V
Author's Purpose
Vocabulary
Main Idea
Figurative Language
100

I woke up in the morning and got out of bed. I ate a waffle and my boss called.

What is First Person?

100

Billy Bob stole a frog
to feed it to his dog.

What is Entertain?

100

a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.

What is a noun?

100

Brad had just got a new coat. The coat was camouflage and very comfortable. The best thing was, it could be used for any season!

What is  Brad had just got a new coat?

100

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

What is personification?

200

You went to the store to buy your friends some candy. You realized you're going to the wrong store and end up going home.

What is second person?

200

Why get an electric toothbrush? Get a brush that encourages good habits, with timed sonic vibrations + guiding pulses. Only $25!

What is to Persuade?

200

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

What is a verb?

200

The movie Apollo 13 was a blockbuster for the summer of 1995. It is an exciting story about space exploration. In the movie, the astronauts get in trouble while they are trying to return to Earth. People in the audience are on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens. What makes it even more exciting is that it is a true story.

What is the movie Apollo 13 was a blockbuster for the summer of 1995?

200

This weekend was a rollercoaster

What is a metaphor?

300

A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous...

What is third person limited?

300

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and last of the terrestrial planets and is around 227,940,000 km from the Sun.

What is to Inform?

300

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.


What is a verb?

300

Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light-colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages.

What is the main idea is that summer is a wonderful time at West Beach?

300

She sells seashells down by the seashore

What is alliteration?

400

Bill hated Josh for what he did. It felt like betrayal thought Bill.

Josh, on the other hand, was annoyed. He thought Bill was overreacting.

What is third person omniscient?

400

On September 23, a large cavalry troop from Fort Robinson arrived at the camp of Sitting Bull. Just as he was about to give a welcoming speech, a commotion broke out among the watching warriors. Rifles were fired, and the meeting ended in a massacre of the soldiers.

5. The author’s purpose is to:

a. describe Sitting Bull’s camp.

b. persuade the reader that the Indians were bloodthirsty.

c. tell the events leading to a massacre.

What is C. Tell the events leading to a massacre

400

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named 

EX: Bang!
      Buzzz

What is onomatopoeia?

400

Most teenagers and young adults do not know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It is a big decision. There are a number of things you can do to narrow the choices. For example, you can take an interesting test, do some research on your own about a career, try volunteer work in the field in which you are interested, or “job-shadow”, in which you spend a day with a person who is working in a field that interests you. These are just a few helpful ideas as you begin to choose a career.

What is the main idea is a few ideas to help the reader choose a career?

400

It's raining cats and dogs out there

What is a idiom?

500

He sat there at his computer, staring at the monitor a strong desire to write in the third person, but how does one do so, he pondered. The question rang through his mind, over and over again. Ideas and notions crept up, but he had no way of knowing if what or where the correct answer is.

What is third person objective?

500

Dear Tall, Dark and Handsome — This is your lucky day! The girl of your dreams is just a phone call away. I am 5’ 10’’, slim, pretty, and only 23. I love pop music, good books, exotic foods, and foreign travel. Give me a ring any day after 6 P.M. You won’t be sorry. Your gal, Jackie.

The author’s purpose is to

a. convince the reader to call the writer.

b. describe the writer objectively.

c. criticize the writer’s lack of intelligence.

d. entertain the reader with some interesting facts.

What is A. Convince the reader to call the write

500

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.


EX:  I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

What is hyperbole?

500

College and university sports teams have nicknames. Most are common, such as the Bears, Lions, and Tigers. However, some are unusual. For instance, the University of California at Irvine is nicknamed "Anteaters." The University of Washburn's sports teams is called the "Ichabods" Richland College sports teams are called "Thunderducks. And perhaps the strangest of all belongs to the University of California at Santa Cruz. Their nickname is the "Banana Slugs"

What is "Some college and university sports teams have unusual college nicknames."?

500

Her smile was a mile wide.

What is hyperbole? 
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