Idioms
This is what your teacher means when she says, "Hold your horses!"
What is, "Wait a minute!"?
This is one of the first story parts to listen for in a fiction story.
What is the character/setting?
This is a synonym for "huge".
What is big/large/enormous/gigantic/humongous?
This is how you would know if you need an umbrella for today, without looking at the weather forecast.
What is, looking for dark clouds/seeing wet streets/ smelling rain?
This is what I should have said instead of "What did you do to your hair!?"
What is, "Your hair looks nice"/"Nice haircut"/Nothing
This is what your mom means when you knock something off of the table and she says, "You are like a bull in a china shop!"
What is, 'You are being too crazy and knocking over everything!"
This is the story part that often begins with, "When all of a sudden..."
What is the kickoff/initiating event?
This is a synonym for "silent".
What is 'quiet'?
This is how you would know if your friend is being sarcastic.
What is 'expression/body language doesn't match what you say, exaggerated tone of voice, rolling eyes,' etc.?
This is what I should have said instead of "Wow, Grandma, your steak has too much salt in it!"
What is, "This steak is delicious!"/"Thanks for dinner!"/Nothing
What your friend really means when you tell him about all of the projects you are working on, and he tells you, "I think you bit off more than you could chew!"
What is, "You're trying to do too much!"
"And they all lived happily ever after" is an example of this story part.
What is the wrap-up?
This is a synonym for "under".
What is 'below'?
This is how you would know whether your classmate is joking or not when he says, "You smell like cheese!"
What is, his facial expression, tone of voice, whether you both were already teasing each other, etc.?
This is what I should have said instead of "You really didn't know the answer to that question?"
What is, "Let me help you figure that out"/"The answer is ___"/Nothing
This is a way that you could say, "Stop teasing me!" by using an idiom.
What is, "Stop pulling my leg!"
This is the story part that often uses the words 'thought', 'planned', or 'decided'.
What is the plan?
This is a synonym for "start".
What is 'begin'?
These are 2 different reasons why your classmate might be sticking out his/her tongue at lunch.
What is, 'tasted something gross/making a funny face at someone/smelled something gross/getting mad at someone'?
This is what I would do/say if I saw someone picking their nose in class.
What is 'hand them a tissue'/say or do nothing
This is a way that you could say, "I'm super hungry!" without saying 'hungry' or 'starving'.
What is, "I could eat a horse!"
How many story parts there are in most fiction stories
What is 9?
This is a synonym for "infant".
What is 'baby'?
These are 2 different reasons your classmate may have come in late to school today.
What is, 'woke up late/missed the bus/doctor's appointment/alarm didn't go off'?
This is what I would do/say if someone wanted to sit next to me, but they had bad breath.
What is, "Maybe next time"/"Sorry, I'm already sitting next to ___"/"Sure!"