Context Clues
I love all FELINES, including tigers, lions, and even my cat, Fluffy. What are felines?
a. animals
b. cats
c. pets
b. cats
Combine these 2 sentences:
I like your shoes.
I don't like your dress.
I like your shoes, but I don't like your dress.
Silly Sally sold seashells by the seashore on Saturday.
This is an example of what? A. HYPERBOLE B. ALLITERATION C. SIMILE
What is alliteration.
What is the principal's name?
Ms. Gonzales
Liam was a good basketball player who YEARNED for the chance to play professionally. What does yearned mean?
a. desired
b. regretted
c. doubted
a. desired
The third planet from the sun is earth.
Capitalize Earth.
He is as tall as a tree.
Is an example of A. IDIOM B. METAPHOR C. SIMILE
What is a simile.
Most poetry consists of this element?
What are rhyming words.
A 90 degree angle is called what?
What is a right angle.
When I was caught in the rain, my clothes were SATURATED and soaking wet. What does saturated mean?
a. very wet
b. ruined
c. cold
a. very wet
When i choose an ice cream flavor, I choose butter pecan.
Capitalize I
The pencil slid across the floor as if it was a third baseman.
This sentence is an example of what? A. PERSONIFICATION b. ONOMATOPOEIA C. IMAGERY
What is personfication.
Poems are divided into sections called what?
What are stanzas.
How many years has Mrs. Alderman been teaching?
35
Before surgery, the nurse ensured that all of the instruments were STERILIZED and completely clean. What does sterilized mean?
a. available
b. decontaminated
c. new
b. decontaminated
We went to the zoo to see the monkeys and gorilas.
Gorilas to gorillas.
PLOP, PLOP, FIZZ, FIZZ, oh what a relief it is.
This is an example of what? A. HYPERBOLE B. ONOMATOPOEIA C. IDIOM
What is ONOMATOPOEIA.
The Texas flag has one star on it.
Is this a fact or an opinion?
Fact. It can be proven.
What is 5 x 8?
What is 40.
Tammy knows that she should feel happy about the last day of school, but she actually felt quite LUGUBRIOUS when she thought of the 3 months ahead. What does LUGUBRIOUS mean?
a. anxious
b. sad
c. angry
a. anxious
Pick a ice cream flavor.
a to an
The stars were candles in the sky.
This sentence is an example of A. ALLITERATION B. METAPHOR C. SIMILE
If the word "I" is used in a story is it A. Third person point of view B. First person point of view
What is first person point of view.
Name the months of the year.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December