Figurative Language
Test Taking Strategies
Potpourri
Genres
Figurative Language Deja Vu
100
Sometimes laws can seem as silly as a clown's clothes.
What is a simile?
100
One does not belong....Get a good night's sleep; eat a good breakfast, dress comfortably, bring lots of hard candy, come with a positive attitude.
What is bring lots of hard candy? It is NOT allowed.
100
The author of "Year of Impossible Goodbyes".
Who is Sook Nyul Choi?
100
A written account of a person's life.
What is a biography?
100
The horse was a lucky charm.
What is a metaphor?
200
After that, shows took a big step forward!
What is personification?
200
TRUE or FALSE: Read all the options and choose the “best answer,” don’t choose the first answer that seems reasonable .
What is TRUE?
200
The author who wrote "How Angel Peterson Got his Wings", Baseball in April", and "The Brian Books"?
Who is Gary Paulsen?
200
Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that sparks an emotional response from the reader.
What is poetry?
200
The camera spoke for him.
What is personification?
300
The world is my oyster.
What is a metaphor?
300
In what order should you read the multiple choice responses?
What is backwards? F, E, D, C, B, then A.
300
The re-release that features Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth, LeFou, and Maurice?
What is Beauty and the Beast?
300
A story about supernatural or extraordinary people. Usually in the form of narration that demonstrates a useful truth. Animals often speak as humans that are legendary and supernatural tales.
What is a fable?
300
You don't know winter if you haven't tried snowboarding.
What is hyperbole.
400
...such a stinky flower that it makes people regret having a nose.
What is hyperbole?
400
What should you do PRIOR to reading the excerpt, passage, story, play, or poem?
What is look at the multiple choice questions and longER response question first to establish a purpose for the reading.
400
The latest expedition location to find King Kong.
What is Skull Island?
400
A story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.
What is historical fiction?
400
How do you know they won't let you into the concert? CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN YOU COME TO IT.
What is an idiom?
500
If you mention my report card to my mother, you'll OPEN A CAN OF WORMS.
What is an idiom?
500
What is the number #1 thing you should NEVER do on the MCAS test?
What is leave something blank? You should always make an educated guess and write SOMETHING.
500
What you do when you provide "relevant and specific information" on the MCAS test.
What is use quotes and details from the text? It is not necessary in quotation marks IN the reading selection.
500
This is informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject. This genre of literature offers opinions or facts and reality. This includes biographies, history, essays, and speeches.
What is non-fiction?
500
Social Studies is as boring as watching paint dry!
What is a simile?
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