Poetry
'She sells seashells by the sea shore' is an example of this type of figurative language, often used in poetry.
Alliteration
"Samantha saw seven silly soldiers selling strawberries on Saturday" is an example of what type of figurative language.
Alliteration
The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.
What is the main idea?
It was a stormy day.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
A. Skim through the story
B. Just read the beginning of the story
C. Think about what the character has learned
D. Read the ending of the story
C.
I appreciate your individualism, but sometimes you need to learn to work as part of a team.
Being independent and self-reliant.
'I could eat a horse!' is an example of what kind of figurative language, often used in poetry?
Hyperbole (exaggeration)
Onomatopoeia
Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.
It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Charles had a great birthday.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
answer choices
A. Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
B. Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
C. How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
D. Life is short; make the most of it.
D.
Attention passengers on flight 721 to Honolulu. Please proceed to gate 33 where your plane is now boarding.
move forward, especially after reaching a certain point
A group of lines similar to a paragraph in poetry is called this.
Stanza
"The rain came down in cold buckets"
Metaphor
Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Scrabble is challenging and fun.
B. Scrabble is a good game for Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.
C. It takes skill to play a good game.
D. Scrabble can take hours to play.
A
The best definition of theme is...
A. The lesson the author is teaching.
B. The message the author is sending.
C. A word that summarizes the story.
D. The character's main problem.
B.
The fire fighter grasped the young man by the arm and pulled him from the burning house.
seize and hold firmly
Our Kittens
Our kittens have the softest fur,
And the sweetest little purr,
And such little velvet paws
With such cunning little claws,
And blue eyes, just like the sky!
(Must they turn green, by and by?)
Two are striped like tigers, three
Are as black as black can be,
And they run so fast and play
With their tails, and are so gay,
Is it not a pity that
Each must grow into a cat?
— Evaleen Stein
How many stanzas are in this poem?
How many lines are in this poem?
2 stanzas, 12 lines
"The student was as quiet as a mouse."
Simile
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?
A. Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
B. We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
C. You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
D. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
A
Unlike the topic of a story, a theme ...
A. can be expressed in one word
B. always shows the setting
C. is always stated directly in the text
D. cannot be just one word
D.
Dad is taking the bread out of the oven. I've always loved the smell of freshly baked bread.
newly; recently.
What are words that imitate sounds?
Onomatopoeia
My backpack was like a bag of bricks.
Simile
Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700's. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.
B. Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.
C. A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
D. Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.
D
Which of the following is NOT an example of a theme?
A. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
B. The little boy lied to his mother.
C. With hard work, you can accomplish anything.
D. You shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
B.
His dog bays at the moon.
to bark with prolonged tones