Challenging Vocabulary
What does meticulous mean?
Very careful and paying attention to detail
Identify the adjective
The magnificent tower dominated the skyline.
What literary device is used in: "The wind whispered through the trees."
Personificiation
I am reading a book right now.
Present continuous
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What does ambigious mean?
Something with more than one possible meaning
Identify the preposition
The bridge stretches across the river.
What literary device is used in: "He runs like the wind"
Similie
She has finished her homework
Present Perfect
Which country is famous for the "Pyramids of Giza"
Egypt
What does inevitable mean?
Certain to happen / impossible to avoid
What part of speech is quickly?
Adverb
What literary device is used in: "The classroom was a zoo"
Metaphor
They had already left when we arrived
Past Perfect
How many continents in the world?
7
What does superficial mean?
Only on the surface / not deep or serious
"Running every morning improves health."
What part of speech is running?
Gerund (verb functioning as a noun)
What literaty device is used in: She sells seashells by the seashore?
Alliteration
By next year, I will have completed my degree
Future Perfect
What is the chemical symbol for gold (in periodic table)?
What does contradict mean?
To say the opposite of something / to disagree
Identify the conjunction
Although the building is old, it remains beautiful.
What literary device is used in:
"I've told you a million times."
Hyperbole
I had been studying for three hours before the exam started.
Past Perfect Continuous
What is the capital city of Poland?
Warsaw/ Warszawa