Vocabulary
Theme
Pick a sentence from this text which states that things in Antarctica are already in trouble.
Antarctica is a cold place. There is only ice. An international rule keeps it safe.
But that may change. Scientists are studying pollution and changes in ice. Some people find a lot of oil under the Weddell Sea. Someone could sell this oil for trillions of dollars. Right now, the rule does not allow oil drilling. But in 2048, countries will check the rule again. More countries want parts of Antarctica. It may cause problems. Climate change, fishing, and pollution are already hurting the land and animals.
Some people want to keep Antarctica safe. Others may want to take oil and make money. No one knows what will happen in the future.
Climate change, fishing, and pollution are already hurting the land and animals.
What type of figurative language is this?
My mother is as busy as a bee.
simile
The perspective of which the story is told (First, second, third person)
Point of view
a type of figurative language where a non human object or thing is given human like qualities
personification
Which sentence best states evidence to support the idea that there are ways that obese people can improve their health.
A study finds a big problem. More than a billion people are too fat.
This includes 159 million children and 880 million adults. Places like Tonga and American Samoa have lots of fat people. More than 70%. Even in the UK, many adults have this problem. There are two times more fat people than 30 years ago.
The World Health Organization says that this is serious. They ask leaders and food companies to help people eat better and move more. More children are getting fat too. It is important to do something with it quickly.
They ask leaders and food companies to help people eat better and move more.
What type of figurative language is this?
Your son was a shining star in my classroom.
metaphor
The feeling a piece of literature creates in the reader
(happy, shocking, suspenseful, sad, etc.)
mood
What is another word for the problem in the story?
conflict
Which sentence supports the inference that Better Dairy cheese is good for the environment?
Better Dairy is a company from the UK. They are making cheese and yogurt without using cows. The cheese tastes and feels like real cheese, but it is better for the natural world.
They use a special method called fermentation to make proteins like casein. Casein makes the cheese taste like real cheese. This method is good for the planet. It does not need cows. It does not need so much land and water.
Right now, Better Dairy is making casein and another protein, osteopontin, in a small lab. They want to make more. They hope to get permission to sell casein by 2028 and osteopontin by 2027.
The cheese tastes and feels like real cheese, but it is better for the natural world. or This method is good for the planet.
What type of figurative language is this?
Owls screech through the night and keep us awake when we are camping.
onomatopoeia
A type of figurative language that is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art
Example: This place is like a Garden of Eden.
allusion
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Example: Timmy took the toy to the store.
alliteration
Which sentence supports the idea that China uses pandas to connect with other countries?
People love giant pandas. They are cute and fun to watch. So many zoos want them.
Zoos pay China a lot of money every year to keep pandas. They pay 1 million dollars a year for each panda. China can do this because pandas live only in China.
China uses pandas to be friends with other countries. But if China is not happy, it can take the pandas back. This happens in 2023 when China and the US have problems. China takes its pandas away.
China uses pandas to be friends with other countries.
What type of figurative language is this?
The computer argued with me and refused to work.
personification
The beginning of a play, novel, or movie- includes the setting, characters, and introduction to the conflict
exposition