Figurative Language
I am so tired I could sleep for a year.
hyperbole
Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Nina poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Nina then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid. Make an inference about the class Nina is in.
science class
What comes first in a story, the exposition or the rising action?
exposition
lesson or message in the story
theme
Killer whales are sometimes called the "wolves of the sea." They are predators; they need to eat other animals to live. Like wolves, they work together in groups. If you're a porpoise or a big fish, a killer whale looks mean because it wants to eat you. If you're a killer whale, then you hope that the porpoise or big fish doesn't get away. If it does, then you have to go hungry.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Killer whales chase big fish.
B. Killer whales are harmless.
C. Killer whales are predators.
D. Killer whales live in groups.
c killer whales are predators
It is as hot as the Sahara Desert.
simile
Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. Make an inference about where Sara is.
library
What is the Resolution?
end of the story
clues in a text that helps you find the unfamiliar meaning of a word is called
context clues
Come hear Granger Smith at Wildcats Stadium on April 8 from 5-7 p.m. Granger is a Lake Highlands High School graduate who is a rising country music star. Smith is best known for his top ten single "Don't Listen to the Radio." Bring a blanket and a picnic, and enjoy the show. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Proceeds go to benefit the cheerleading squad and drill team.
What is this passage mainly about?
A. a benefit concert at the high school
B. a rally against listening to the radio
C. a drill team contest at the school
D. a graduation concert at the stadium
a benefit concert at the high school
Ida Ivy identified the ivory iris.
alliteration
As I entered the door, I thought this was a great way to end the day. The chalkboard menu had a list of
specialties, like sundaes and banana splits. I looked at all the flavors. Chocolate is my favorite, but peppermint sounded good, too. Where am I?
Ice Cream Shop
What is the Rising Action
the events leading to the climax
group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
stanza
Little Red Riding Hood A. Never talk to strangers. B. Don't walk in the woods alone. C. Visit your grandmother. D. Hoods have always been fashionable.
A. never talk to strangers
Life is a rollercoaster which every one has to go through.
metaphor
Jacob called Christopher Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Jacob was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Christopher's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Jacob turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Jacob rode home.
Nobody was home
another word for problem is
a hint in a story that often predicts what will happen later
foreshadowing
Lisa carefully examined the bug sitting on the leaf. She noticed that it had six legs and a hard shell. Lisa had never seen a bug like this before. She grabbed her magnifying glass and camera. What is the MOST LIKELY conclusion you can draw about Lisa? A. She is helpful. B. She is afraid of bugs. C. She is very curious. D. She likes to play soccer.
c she is very curious
The moon winks at me every night.
personification
Axel and his mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Axel's mother told Axel not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Axel touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.
an alarm will go off
The most intense part of the story
climax
The ring you sometimes see around the sun or moon is called a halo. It is believed to be caused by the scattering of sunlight by tiny ice crystals very high in the sky. High clouds of ice crystals in the sky are called cirrus clouds or cirrostratus if they form a layer. These often form in front of warm fronts that bring rain. That means a halo around the sun or moon is often a warning that rain may come.
The passage is mainly about
A. the reasons the sun rises.
B. how halos are formed.
C. a warning that rain may come.
D. warm fronts that bring rain.
b how halos are formed
The long hike up to the top of the mountain was extremely grueling. Does grueling mean loud, tiring, or easy?
tiring