Figuratively Speaking
Potpourri ( Its Math Baby!)
Parts of a story.
Misc. Vocab
Math Mania
100
My grandmother's hands were as wrinkled as an old paper bag.
What is a simile.
100
I am glad we are friends.
What is first person point of view.
100
The people or animals (or objects or robots or fairies, etc) that the story is about.
What are characters.
100
An action which then causes a result.
What is cause and effect?
100
What is 625?
5 to the 4th power..
200
The assignment was a breeze....
What is a metaphor.
200
Jim was going to the store. He had to buy some milk.
What is third person?
200
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting.
200
the order in which things happen
What is sequence.
200
What is an acute angle?
An angle that measures 85 degrees
300
The kite sailed happily up into the clear, blue sky.
What is personification.
300
Sally was excited for the game. Susan was nervous. Sarah did not even plan on showing up.
What is third person?
300
The sequence of events in the story.
What is the plot.
300
An extreme exaggeration. Example: He thought of a million ideas in one second.
What is a hyperbole.
300
"kind" and "refined"
What are words that rhyme.
400
My back is like a cement block.
What is a simile.
400
You should go out and buy a pig today. They make the best pets ever. They are the only pet anyone should ever own.
What is to persuade..
400
The central idea or meaning of a story or article.
What is the main idea?
500
The wind howled outside and the thunder grumbled.
What is personification.
500
The unicorn frolicked in the leaves waiting for his friend, the eagle to join him. (Authors purpose)
What is to entertain.
500
It was January, 1999 in a very small town in Pennsylvania.
What is the setting.
500
A determination the reader makes about what is happening, based on information and evidence presented in the passage but not directly stated.
What is an inference.
500
"A ruby as red as blood."
What is alliteration. .
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