Figurative Language
Exploring Meanings
Fact/Opinion
Grammar
Sentence Skiing
100
Tommy cried like a baby when he hurt his finger.
What is a Simile
100
If these words below where in a story together, what would be the main idea? lantern, sleeping bag, tent, ice chest
What is camping?
100
The bed was comfortable and warm.
What is an opinion?
100
Contraction: she and will
What is the contraction she'll?
100
The verb in the following sentence: "My beans fell out of my pocket!" exclaimed Jack.
What is fell?
200
I melted as soon as I stepped out in to the hot sun.
What is a hyperbole
200
Rebecca's grandpa loved her very much. One day, he said he would buy her ice cream after every soccer game in which she scored a goal. Rebecca's grandpa took her to get ice cream twice last week. Grandpa did this because...?
What is Rebecca scored goals in two games?
200
Julie is tall for a 4th grader.
What is a opinion?
200
Show the possession of the following sentence. The house of John.
What is John's house?
200
The subject noun in the following sentence: The family went to the beach for a week on vacation.
What is family?
300
The fluffy blanket hugged me and kept me warm.
What is personification?
300
A woman told Frank's dad, "That's quite a helper you've got there." "That's my boy," his dad replied. How does Frank's dad feel about his son?
What is proud?
300
My grandmas house is on Reynaldo Drive and it's easy to drive there .
What is opinion?
300
The plural of leaf.
What are leaves?
300
the adjective in the following sentence: The girl wore the sparkly ribbon in her hair.
What is sparkly?
400
After bringing home her progress report, Laura was in the dog house.
What is an Idiom?
400
The three-bedroom, two-bath house has a family room and a two-car garage. It is located in the Pickleberry School District. The current owners want to sell the house and move to the countryside. What is the author's purpose?
What is to give information?
400
Presidents Day is always celebrated the third Monday in February.
What is a fact?
400
In the word fixing. What part of the word is -ing?
What is the suffix?
400
What is the adverb in the following sentence? He skied swiftly down the hill before he fell and took a fall?
What is swiftly.
500
When Mr. Jordan walked into the classroom, he saw a circus.
What is a Metaphor?
500
Preparing Orange Juice is simple. Open the can, and empty the contents in to a pitcher. Then, pour 3 cans of cold water into the pitcher until the frozen clumps are all dissolved. The Juice is then ready to drink. What is the authors purpose?
What is explaining how to do something?
500
Dr Brown said that kids should go to bed early on school nights.
What is fact?
500
proper noun: Houston Fire Department common noun: ?
What is a fire department?
500
the conjunction in the following sentence: The beads fell to the floor and then they rolled everywhere.
What is and?
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