FIgurative Language
Giving human traits to non-living objects
Personification
Name the five main text structures
comparing & contrast, descriptive, sequence, problem & solution, and cause and effect
"the pungent smell of frying onions" What does the word Pungent mean.
A.Lovely B.strong C.Weak D.All the above
B. strong
there are way ___ many people here!
A.too B. to C. two
A.too
The fire swallowed the entire forest.
Personification
Her cheeks are red like a rose.
Simile
In africa many merchants are killing rhinos for their horns but after killing so many rhinos they are on the verge of extinction.
Cause and effect
The people want to stay anonymous when they are voting. What does the word anonymous mean.
A. unknown B. known C. sneaky D. suspicious
A. unknown
Is that ____ dog that is in our yard.
A.There B.Their C.They're
B. Their
Its raining cats and dogs
Metaphor
The assignment was a breeze.
Metaphor
This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.
sequence
"The whole experience caused me to be embarrassed and infuriated." The best meaning for "infuriated" in the sentence above is... A. misled B. fierce C. enraged D. humiliated
C. enraged
The students need ___ pieces of paper __ do their work.
A.too , to. B.to , two. C.Two , to.
C. Two, to.
"BANG , POP , POW"
onomatopoeia
Repeating a constant sound over and over again
Alliteration
This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.
problem and solution
An analysis of the pollen and moss trapped in his clothes revealed that he was from the southern valleys." Based upon the sentence, "analysis" means.... A. discovery B. synthesis C. distribution D. careful examination or study
D. careful examination or study
The girls are going to the movies then ____ going to go eat after.
A.They're B. There C. Their
A. They're
We are going ___ florida for summer break for ____ weeks.
A. Two , to. B. to, Two C. Too, Two
B. To , Two
two opposite words are used together, such as "freezer burn"
Oxymoron
It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees—the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee
description
"From these clues, scientists determined that Otzi was of Italian ancestry." Which word from the sentence provides the best clue to the meaning of the word "ancestry"
A. History B.Future
A. History
They are going to go grab ___ food.
A. Their B.There C.They're
A. Their
When something is sharing dates , times , and steps.
(then , now , first , second)
Sequence