Figurative Language
Passage:
“The classroom was a zoo during group work.”
What does “a zoo” suggest?
What is the classroom was loud and chaotic?
Passage:
Anna enjoys swimming. Lily prefers painting.
How are they different?
What is Anna likes swimming, while Lily likes painting?
A text that explains why something happened is using this structure.
What is cause and effect?
Passage:
A character learns that helping others makes them happier.
What is the theme?
What is helping others brings happiness?
The main point of a text is called this.
What is the main idea?
Passage:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What type of figurative language is used?
What is personification?
Passage:
Both boys studied hard, but only one felt confident.
What is one similarity?
What is both studied hard?
A text that shows how two things are alike and different uses this structure.
What is compare and contrast?
A theme is best described as this.
What is the message or lesson of a story?
Passage:
Dogs are helpful animals because they can guide people, protect homes, and assist police.
What is the main idea?
What is dogs are helpful animals?
Passage:
“She was as fast as lightning.”
Part A: What does this simile mean?
Part B: Which word signals the comparison?
Part A: What is she is very fast?
Part B: What is “as”?
How do two characters respond differently to a problem?
What is one solves it calmly while the other reacts emotionally?
Passage:
First, the seeds are planted. Next, they are watered. Finally, they grow.
What structure is used?
What is sequence?
What is the theme of a story where a character never gives up?
What is perseverance is important?
What is one main idea of a text about space?
What is space is vast and contains many objects?
Why do authors use figurative language?
What is to create vivid imagery and deepen understanding?
Why might an author compare two settings?
Why might an author compare two settings?
Why does an author choose a specific text structure?
What is to organize ideas clearly?
Why isn’t a theme just one word?
What is it must explain a complete idea or message?
How do key details support the main idea?
What is they give examples and explanations?
Explain how figurative language helps readers understand a character’s feelings.
What is it gives clues through descriptive comparisons and imagery?
Explain how comparing events helps readers understand a text more deeply.
What is it reveals patterns, contrasts, and meaning?
Which structure would best explain a problem and its solution?
What is problem and solution?
Explain how a reader determines the theme of a story.
What is by analyzing characters, events, and outcomes?
Explain how a text can have more than one main idea.
Explain how a text can have more than one main idea.