Figurative Language
Identify this type of figurative language:
Alice always ate apples and avocados.
What is alliteration?
Carpenter is to hammer as a scalpel is to
What is a surgeon?
Identify the plot element:
This part of the book shows the tension from the conflict decreasing and moving towards a solution.
What is Falling Action?
In this part of the RACES strategy, you include proof from the article that supports your answer.
What is the Cite Evidence step?
This are hints an author uses to help a reader understand a word.
What are context clues?
Identify this type of figurative language:
My grandpa is as wise as an owl.
What is a simile?
Peach is to fruit as broccoli is to
What is a vegetable?
Identify this plot element:
The most exciting part of the story takes place here.
What is the climax of the story?
What is the Summarize step?
This type of information is stated directly leaving no room for doubt.
What is explicit information?
Identify this type of figurative language:
He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team.
What is a metaphor?
Carson City is to Nevada as Sacramento is to
What is California?
Identify the plot element:
In this part of the book the conflicts are resolved.
What is Resolution?
In this part of the RACES strategy, you describe how the evidence supports your answer.
What is the Explain step?
These types of words have the same spelling but different meanings. For example, the word left.
He left the baseball field. She turned left onto Main street.
What are homonyms?
Identify this type of figurative language:
He heard the loud boom of the fireworks exploding.
What is onomatopoeia?
March is to spring as December is to
What is winter?
In this part of the book, we are introduced to the main characters and the setting.
What is Exposition?
In this part of the RACES strategy, you rewrite the question as a statement.
What is the Restate step?
Setting, Characters, and Plot are all what
What are Plot Elements?
Identify this type of figurative language:
He's running faster than the wind.
What is hyperbole?
Fatigue is to yawning as itching is to
What is scratching?
Identify this plot element:
This part of the book leads to the main event, or climax of the story.
What is Rising Action?
In this part of the RACES strategy, you answer the question completely.
What is the Answer step?
This is when you use a source for evidence, but you put it in your own words. You still need to cite the location for this type of evidence.
What is paraphrase?