What type of figurative language am I?
Yo momma so old, so was here before dinosaurs.
What is hyperbole
100
No one stayed in the abandon house, so it was marked as vacant. What does vacant mean?
What is empty, abandon, no one stays their
100
What is the origin for the word base.
1275–1325; Middle English (noun) < Middle French < Latin basis basis; cf. prisoner's base
What is latin
100
Many people think that one may get sick if one goes into cold weather improperly dressed; however, illnesses are not cause by temperature- they are caused by germs. So while shivering outside in the cold probably isn’t strengthening your immune system, you’re probably more likely to contract an illness indoors.
generalization cause/effect compare/contrast
What is cause and effect
100
In the word recollect, what does the prefix re- mean
What is to do again or to redo
200
Buzz, Clap, Zoom are all what?
What is onomotopoeias
200
Kim had a birthday party where she invited males as well as females. Her mother and father supervised the party to make sure everyone behaved. What does supervised mean?
What is oversee, watch, manage
200
What is the origin for the word column?
1400–50; late Middle English columne < Latin columna, equivalent to colum ( e ) n peak + -a feminine ending; akin to excel; replacing late Middle English colompne < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
What is latin
200
How to Make Cookies. First, get your materials. Then, make your dough. Lastly, cook your dough at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
cause/effect chronological sequential
What is sequential order
200
In the word hateful, the suffix -ful means,
What is full of
300
Sammy slipped on seven sour sodas.
What is alliteration
300
While Sam and Mark was playing outside, they came across an ancient vase. What does ancient mean?
What is old, antique
300
Using the following sentence, what does the word kick mean?
The baseball team voted to kick Sam off the team
What is force, drive, or to make.
300
Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily. Oranges also contain more acid than apples, but both fruits are delicious.
problem/solving cause/effect generalization
What is compare/contrast
300
What is the base word of transportation
What is port
400
Her feet are flat as a pancake
What is simile
400
Barbara yelled so hard, that she became hoarse. What does hoarse mean?
What is cannot speak, loose voice
400
The Principal made Ms. Kathy her assistant principal. What does the word made mean in this sentence.
What is to appoint, assign, or to choose
400
information in the passage is organized in order of time.
sequential chronological generalization
What is chronological order
400
What does the word light mean in the following sentence.
The weather man suggested that we wear a light jacket, today.
What is not heavy
500
If I was a bird, I would fly
If I was a bird, I would sing.
If I was a bird, I would dance.
If I was a bird,is an example of
What is repetition
500
The dwarf was so short, that he had to climb on top of a chair to reach the stove.
Who is a person who is short
500
The judge gave a just decision. What does the word just mean in the sentence above
What is fair or justice.
500
The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction
cause/effect generalization compare/contrast
What is cause/effect
500
If bicameral means two legislatures, and lateral means lines, what does the word bilateral means?