Simile
Identify the CAUSE in the following example:
My sister called me a rude name so I slapped her.
My sister called me a rude name.
What can you infer:
Anthony puts his head down. He has dark circles under his eyes. He can't stop yawning.
Anthony is tired.
This is a word that means the SAME or almost the same as another word.
Synonym
Fact or opinion:
It's a nice day out.
opinion
Name the type of figurative language: The bee buzzed in my ear.
Ontomatopoeia
Identify the EFFECT in the following example:
The driveway was very icy so I slipped.
I slipped.
Draw a conclusion:
Brendan's stomach is growling. He is getting grumpy (grumpier than normal, ha!)
Brendan is hungry.
This is a word that means the OPPOSITE of a word.
ANTONYM
Fact or opinion:
Today is May 6, 2019.
Fact.
Idiom
Identify the EFFECT in the following example:
All of my plants blew off my porch because the wind was blowing so hard.
All of my plants blew off my porch.
Draw a conclusion:
My sister is 16. She's been studying for her driving test for months. She took it this morning. She walks into the house smiling and waving around a piece of paper.
My sister passed her driving test.
Which of the following is a synonym for confident?
Sure
Nervous
Happy
Sure
Fact or opinion:
Miss Kanaskie's guinea pigs are ADORABLE.
opinion (though WHO would argue, am I right!!???)
Name the type of figurative language: The floorboards groaned as she crept through the quiet night.
Personification
What CAUSED the fire?
I left my candle burning so my house burned down :(
My candle that I left burning.
Tears were streaming down Johnny's face as he walks out of the vet's office. He wails, "he was only 2 years old! Practically a puppy!"
Johnny's dog died. (got put down)
Which of the following is an antonym for disobedient?
Mischievous
Well behaved
Deviant
Well behaved
Fact or opinion:
The Civil War ended in 1865.
fact (even if you're not sure, you could look it up. And they won't lie to you on the SOL)
Name the type of figurative language: The world is your oyster.
Metaphor (kindof an idiom too, because it's an expression)
What is the effect of Isreal having confidence?
Isreal believed he was going to do well so he got a 600 on the SOL.
What two things do you need to use to draw an inference?
Text evidence + Background knowledge
Tell me a synonym for smart.
Intelligent, well-read, bright, brilliant (something like that)
Fact or opinion:
Wordly Wise is boring.
Opinion