Figurative Language
Sensory Details and Descriptive Adjectives
Math 1
"A" Words
PS 17
100
Boom!! Bam!!!
What is onomatopoeia?
100
As daylight breaks, restless winds sneak into my room causing little bumps on my arms to form.
What is touch?
100
Length is 10 and the width is 15. Find the perimeter.
What is 50?
100
Be agreeable or acceptable to.
What is accommodate?
100
The only female gym teacher.
Who is Ms. DeSantis?
200
The foamy ocean waves kissed the shore playfully.
What is personification?
200
Squeals and muffled laughter from the playful kids next door catch my attention.
What is sound?
200
The length is 10 and the width is 15. This is the area.
What is 150?
200
Ready to attack or start fights; acting in a hostile way
What is aggressive?
200
Our only male Art Teacher.
Who is Mr. P?
300
"He is as hungry as a horse."
What is simile?
300
The delicious aroma of Mom’s hot chocolate comforts me.
What is smell?
300
Farmer Frank knows that he used 48 meters for the rectangular goat pen. He knows that the length of the pen is 15 meters. This is the width.
What is 9?
300
To expect that something is going to happen and plan for it.
What is anticipate?
300
True or False. Mrs. Critelli is more than 63 inches tall.
What is false?
400
This book weighs a ton.
What is hyperbole?
400
These descriptive adjectives include:Cone, Flat, Boxy, Round, Hexagon andDiamond.
What are shapes?
400
When using PEMDAS, this is what the "E" means.
What is exponent?
400
At all times; all the time and on every occasion.
What is always?
400
This meal is served every Friday in the cafeteria.
What is pizza?
500
Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better.
What is alliteration?
500
These descriptive adjectives include:enormous, huge, teeny - weeny and miniature.
What are size words?
500
2 to the 5th power.
What is 32?
500
Exact in performance or amount; strictly correct.
What is accurate?
500
Approximately the number of students in the school.
What is 1200?
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