Figurative Language
Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
A) Go have fun!!
B) Dress warmly!
C) Break a leg!
D) Stop that right now!
C - Break a leg!
People say this to mean "good luck!"
Which of the following is an example of a vowel team syllable?
A) er
B) id
C) ap
D) ie
D - ie
Fragment or complete sentence?
The big green ball.
FRAGMENT!
Is the sentence below told from first or third person point of view?
She always laughed at my jokes when I told them in class.
First person!
True or false: an informative report gives facts and information about a specific topic
True!
When an author gives human characteristics to something that is nonliving that is called....
Personification
Which of the following contains a vowel-r pattern?
A) bring
B) road
C) turn
D) rat
C) turn
contains a -ur pattern!
Fragment or complete sentence?
The dog walked outside.
Complete sentence
First or third person?
They drove to school late after oversleeping by accident.
Third person
The part of an informative report that presents your topic and what your report will be about is called the.....
Introduction
What does the idiom in the following sentence mean?
That test was a piece of cake!
The test was easy
What sound does the vowel team syllable ea make in the following word: beat
long e sound
Fragment or complete sentence?
Watched the big black tv downstairs.
Fragment!
First or third person point of view?
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. "I can't believe it!" she said. She had finally gotten a 100 on her math test!
Third person
An informative report should end with a _________, which wraps up the report.
conclusion
Ms. Jammal finally had enough of people asking questions. She shook her head quickly and shouted "hold your horses!"
Idiom - hold your horses
Name 2 words from the sentences below that contain a vowel-r pattern.
Jessica went shopping in the super big mall by the school. She loved to try on shirts and pants to see what looked great on her. She never ended up buying anything though!
super, shirts, her, never
Rewrite the sentence fragment below to make it a complete sentence.
Chased the ball around the yard, wagging its tail.
Example: The dog chased the ball around the yard, wagging its tail.
Rewrite these sentences so that they are in first person point of view.
She walked along the street. She kept looking around at all of the different colors on the trees.
Example: I saw her walk along the street. She kept looking around at all of the different colors on the trees.
Information from an informative report should come from:
A) one source
B) multiple sources
C) your own thoughts
B - Multiple sources