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Context Clues
Figures of Speech
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How old was Betty White when she died

99 years

100

What is a context clue?

Hints that the author gives to help define a word

100

What figure of speech is this: Shine bright like a diamond

Simile

200

What is the colors in order of a traffic light

Red, Yellow, Green
200

What is a Synonym

A word that has a similar meaning to another word

200

What figure of speech is this: It was raining cats and dogs

Metaphor

300

What color do you get when you mix red and yellow

Orange

300

What is a Antonym

A word that is different from another word

300

What figure of speech is this: She's as old as the hills

Hyperbole

400

What is this number: XXVIII

28

400

Is this sentence an antonym or synonym and why: The noise was incessant, unending throughout the night

Synonym because incessant and unending mean the same thing.

400

What figure of speech is this: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Alliteration

500

What is the name of NACL

Sodium Chloride

500

Is this sentence an antonym or synonym and why: Unlike her garrulous brother, Jane is always quiet.

Antonym because garrulous and quiet are two different things.

500

What figure of speech is this: Telling a rude person to have a great day

Irony

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