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What is main idea?
What is THEME?
What an author is trying to teach US (the reader)
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To show similarities and differences between two things
What is the best definition for the word RESOURCEFUL?
A. Force
B. Gain or get
C. Able to solve difficult problems
C. Able to solve difficult problems
Is this an example of an idiom?
"Under the weather"
What is the main idea of the response below?
Cookies come in many types of flavors. There are more cookie flavors than just chocolate chip! There is oatmeal raisin, peanut butter and sugar cookies too. Next time you go for a cookie, try a different flavor!
There are many different types of cookies
Which one of these is NOT an example of a THEME?
A. There are fifty states in the USA
B. Treat others with kindness and respect
C. The grass is greener where you water it
A. There are fifty states in the USA
What is the best definition for the word DISOBEY?
A. To respect
B. Not do what you are told
C. To finish school or training
B. Not do what you are told
What is the best definition for the word DEVISED?
A. Stared angrily
B. Planned or thought up
C. Smile broadly
B. Planned or thought up
Which is the best definition for the word CAPITOL?
A. An uppercase letter
B. Where the earth meets the sky
C. A building where the government meets
C. A building where the government meets
What does the idiom "cost an arm and a leg" mean?
To cost a lot of money/very expensive
What does the word ESCORTED mean?
A. Good enough for something
B. Guided or accompanied by someone
B. Guided or accompanied by someone
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using like or as.
What is the best definition for the word CEASED?
A. To continue
B. To stop or bring to an end
B. To stop or bring to an end
Which is the best definition for the word DEDICATE?
A. Set aside a special purpose
B. To give a present to someone
A. Set aside a special purpose
Is this a simile or metaphor?
The dog is cute as a button!
What does the word DEFENDED mean?
To speak or write in support or protection of something.
To protect.
What does the word PATIENTLY mean?
Waiting calmly without getting annoyed
Is this an example of a SIMILE or metaphor?
She is an angel!
Metaphor (It did not use like or as)
What does the word DROUGHT mean?
A time with little to no rain.
Give an example of a simile!
Did you use LIKE or AS :)
Use the word DESERVE correctly in a sentence :)
What does the word GRADUATE mean?
To finish school or training.
:)
What is an idiom?
A phrase whose meaning can not be interpreted literally. The group of words together has a completely different meaning than the individual words.