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Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Comprehension Questions
Comprehension continued
100
what is the base word of reversible?

reverse

100

what does peering mean?

looking

100

What type of figurative language is used in the following statement?

"Maps are keys to secret places?

metaphor

100

In "Learning the World", the speaker's dream is to....

travel and learn about the world

100

In "Learning the World" what does the speaker wish the could do with the map rolled into a telescope?

see the world spread beneath their feet

200

what is the base word of noticeable?

notice

200

What does via mean?

through

200

What type of figurative language is used in the following statement?

"By wings whirring or silent feet furred"

metaphor

200

Which line from "Latitude Longitude Dreams" tells what latitude and longitude are?

"These lines that slide from pole to pole"

200

Based on the poems, what conclusion can you draw about how journeys affect people in a similar way?

all of the poems have to do with a sense of adventure, whether real or imagined

300

what is the base word for forcible?

force

300

what does girth mean?

distance around

300

Why does the speaker of "Early Explorers" say that no place is ever undiscovered?

you can travel anywhere in your imagination

400

what is the base word for adaptable?

adapt

400

what does intersecting mean?

crossing

400

In both "Learning the World" and "A Map and a Dream", the speakers use maps to.....

imagine places in the world

500

what is the root word for accessible?

access

500

what does composition mean?

works of art

500

In "Early Explorers" how is Antarctica described?

where mountains are hidden under ice