Character
Synonyms & Antonyms
Prefixes &
Suffixes
Suffixes
Elements of Poetry
Figurative Language
100
In informational text, the author’s attitude toward a topic or subject; The author's opinion.
1.) Author's Point of View
2.) Author's Perspective
3.) Author's Purpose
2.) Author's Perspective
100
The class was so rambunctious that I could hardly think!
Which word means the same as "rambunctious?"
1.) crowded
2.) rowdy
3.) silent
2.) Rowdy
100
"You got the answer wrong. Please go back and reread the story."
Which word means almost the same as "reread?"
1.) To write your answer again
2.) To read for the first time
3.) To read again
C.) To read again
100
How many stanzas are in this poem?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 stanzas
100
My cat, Mr. Jellybean, is so cute and fun to play with. He is the apple of my eye.
What type of figurative language is "apple of my eye"
1.) Simile
2.) Metaphor
3.) Personification
2.) Metaphor
(See YouTube Video About Similes and Metaphors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU)
200
A character’s attitude or opinion of a topic in a story.
1.) Character Trait
2.) Character's Point of View
3.) Character's Perspective
3.) Character's Perspective
200
Mrs. Stockstill is very organized! She has every topic divided into folders and in ABC order to make it easier to find.
What word is similar to "organized?"
1.) Neat
2.) Sloppy
3.) Disorganized
1.) Neat
200
To be happy to complete a task in a certain way.
1.) Sweetly
2.) Finally
3.) Gladly
3.) Gladly
200
How many lines are in each stanza?
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
2 lines per stanza
(A total of 4 lines )
200
What type of figurative language is this?
1.) Simile 2.) Metaphor 3.) Personification
1.) Simile
300
"Even though she was sick and tired herself, Grandma spent the whole day reading to her granddaughter, wiping her forehead, and preparing chicken soup because her granddaughter was ill."
Choose the best character trait for Grandma:
1.) Selfish 2.) Selfless 3.) Silly
2.) Selfless
300
What is a synonym for the word RATTLE?
Shake
300
If you start to rethink something, you do what?
change the way you or one feels.
300
Why does the poet use a rhyme scheme in this poem:
Ice cream is my favorite treat
There's so many flavors of this sugary treat
On a super hot day, it tastes just right
It's as cold as ice when I take a bite
1.) to make the poem easier to understand
2.) to make the poem more fun to read
3.) to explain why ice cream is cold and sugary
2.) to make the poem more fun to read
300
If you bobbed up like an apple, what does that mean?
You floated up and down in the water. (like an apple would) simile.
400
"Steven told his mother that he did not know who ate all the cookies, while he hid, with the last two behind his back."
Choose the best character trait for Steven.
1.) Brave, 2.) Scary, 3.) Dishonest
3.) Dishonest
400
What is another word for SLOPPY?
Careless
400
think about the suffix "ly", what does the word gently mean?
with care and to be soft.
400
Why do poets write poems using stanzas?
To show a rhyme pattern at the end of each line.
400
How does wind behave or act when its outside? (metaphor)
It moves quickly.
500
"Terry never wanted to do anything on her own, so she always waited for her mom to do it for her."
How would you describe Terry?
1.) Thoughtless 2.) Lazy 3.) Hardworking
2.) Lazy
500
What is the antonym of over?
under
500
What does the word dislike mean?
To not like something.
500
What is a stanza?
A group of words in lines like a paragraph. It has rhyming words at the end of each line.
500
Which sound word describes wind moving quickly outside? (onomatopoeia)
"Whizzes" "Whizzes" past outside.