Point of View
1st or 3rd Person Point of View:
Noor loved her new puppy Fluffy so much that she took him with her everywhere she went.
3rd person
A synonym for big is __________.
large, huge, massive
Chapter books divide sections into paragraphs and chapters. In poetry, lines are grouped into ___________.
Stanzas
What is a metaphor?
A: words that have the same sound
B: words that start with the same letter
C: a comparison between two things using like or as
D: a comparison between two things
D: a comparison between two things
Which word from the sentence below should begin with a capital letter?
Her name is zoey, and she is a great friend.
A: Great
B: Friend
C: Name
D: Zoey
D: Zoey
What point of view will a letter ALWAYS be written in?
1st person
What is an antonym for the word "Sleep?"
Awake
Give an example of two words that rhyme.
Answers will vary. Make sure the ending sound is the same for both words!
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
*Hint: think about what words a simile has that a metaphor doesn't.
A simile compares two things using like or as, while a metaphor doesn't use a specific word.
What change should be made in the sentence below:
There are lots of kitties with colorful spotes.
A: Change kitties to kittys
B: Change are is to
C: Change spotes to spots
D: No change is needed.
C: change spotes to spots
1st person or 3rd person:
My brother is always getting into trouble with my sister.
1st person
Read the sentence that Benji put in his letter to Asher below:
I was not happy I didn’t get chicken nuggets at lunch. I am so upset about this.
In Benji's letter, what does the use of bold text show?
A: which words should stand out as important
B: which words the reader might not know
C: which words start a new part of the letter
D: which words have to do with lunch
A: which words should stand out as important
Read the stanza from a poem below:
I love when pumpkins appear
and the weather starts to get cold.
Fall brings pumpkin spice
and everything feels nice
and Halloween coming up never gets old.
What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza above?
ABCCB
"Callie ran as fast as a cheetah."
What does this simile mean?
A: Callie turned into a cheetah.
B: Callie can run really fast.
C: Callie isn't very fast.
D: Callie will finish the race.
B: Callie can run really fast.
What change should be made in the sentence below?
When Sol finished eating dinner, she washed and stacked her dishs.
A: Change dishs to dishes.
B: Change eating to eat.
C: Change dishs to Dishs.
D: No change is needed.
A: Change dishs to dishes.
1st person or 3rd person:
They hurried and packed up their food to get out of the rain.
3rd person
Nylah told Braylee it has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot temperatures.
Using context clues, what does brutal mean?
A: harsh
B: windy
C: gentle
A: harsh
Why does a poet write poems in stanzas?
A: to make a rhyme pattern
B: because poems have to have stanzas
C: just because
D: because they are like paragraphs
A: to make a rhyme pattern
Luca is a wonderful person. He has a "heart of gold."
What does "heart of gold" mean?
Very nice,
honest,
does the right thing, even when no one is watching
What is the correct way to write the sentence below?
Ainsley been playing softball for five years.
A: Change been to being.
B: Change been to has been.
C: Change been to be.
D: No change is needed.
B: change been to has been
1st person or 3rd person:
Tomorrow is Yannik's birthday. He will be nine years old!
3rd person
Teddy decided to take a fun day and go to Target. He was walking around when he spotted a vase he liked. He gently picked it up so he wouldn't accidentally break it.
Think about the suffix -ly. What is the meaning of gently as it is used above?
A: with speed
B: with courage
C: with care
D: without space
C: with care
Why does a poet use rhyme scheme in a poem?
A: to show that words can rhyme
B: just because
C: because all poems rhyme
D: to make a poem more fun to read
D: to make a poem more fun to read.
The mean girl purposely pushed the other girl into a mud puddle and laughed. Her heart was cold as ice.
What does "heart was cold as ice" mean?
mean
cruel
disrespectful
What is the correct way to write the sentence below?
When I throws a football, Hutson runs after it.
A: When I throw a football, Hutson runs after it.
B: When I throws a football, Hutson run after it.
C: When I throw a football, Hutson run after it.
D: No change is needed.
A: When I throw a football, Hutson runs after it.