Figurative Language
Context Clues
Text Features/Structures
Poetry
Comprehension
100

"Unwell" is a ____________ for the word "sick."

Hint: Means the same thing

Synonym

100

"The factory manufactures, or makes, parts for computers."

What does manufactures mean?

To make

100
What is the text feature that is always at the top of a text and is usually in larger print than the rest of the text called?

Title

100

What are the "paragraphs" of poetry called?

Stanzas

100

What is it called when you retell a story but only include the central idea and relevant details?

Summary

200

"Break a leg" is an example of an ___________

Idiom

200

"She is always courteous; she is polite and considerate to everyone."

What does courteous mean?

Polite/considerate

200

What is the text structure that explains what something looks like/sounds like/feels like/etc.?

Description

200

ABBA, AABB, and ABAB are all examples of what?

Rhyme scheme

200

What is the message or lesson of a story called?

Theme

300

Boom! Crash! Bang!

These are examples of what kind of figurative language?

Onomatopoeia

(+100 if you spelled it correctly)

300

"Landscaping, horse training, and fishing are types of occupations that are done outdoors."

What does occupations mean?

Job/career

300

What is the text feature called that looks like this and usually highlights important words in a text?

Bold print
300

What kind of poetry does not follow a pattern and may or may not rhyme?

Free verse

300

You use these to understand the meaning of a word you don't know in a text.

Context clues

400

"My mom is going to kill me for not doing my homework."

This is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Hyperbole

400

"We were happy that the slope was gradual rather than a steep incline."

What does gradual mean?

Slow incline/Goes up slowly

400

What is the text structure that highlights similarities and differences between two or more things?

Compare & contrast

400

What kind of poetry follows a syllable pattern of 5, 7, 5 and are usually about nature?

Haiku

400

When you use details from the text to make an assumption about something, you are making a what?

Inference

500

"Never judge a book by its cover."

This is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Proverb/Adage

500

"When he reached the summit, he was amazed at what he could see from the top of the mountain."

What does summit mean?

The top of a mountain

500

What is the text structure where the author offers ways to solve an issue?

Problem & solution

500

The repetition of sounds at the ends of words is called what?

Rhyme

500

What a text is about is called the what?

Central/Main idea