Figurative Language
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence:
This classroom is a refrigerator!
Metaphor
Teacher discretion.
Sample answers: as a result of, because, affect, effect, due to..., consequently, consequence
Identify the TYPE of sentence written below:
Gregory is on the swim team.
Simple sentence
A narrator inside the story is telling the story and uses pronouns such as I, we, us.
First person
How is the word "long" used in the following sentence?
The test was long and hard.
adjective
Identify the figurative language in the following sentnece:
Mrs. Johnson is as sweet as chocolate pie.
Simile
Identify the text structure:
Jenny was terrified. Her palms were sweaty, and she felt like she couldn't breathe. She looked up at the humongous roller coaster. It seemed to be 1,000 feet tall! She gulped as she inched closer to the entrance. The scrawny looking guy at the gate looked at her with beady eyes. "Ticket, please."
Description
Identify the interjection in the following sentence:
Ouch! Charlie bit me!
Ouch
This point of view is usually used when the writer is giving directions to the reader, or the writer uses the pronoun you.
How is the word "hair" used in the sentence below?
Hannah's mother braided her hair.
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence:
The sun was playing hide and seek with the clouds all afternoon.
Personification
Identify the text structure:
Bald eagle populations declined in the early 20th century due to loss of habitat, shooting, and trapping. During the 1950s and 1960s the use of pesticides, especially DDT, became a major problem. DDT residues accumulated in fish, a major food source of eagles.
Cause and Effect
Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the word "individualism."
I appreciate your individualism, but sometimes you need to learn to work as part of a team.
Teacher's discretion.
Sample answer: individual- means one person, so individualism means someone who likes to work by themselves.
The person telling the story is outside of the story.
Third person
How is the word "about" used in the sentence below?
The movie is about a creature from another planet who comes to Earth and meets a boy.
preposition
What does this sentence mean?
Her head was spinning from all the new information.
Teacher's discretion.
Sample answer: She was overwhelmed with all the new information.
It was hard for her to think because there was so much information.
Identify the text structure:
Strawberries and watermelon are two of my favorite fruits. They both taste delicious! They both grow from the ground. However, watermelons grow on vines, and strawberries grow from plants that produce runners which can mimic vine growth. Strawberries are also a lot smaller than watermelon. Although they are both fruits, they have many differences.
Compare and Contrast
Explain what you should do if you are reading a passage and you come to a word that you do not know.
(You must at least mention 2 different strategies.)
Teacher's discretion.
Sample answers:
break the word apart into syllables
look for parts of the word you do know
use the context clues around the word
Identify the point of view:
First, you need to complete your homework. Then, you need to clean your room. When you finish that, you may go outside to play.
Second person
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
We can go to the park, or we can go get ice cream.
Or
What does it mean?
We will cross that bridge when we come to it.
Teacher discretion.
Sample answer: We will take care of that problem when it is time.
Identify the text structure:
After spending weeks teaching fractions, how to add and subtract fractions, and how to multiply them, Mrs. Bailey noticed that some of her students were still struggling. She divided the students into groups based on skills abilities and gave them extra practice. The students' scores in Math went up!
Problem and Solution
Identify the subordination conjunction in the following sentence:
Because the toddler was already afraid of the dog, he screamed and cried when it chased him.
Identify the point of view:
The students finished eating their breakfast as they listnened to the announcements.
Third person
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Jacob ran through the house swiftly.
swiftly