Text Structure
Signal words like first, next, then, and finally show this type of text structure.
What is Sequence?
"Her smile was as bright as the sun." This type of figurative language compares two things using like or as.
What is a Simile?
If someone tells you to "break a leg" before a presentation, they mean this.
What is "Good luck"?
The suffix -ly added to the word quick creates quickly, which tells us how an action is done. This part of speech is formed
What is an adverb?
Choose the correct homophone: "I need to (write / right) my name on the top of the paper."
What is write?
A passage that explains why something happened and what occurred as a result uses this text structure.
What is Cause and Effect?
"The classroom was a zoo during indoor recess." This type of figurative language states one thing is another without using like or as.
What is a Metaphor?
When a student says "it's raining cats and dogs," they mean this is happening outside.
What is raining very hard?
Adding the suffix -ness to the adjective kind changes the meaning to "the state of being..."
What is kind (or kindness)?
Choose the correct homophone: "The student raised (there / their / they're) hand to answer the question."
What is their?
A paragraph comparing how bees and butterflies are similar and different uses this text structure.
What is Compare and Contrast?
Identify the type of figurative language: "The fallen leaves danced across the lawn like lightweight feathers."
What is a Simile
If a secret is revealed, someone might say you "let the cat out of the..."
What is bag?
The base word in excitement is excite. The suffix -ment means "the action or state of."
What is -ment?
Fill in the blanks with the correct words: "It took (two / to / too) hours (two / to / too) finish the project."
What are two and to
The severe storm knocked out the power lines, so the town deployed emergency generators to restore electricity."
What is Problem and Solution?
Identify the type of figurative language: "My brother is a night owl when he stays up late reading."
What is a Metaphor?
If a task is described as a "piece of cake," it means the task is this.
What is very easy?
When you add -y to the noun dirt, the new word dirty means this.
What is full of dirt or having dirt?
Identify the homophone that completes both sentences:
"The wind ________ the leaves across the yard."
"Her favorite color is ________."
What is blew / blue?
A detailed passage describing the physical features, habitat, and diet of a red panda without using a timeline or comparison uses this text structure.
What is Description?
Re-write this metaphor into a simile: "The calm lake was a clear mirror."
"The calm lake was like a clear mirror" (or as clear as a mirror)?
When a teacher says "we're all in the same boat," it means everyone share this situation
What is the same problem or situation?
Correct the spelling of the word when adding the suffix: happy + -ness.
What is happiness? (Change the y to an i)
Choose the correct pair: "The knight wore heavy armor, but he was (bare / bear)-handed when facing the (bare / bear)."
What are bare (first) and bear (second)?