Figurative Language
Since our argument yesterday, Bob seems to have a chip on his shoulder.
What does "chip on his shoulder" really mean?
The lake water was very calm.
Replace "calm" with a synonym that means the same thing.
Still, quiet, not moving.
You must summarize the story that the teacher read yesterday.
What does "summarize" mean?
Retell, explain in your own words
The swift current took us down the river in record time.
What does "swift" mean? What clue gave it away?
"In record time" means very fast!
How are a police officer and fire fighter alike?
How are the different?
Alike: Both occupations in an emergency
One fights fires, one fights crime
If you don't have something nice to say, bite your tongue.
What does the phrase "bite your tongue" really mean?
Bite your tongue when you feel like you have something mean to say to somebody.
Yesterday Jason discovered his cell phone he lost in the sandbox.
Replace "discovered" with a synonym that means the same thing.
You must predict the ending to the story that your teacher read in class.
What does "predict" mean?
To guess
What does "gnaw" mean? What clue gave it away?
to chew
Dogs like to (chew) on bones
How are an apple and orange alike?
How are they different?
Both fruit. Both sweet. Both have seeds, both grow on trees.
Oranges you have to peel, apples you don't have to.
Spelling tests are a piece of cake for Nathan.
What does a "piece of cake" really mean?
Spelling tests are EASY for Nathan.
Tell me something that is a "piece of cake" for you!
The children's clothes are always spotless.
Replace "spotless" with a synonym that means the same thing.
Clean, pristine, flawless
Tonight's homework assignment is to edit your book report.
What does "edit" mean?
To look over your book report again and correct any errors you found.
No one could hear me until I used the microphone to amplify my voice.
What does "amplify" mean? How do you know?
To make louder.
Microphones make voices louder
How are a forest and a jungle alike?
How are they different?
Both habitats with a lot of trees and animals
Jungle has a humid climate,
Forest can get snow.
DAILY DOUBLE:
I am getting cold feet about giving my presentation in class.
What does "cold feet" mean?
"Cold feet" means feeling nervous or not feeling confident about something.
Have you ever had "cold feet" about something?
DAILY DOUBLE #2
The towel is damp.
Replace "damp" with a synonym.
Wet, moist
You need to calculate the number of students that can fit in two buses for the field trip.
What does "calculate" mean?
Add together
We always bundle our newspapers before taking them to the recycling center.
What does "bundle" mean? How do you know?
gather together
Before taking them to the recycling center, you must put them in a pile.
How are summer and winter the same?
How are they different?
Both weather
Hot vs. cold
I can't go with you to the movie today but I will take a rain check.
What does the phrase "take a rain check" mean?
The math problem is too difficult for me.
Replace "difficult" with a synonym meaning the same thing.
Challenging, hard
What does "demonstrate" mean?
To show
The hungry hawk soars through the air hunting prey.
What does "prey" mean? What clue or prior knowledge gave it away?
Food that the hawk eats.
Clue: Hunting
How are June and July the same?
How are they different?
Both in summer, both hot, no school
Different months, different holidays.