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Figurative Language
Context Clues and Vocabulary
Parts of a story
Genres
Stories from the 2014 Practice Test
100
This type of figurative language uses the words like or as to compare two things.
What is a simile?
100
To set aside for a specific reason. I decided to ______________ thirty dollars for my trip to the movies this weekend.
What is allocate?
100
This is the problem or struggle facing a character.
What is the conflict?
100
a story that is made up but could actually happen.
What is realistic fiction?
100
This word is used to describe when someone takes their time walking through nature instead of rushing.
What is sauntering?
200
"I've told you a million times not to write on the desk" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a Hyperbole?
200
The least amount possible. "I couldn't ride the roller coaster because the _________________ height to ride was 4 feet tall.
What is minimum?
200
This is the place and time that a story takes place.
What is the setting?
200
This type of writing uses stanzas and lines to create imagery in the readers mind.
What is poetry?
200
This person discovered radium, which helped invent x rays.
Who is Marie Curie?
300
"Her smile really lit up the room" is an example of this type of figuartive language/
What is a metaphor?
300
An idea. "I had the _________ to build a sandcastle when I was at the beach on Saturday?"
What is a notion?
300
These are words that describe a character/
What are character traits?
300
This type of writing tells the story of a person's life, written by someone else.
What is a biography?
400
The stars kissed the moon in the sky.
What is personification?
400
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
400
This is when a story is told from the point of view of a narrator who is not a character in the story.
What is the third person point of view?
400
This type of story deals with made up stories that have to deal with the future and technology.
What is science fiction?
400
This medication is a pain reliever that comes from the bark of a willow tree.
What is Aspirin?
500
A word that shows an action.
What is a verb?
500
This type of writing deals with real events and fact based details.
What is nonfiction?
500
This is the smell that the speaker experienced in the poem "Autumn Orcahard"
What is "garlic and onion"