Figurative Language
Which of the following options is a SIMILE:
a) "The world is my oyster..."
b) "I got the best gift ever..."
c) "The sky is as clear as a glass of water..."
d) "My eyes are bigger than my stomach..."
The PREFIX comes __________ the base word.
a) before
b) after
c) the prefix and the base word are the same.
A!
Before
BONUS QUESTION:
"On my way to school, I slipped on a patch of ice."
What season is it?
a) Summer
b) Spring
c) Winter
d) Fall
C!
Winter
Climax
Jack Black
Which of the following is a METAPHOR:
a) "He grew as tall as a tree..."
b) "She was so hungry she could eat a horse..."
c) "They ran faster than a speeding bullet..."
d) "The test was a piece of cake..."
D!
"The test was a piece of cake..."
The _________ comes after the base word.
a) Prefix
b) Suffix
c) Root Word
B!
Suffix
"On my way to school, I slipped on a patch of ice."
Based on the sentence, what inference can we make about the narrator?
a) The narrator is an adult
b) The narrator is a boy
c) The narrator is a young student
d) The narrator is blind
C!
The narrator is a young student
What part of the story is "A" on the plot diagram?
Exposition.
El Paso, TX
Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION:
a) "The man was ravenous, like a pack of wolves."
b) "When I watered my plants for the first time in months, they jumped for joy!"
c) "She sat still, like a tree, and watched the world go by."
d) "The movie was boring as a rock."
B!
"When I watered my plants for the first time in months, they jumped for joy!"
What is the prefix in the word:
Disagree
Dis-
"I was so nervous for the baseball game. I practiced and practiced and practiced. When I stepped up to bat, I could tell the pitcher of the other team was nervous. He could tell I was prepared to smack the ball out of the park. I stepped up to the plate, with all my teammates cheering me on."
Based on the passage, what do you think happens next in the story?
a) the narrator hits a home-run
b) the narrator trips and falls
c) the narrator can fly
d) the narrator will become President of the United States of America
A!
The narrator hits a home-run
What kind of text structure describes similarities and differences between two topics?
Compare and Contrast
Double the points for his full name
Dewey Finn
Which of the following is a HYPERBOLE:
a) "I did a pretty good job on the test..."
b) "I got a lot of questions right..."
c) "I did better than anyone has ever done--EVER!"
d) "I did ok on the test..."
C!
"I did better than anyone has ever done--EVER!"
What is the suffix in the word:
Agreement
-ment
DOUBLE POINTS:
What has hands, but is not flesh, bone or blood?
A clock
What kind of text structure describes an event and its cause?
Cause and Effect
What is the name of the school in School of Rock?
Horace Green
What kind of figurative language compares 2 things using "like" or "as"?
a) Hyperbole
b) Simile
c) Metaphor
d) Comparison
B!
Simile
Disagreement
Agree
WHO AM I?
"My father did not like to wear his crown. He said it was heavy and made his head hurt. While I did not have a crown, my parents made sure I had a silk dress with gold thread to wear for the coronation."
What inference can you make about the narrator?
She's a princess
What part of the story is "C" on the plot diagram?
Rising Action
Principal Mullins did a voice for a Pixar movie.
What character did she voice?
Jessie the Cowgirl