nursery rhymes
The BFG
Heroes, Heroines & Villains
Dr. Seuss
Figurative Language
100

An egg who fell off of a wall.

Humpty Dumpty

100

Who wrote The BFG?

Roald Dahl

100

He's big. He's bad. He will huff and puff. Beware little piggies.

the Big Bad Wolf

100

The color of the eggs that Sam did not want to eat.

 green

100

A simile uses the words ______ or ______

like or as

200

I jumped over a candlestick.

Jack

200

Where is Sophie when the book begins?

In the dormitory / orphanage

200

A witch almost cooked him in her oven; but his sister pushed the witch in instead.

Hansel

200

I wear a tall red and white hat.

the Cat

200

What does the idiom "raining cats and dogs" mean?

Raining very hard

300

I had a little lamb that followed me to school.

Mary

300

What is special about the BFG's ears?

They are big, can move, and can hear dreams

300

This lovable creature was really a prince in disguise. It took the love of a real beauty to free him.

the Beast

300

Name 3 words that rhyme with cat

hat, bat, sat, mat, fat, chat

300

The clouds are cotton balls in the sky.

Is this an example of a simile or a metaphor?

metaphor

400

I ran up the clock.

the mouse

400

How many other giants are there and what do they eat?

9  they eat "human beans"

400

Talking to mirrors and cooking up poisoned apples, are two of this lady’s favorite things to do.

Snow White's wicked stepmother / the witch

400

There's a wocket in my _______.

pocket

400

Weeping willow and babbling brook are 2 examples of this type of figurative language

personification

500

We went up a hill to get water.

 Jack and Jill

500

What is the name of the palace where the Queen of England lives?

Buckingham Palace

500

Is the antagonist the good guy or bad guy in a story

bad guy

500

Name 2 books by Dr. Seuss

Red Fish Blue Fish

Green Eggs and Ham

The Cat in the Hat

The Lorax

500

What is another name for an exageration?

Hyperbole