Vocabulary
The literal or dictionary definition of a word
a. connotation
b. glossary
c. denotation
denotation
Lightning danced across the sky.
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
personification
Tell the verb
We warned them to stay away from the haunted house.
a. away b. warned haunted
warned
At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual. They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep. Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
a. first person b. second person c. third person
third person
What is the text structure:
A palm tree needs a lot more water than a cactus does in order to survive. a. compare and contrast b. cause & effect c. problem & solution
compare and contrast
An idea or feeling that a word suggests in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
a. connotation
b. denotation
c. glossary
connotation
I'm so hungry, I could eat an elephant
a. metaphor
b. personification
c. hyperbole
hyperbole
Tell the adjective
This game is difficult, I don't understand the rules.
a. difficult b. understand c. rules
difficult
There were six young colts in the meadow besides me; they were older than I was; some were nearly as large as grown-up horses. I used to run with them, and had great fun; we used to gallop all together round and round the field as hard as we could go.
a. first person b. second person c. third person
first person
People with bad eyesight struggle to see objects clearly, but glasses or contacts will help them see better.
a. compare & contrast b. problem & solution c. sequencing
problem and solution
A person telling the story
a. ethos
b. poet
c. narrator
narrator
My mom has a heart of gold
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. hyperbole
d. support a main idea
metaphor
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.
a. persuade b. inform c. entertain
inform
“60% of the time, it works every time.” Anchorman
a. ethos b. pathos c. logos
logos
Tell the meaning of the word, cycle
You can’t see it, but the water cycle is always in motion on the earth.
a. cant see it b. on the earth c. series of events go round and round
c. series of events go round and round
An attitude or way of thinking about something.
a. perspective
b. author's purpose
c. denotation
perspective
The bee buzzed in my ear.
a. Onomatopoeia
b. alliteration
c. personification
Onomatopoeia
"MR. PRESIDENT: No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House.
a. persuade b. inform c. entertain
persuade
By donating only fifty cents a day, you can help give a child clean drinking water.
a. ethos b. logos c. pathos
pathos
What is the meaning of constantly?
The cycle is always, constantly, in process, everywhere in the world.
a. happening all the time b. doing it now c.
a. happening all the time
The author's reason for writing.
a.perspective
b.author's purpose
c.point of view
author's purpose
Explain how the use of figurative language convey the meaning in a text?
a. get a deeper understanding of the text.
b. give the literal meaning of the text
c. none of the above
d. support a main idea
get a deeper understanding of the text.
Tell the noun and adverb in the sentence.
James coughed loudly to attract her attention.
James , loudly
“Choosy moms choose Jiff.”-Jiff Peanut Butter Commercial
a. ethos b. logos c, pathos
ethos
What context clue gives you a hint to the meaning of the word “constantly”?
The cycle is always, constantly, in process, everywhere in the world.
a. always b. process c. everywhere
a. always