Figurative Language
Which sentence is a simile?
A. The wind whispered through the trees.
B. The classroom was a zoo during group work.
C. Her smile was as bright as the sun.
D. Time flew by quickly.
C. Her smile was as bright as the sun.
Which genre tells a made-up story?
A. Biography
B. Fiction
C. Informational text
D. Newspaper article
What is Fiction
Which text structure tells events in time order?
A. Cause and effect
B. Compare and contrast
C. Chronological Order
D. Problem and solution
What is Chronological Order
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
A. I like apples oranges and bananas.
B. I like apples, oranges, and bananas.
C. I like apples oranges, and bananas.
D. I like apples oranges and bananas!
What is I like apples, oranges, and bananas.
What does gigantic mean?
A. Tiny
B. Huge
C. Quiet
D. Slow
What is huge
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The thunder roared angrily across the sky."
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
C. What is Personification
A book about the life of Rosa Parks written by another author is what genre?
A. Biography
B. Fantasy
C. Autobiography
D. Poetry
What is Biography
Which structure explains why something happened and the result?
A. Cause and effect
B. Description
C. Chronological order
D. Compare and contrast
What is Cause and Effect
Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks?
A. She said I love pizza.
B. She said "I love pizza."
C. She said, "I love pizza."
D. She said I love pizza".
What is She said, "I love pizza."
"The desert was arid, with very little rain."
What does arid mean?
A. Cold
B. Dry
C. Wet
D. Crowded
What is dry
"The backpack weighed a ton after the long hike."
What type of figurative language is used and what does it mean?
What is Hyperbole; it means the backpack felt extremely heavy.
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction is imaginary; nonfiction is based on real facts.
A passage explains a problem with plastic pollution and describes ways scientists are solving it.
What text structure is used?
What is problem-solution
Fix the punctuation:
my sister said lets watch a movie tonight
What is My sister said, "Let's watch a movie tonight."
"The reluctant swimmer slowly stepped into the cold water."
What does reluctant mean?
What is Not wanting to do something or unsure.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
A. The runner was as fast as lightning.
B. The stars danced in the sky.
C. The baby cried loudly.
D. The classroom was a beehive of activity.
What is classroom was a beehive of activity
Which genre often includes magic, imaginary creatures, or impossible events?
A. Historical fiction
B. Informational Text
C. Biography
D. Fantasy
What is Fantasy
A passage explains how dogs and wolves are similar and different.
Which text structure is used?
A. Chronological order
B. Cause and effect
C. Compare and contrast
D. Problem and solution
What is compare and contrast
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A. On Monday we have math science and art.
B. On Monday, we have math, science, and art.
C. On Monday we have math science, and art.
D. On Monday we have, math science and art.
What is On Monday, we have math, science, and art.
Which word is a synonym for ancient?
A. Old
B. Tiny
C. Loud
D. Bright
What is old
Write your own simile comparing a student working hard to something in nature.
Example: What is She worked like a busy bee finishing her assignments.
A story takes place during the Gold Rush and includes fictional characters but real historical events.
What genre is it?
What is Historical Fiction
Name two signal words often used in cause and effect passages.
What is because, since, therefore, as a result, so
Why are quotation marks used in writing?
What is They show the exact words someone is speaking.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of exhausted.
"After running the marathon, Maria was exhausted and could barely walk."
What is Very tired.