Figurative Language
Poetry
Author's Purpose
Text Structure and Features
Theme and Inferences
100

A simile uses key words ____ and ____

"She is as fast as a cheetah."

"He is like a wise owl."

Like, as

100

There once was a girl

Who wanted to twirl

She sang all her blues away


How many lines are in this poem?

3
100

What are the three types of author's purposes?

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

100

How does a caption help a photograph or illustration?

It tells you what the photo or illustration is about.

100

The theme is the ____ of the story.

Lesson or morale

200

"My sister is a fish."

What type of figurative language?

What does it really mean?

Metaphor


It means my sister really likes swimming.

200

What is a stanza?

A section or group of lines, similar looking to a paragraph

200

What is an author doing when they inform you?

The author is giving you facts and details about a topic. It is usually to teach you about something.

200

What does a heading do?

Tells you what the section will mostly be about.
200

What can you infer from the following scenario?

You see your neighbor packing boogie boards, colorful towels, a large umbrella, and snorkels.

Where is your neighbor going?

Beach

300

When something is exaggerated. 


"It is so hot in here I could melt."

Hyperbole

300

Beautiful blue birds

Singing high in the tree tops

Fluttering their wings


What type of poem is this?

Haiku

300

What is an author doing when they entertain you?

The author is writing something to make you laugh or enjoy a story.

300

What type of text structure would use a timeline or list of steps?

Chronological Order

300

Amy huffed and stomped away from the soccer field noisily. When she got to the changing room, she kicked off her shoes violently and one of them hit the wall, leaving a muddy print.

What can you infer about how Amy is feeling?

She is angry about something from her soccer game.

400

"Two peas in a pod"

"A bull in a china shop"

"Raining cats and dogs"

Are examples of....

Idioms

400

Which type of poem(s) rhyme(s)?

Free verse, Limerick, Rhymed Verse, Haiku

Rhymed verse

Sometimes limerick (Lines 1, 2, 5)

400

What is an author doing when they persuade you?

The author is trying to convince you to believe something and/or agree with their opinion.

400

"The tornado was coming towards their town, which was a big problem for the community. They prepared to shelter in their basements. After the storm was over, the community saw the damage. They wanted to work together and come up with a way to clean up the mess."

What type of text structure could this be?

Problem and Solution

400

How does a reader determine a theme of a story?

Choose one: 

  1. make an inference
  2. take a wild guess
  3. the author will say it directly in the first paragraph
  4. not all stories have themes, so a reader never really knows

 

Make an inference

500

Personification is when...

A writer gives an object or animal person-like traits.

500

There once was a young man from Flint

Who worked at the circus a stint

He flew threw the air

With hardly a care, 

And that's why his body's all bint.


What type of poem is this?

Limerick

-5 lines

1, 2, 5 rhyme

3, 4 rhyme

500

Give an example of each type of purpose

PIE

Open: 

-P: opinion writing, article

I: magazines, newspapers

E: books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid

500

"Coral reefs are being damaged from sunblock and trash being thrown into our ocean. The effect of the sunblock and garbage is major habitat damage to the reefs. It is also causing fish to lose their homes. Scientists are working on a way to help the reefs."


What type of text structure could this be?

Cause and Effect

500

What is the theme of the passage below?

Tim hated his old baseball glove. His parents told him that he could cut grass to earn money for a new glove. He wanted to play with a new glove, but he didn't want to work for it, so he decided to steal it. But when Tim got caught stealing the glove, his parents said he couldn't play baseball all summer.

  1. Tim wanted a new glove.
  2. Stealing is a good idea.
  3. If you want something, you should work for it.
  4. Tim lost his privilege of playing baseball.

If you want something, you should work for it.