Poetry &
Figurative
Language
Figurative
Language
The part of the poem that is repeated
refrain
The main idea of a story tells us__________________.
a. who is the main character .
b. nothing.
c. the details of the story.
d. what the story is mainly about
D
I pressed the button and after a few seconds the door opened. I stepped inside and pressed a button with the number 10 on it. The door closed. Then, I felt the floor was moving up. Where am I?
elevator
the passage puts things in order without specific times and dates
Sequence
I lit the campfire and began rubbing my hands together in front of it to warm them. I guess we didn't pick the best weekend to go camping. The point of view of this passage is ___________
First-person
A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph in an essay)
stanza
What is the following paragraph describing?
Polar bears live in the Arctic. That is the area around the North Pole. They live in the coast and on islands. They also live on pack ice and in the water. Pack ice is their favorite place to live. That is because it is the perfect location for their favorite activity. It is the perfect place to hunt seals.
A polar bear's habitat
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! As I walk the street I was so amazed with what I am seeing -- yellow, orange, red, and brown. I've never seen colorful leaves on the ground before. When is this?
a) spring b) fall c) summer d) winter
B - Fall
"The moon winks at me every night." is an example of
Personification
What two things is needed to find the Main Idea?
A. supporting points and details
B. clues and prior knowledge
C. paper and pencil
D. comparing and contrasting
A
Elizabeth was so proud of her garden. She planted the seeds early in the spring and watered the plants every morning. Last Friday, her mom called and asked her to come over for the weekend because she was feeling sick. When Elizabeth came back home, her plants were bent and drooping.
Why were the plants drooping? How do you know?
She had not watered them for a few days, so the plants were not doing well.
I help the reader understand what they are about to read and what the main idea of the article is.
A title.
The use of words whose sounds make you think of their meaning such as buzz and snap
onomatopoeia
Which sentence is a supporting detail of the paragraph? Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
A. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
B. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area.
C. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short.
D. All of the above
D
Beep! Beep! It was raining hard and some of the drivers were losing their patience. "I wonder why there is so much traffic", Valerie thought. As she drove, she saw an ambulance and police cars.
What is causing the traffic? How do you know?
There was a car accident and it is blocking some of the lanes in the road.
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
Glossary
Makes a comparison without using like or as Example: Her eyes are sparkling stars.
Metaphor
What inference can you make?
The students had a special spirit day at school. Some of them wore their T-shirts backward. They took a test before they studied the lesson! Dessert was served first instead of last. They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down.
The students had a backward day
The door opened automatically as I entered. I took a cart and head to the dairy section. I took milk and eggs and went straight to the cashier.
Where am I?
a) train station b) grocery store c) doctor's office d) cafeteria
Grocery store
The way that nonfiction is organized to tell the reader about different parts or main ideas of the section.
Chapters and headings.
Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.
Problem- Solution