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Who are the main characters in the BFG?
Sophie and the BFG
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
What is a homophone?
A word that sounds like another word but it spelled differently and has a different meaning.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
To spin around.
Swivel
What is the inciting incident in the BFG?
Sophie gets snatched by the BFG.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile- compares two things using like or as
Metaphor- does not use like or as to compare two things. Direct comparison.
Choose the correct homophone:
I want a (peace, piece) of cake.
Piece.
How many levels of comparison are there?
3
To jump on something.
Pounce.
What is the time of night called when Sophie is peeking out the window?
The witching hour.
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
AABB
Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentece.
I went (too, to, two) the store after school.
To.
Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence:
Jenny is the (good, better, best) player on the soccer team.
Best.
To be in pain or be upset.
Anguish
What is the climax of the story?
When the soldiers are capturing the giants and almost get eaten.
What type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification.
Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence below:
There were a lot of workers at the construction (site, sight, cite).
Site.
What is the superlative form of bad?
worst
To speak up for someone or something.
Advocate
What is the resolution (solution) in the BFG?
The giants are put in a deep hole for tourists to come and look at.
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
I walked a thousand miles yesterday on my hike.
Hyperbole.
What the meanings of there, their, and they're?
There- location
Their-ownerhsip
They're- they are
When do you use the words more and most in front of an adjective when comparing?
When the adjective has 3 or more syllables.
When two things or ideas mean the opposite.
Contradict