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Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Writing
Writing
Vocabulary
100
Comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile
100
Giving human characteristics to non human things is...
What is personificiation
100
The word "persuade" means
What is convince
100
What does "text evidence" mean?
Information from the reading.
100
Where or when the story takes place.
What is setting?
200
What is "pop" "hiss" "boom" an example of?
What is onomatopeia
200
An exxageration of the truth is called
What is hyperbole.
200
The four letter word you should remember when responding to an open ended response is
What is RATE
200
What does proponent mean?
What is someone for or in agreement of an idea
200
The message the author wants you to know.
What is theme.
300
Comparing two things NOT using like or as
What is a metaphor
300
An expression that can not be translated literally is....
What is idiom.
300
In what part of the the test would you find open ended questions.
What is the reading section
300
What does opponent mean?
What is someone against an idea?
300
The central idea of a story is the same thing as ....
What is the main idea?
400
The whispering willows in the woods.... is an example of?
What is alliteration
400
She is the light of my life would be an example of
What is metaphor.
400
What does the t stand for in RATE?
What is text evidence
400
What does "controversial" mean?
a topic that people feel either strongly for or against.
400
If you are asked to "infer" that means...
What is using information from the reading, but it is not actually written out. Make a guess based on the information given.
500
"The thunder grumbled during the night" is an example of ...
What is personification.
500
The repetition of the first consonant sound is
What is alliteration
500
What does the "E" stand for in an open ended question?
What is extend.
500
What would be an example of a sentence starter for the E- Extend part of an open ended question?
What is "I learned...., this reminds me of.... , I (would or would not ) do as the character did because....
500
The authors purpose for writing something could be to inform, entertain, or to persuade. What does it mean to "inform"
To give information or to teach someone about something.