The reason an author writes something. (usually to persuade, inform, or entertain).
What is authors purpose?
100
A way to compare two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
100
Drawing conclusions based on background knowledge and clues from the text.
What is an inference?
100
An extreme exaggeration in writing.
What is a hyperbole?
100
There are two types of __________:
first person and third person.
What is point of view?
200
There are three main types of author's purpose.
True or False?
What is true
200
A way to compare two things NOT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
You cannot make inferences about something you're reading unless you have read the ending.
True or False?
What is false
200
A type of figurative language where you give nonhuman object human-like qualities.
What is personification?
200
Uses pronouns like "he, she, they, them"
What is third person point of view
300
Which of the following are the three main types?
A. Persuade, Inform, Elaborat
B. Persuade, Infer, Entertain
C. Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is C. Persuade, Inform, Entertain
300
"My mom sings like an angel."
This sentence is an example of a....
A. metaphor
B. simile
What is B. simile
300
"Our family raises honeybees. This spring one of our ten hives was destroyed. Recently, a bear was sighted in our neighborhood."
After reading, you can infer that...
A. the bear destroyed the hive
B. the bees swarmed
C. a storm destroyed the hive
What is A. the bear destroyed the hive
300
"If I don't get an iPhone, I will die."
Is this an example of...
A. hyperbole
B. personification