Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Chapters 1-6
Chapters 7-12
Potpourri
100

To burn the surface of something.

a) scorch

b) surge

c) linger

scorch 

100

An extreme exaggeration that should not be taken literally. 

a) onomatopoeia

b) alliteration 

c) hyperbole

hyperbole

100

Which was NOT a goal for Kyle?

a) get batting average over .250

b) avoid daren for the whole summer

c) end the school year with straight A's

End the school year with straight A's

100

Where did Daren stay after the earthquake/fire?

On the beach

100

What was the climax of the story?

The tsunami hitting Fisher Beach. 
200

something that is necessary to do. 

a) contradict

b) haphazard

c) imperative

imperative

200

formation of a word from a sound. 

a) onomatopoeia

b) alliteration 

c) hyperbole

onomatopoeia

200

Where did Kyle and his family go to on vacation?

Fischer Beach, Oregon

200

What word made Daren have second thoughts about the tsunami and how dangerous it could be?

"Killer" wave!

200

Which was NOT in the rising action?

a) Frontier Lodge under construction

b) Hotels setting on fire

c) finding a fridge full of food

Fridge full of food

300

to leave or remove someone from a dangerous place

a) linger

b) contradict

c) evacuate

evacuate

300

A sentence where words have a shared first letter/sound. 

a) onomatopoeia

b) alliteration 

c) hyperbole

alliteration

300

Which hotel did Kyle and his family stay in?

Totem Pole Inn

300

What did Kyle, Beebee, and Pansy hide behind during the second wave?

A cedar tree

300

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.

This is an example of what?

Alliteration

400

to say the opposite. 


a) confrontation

b) contradict

c) nonchalant

contradict

400

The boy was so angry, he went to his room and shut the door. SLAM! 

This is an example of what figurative language?

onomatopoeia

400

What was the name of the ship that Kyle's parents went on?

Elegant Empress

400

What did Josie give to BeeBee when they walked up the hill?

a) her favorite handkerchief 

b) food

c) a new pair of shoes

her favorite handkerchief

400

It was so hot today! It must've been 100 degrees! 

Is this an example of a hyperbole? Yes or No?

No! Because it caaaan be that hot! If it were 1,000,000 degrees, then it would be a hyperbole!

500

hostile face-to-face disagreement

a) surge

b) resistant

c) confrontation

confrontation

500

I haven't talked to you in a million years!

This is an example of what figurative language?

hyperbole

500

How did Kyle burn his hand?

He touched a scorching hot doorknob. 

500

How did Pansy help Kyle and BeeBee during the tsunamis? 

Pansy barked before the 2nd wave appeared. 

500

Who did not survive in Escaping the Giant Wave?

Josie