Author's purpose
ELA Terms
Figurative Language
Commonly Confused Words
Are you smarter than a 6th grader?
100

What is the author's purpose?

A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad

Inform

100

Fiction is a true story or a made up story?

Made up

100

Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.

The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.

 

simile

100

I don't know (whether/weather) I like peanut butter better then jelly. 

whether

100

Where does the president of the United States reside?

The White House

200

What is the author's purpose?

A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner

persuade

200

A category used to classify types of literary work. 

Examples: nonfiction, fiction, horror 

genre

200

Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.

The warrior has a heart of stone.

 

metaphor

200

What is (their/there/they're) first name? 

their

200

Which big cat is the largest?

Tiger

300

What is the author's purpose?

A map of the school showing all of the emergency exits

inform

300

"I have a great story to tell. My cat, Chester, and I discovered a new way to eat Slim Jims. I dip them in peanut butter and it's delicious!"

What POV is this?

First person

300

Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.

I have told you a million times to wash the dishes.

hyperbole

300

We're/were/where going to get ice cream. 

we're

300

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare

400

What is the author's purpose?

A poem about a chef who ruins every meal that he cooks

entertain

400

The author's attitude, either positive or negative, toward a subject.



tone

400

Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.

April is the cruelest month of the year.

personification 

400

I accept/except/expect his statement as the truth

accept

400

In which city did the Olympic games originate?

Athens, Greece

500

What is the author's purpose?

A sign carried by a protestor that reads, “More Libraries, Fewer Prisons!”

persuade 

500

Identify the part of speech for the italicized word: Rebecca checked out a beautiful book from the library. 


Hint: It is either a verb, adjective, noun or adverb 

adjective (adjectives describe nouns)

500

Name the type of figurative language. If it is not figurative language, please say so.

Fire often represents some sort of punishment. 

symbolism 

500

It is (quiet/quite) a nice day today. 

quite 

500

How many sides are there in Octagon?

8