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Figurative Language
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Writing
100

Fill in the Blank:

Silent Reading helps us improve our reading _______?

endurance

100

a comparison using "like" or "as"

simile

100

Identify the noun in the following sentence:

The girl ran quickly.

girl

100

Which type of sentence has a subject and a predicate/verb.

Simple Sentence/Complete Sentence

100

What does ACES stand for?

Answer

Cite

Explain

Sum Up/So what?

200

From the list below, which book is Ms. Sexton's all time favorite:

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King by Tolkien

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

200

The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?

 Gnats taunted us as we ate.

personification

200

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

The girl ran quickly.

ran

200

What does the subject of a sentence?

It tells us who or what the sentence is about. It’s usually a noun or pronoun and can have describing words.

200

What does "cite" mean?

Back up with evidence/example

300

What is your all time favorite book?

Must name title and author within 10 seconds

Answers vary

300

The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?

The fireworks crackled across the sky.

onomatopoeia 

300

Identify the adverb in the following sentence:

The girl ran quickly.

quickly

300

What does a predicate do?

It tells us what the subject does or what is said about the subject. It’s more than just the verb — it includes the verb and other details.

300

Why is it important to "explain" your evidence?

to show why your evidence supports your answer to the prompt

400

What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word.

Connotation is the implied meaning of a word.

400

An author uses figurative language to set the _____ of a piece

tone

400

Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:

Ross and his friends went to the water park.

Ross

400

What is a compound sentence?

Two or more independent clauses joined by a 

coordinating conjunction & comma.

400

Why is practicing writing so important?

Answers may vary

500

Fill in the blank:

An author creates tone by choosing their words or "____" very carefully.

diction

500

When authors set the tone, readers feel the ______

mood

500

Identify the adjective in the following sentence:

Ross and his friends went to the water park.

water

500

What is a complex sentence?

It is sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; it relies on the independent clause for meaning.

500

Use the following information to cite evidence in-text in MLA Format:

Author: Flannery O'Connor

Title: "A Good Thing"

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Pages: 67

Quote Used: Page 45

(O'Connor 45).