Idioms
What does the idiom "call it a day" mean?
Time to quit or be done
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We went on a camping trip. It was long. I wore jeans. They were blue and old. I wore wool socks. They were warm.
On our long camping trip, I wore old blue jeans and warm wool socks.
"Time is a thief" is which type of Figurative Language?
Metaphor
What is theme?
The moral, lesson, or message from a story
What does the word darkness mean in the sentence below?
Paul could not see in the darkness of the room.
The state of being dark
What does the idiom "cool as a cucumber" mean?
To be very calm or relaxed
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Mom made a pie. It was delicious. It was made of pumpkin. She made it in a pie pan. The pan was large. It was made of glass.
Mom made a delicious pumpkin pie in a large glass pie pan.
"She's as sly as a fox" is which type of Figurative Language?
Simile
What is main idea?
What the story is mostly about (typically in a one sentence summary)
What does the word useless mean in the sentence below?
That broken toy is useless.
Without any use
What does the idiom "rip off" mean?
Something is over priced, asking too much for something.
What change should be made in the sentence below?
Tanya carried a big yellow umbrella and small three shopping bags as she walked down the busy city sidewalk.
change small three to three small
"Her smile was a mile wide" is which type of Figurative Language?
Hyperbole
What are the three types of Author's Purpose?
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain (PIE)
What does the word coerced mean in the sentence below?
The firefighter coerced the cat down from the tree.
forced
What does the idiom "adding fuel to the fire" mean?
Making a bad situation worse
What change should be made in the sentence below?
Juan was wearing his black new pants and his best white shirt for the annual jazz band concert.
change black new to new black
"The wind whistled in the night" is which type of Figurative Language?
Personification
Name a way that author's can organize their writing
cause and effect, chronological order, etc.
What does the word glared mean in the sentence below?
The teacher glared at the two students who were talking during the test.
stared fiercely
What does the idiom "put a bug in her ear" mean?
To make a suggestion
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The last vacation Mr. Gonzalez took was in the summer. He rode a train. The train was old. It was powered by steam. It went across a bridge. The bridge was sturdy. It was made of iron.
On his last summer vacation, Mr. Gonzalez rode an old steam train across a sturdy iron bridge.
"The bees were buzzing around the flowers" is which type of Figurative Language?
Onomatopoeia
Name three things we can find from a dictionary entry
Proper spelling, pronunciation, definitions, part of speech, and sometimes synonyms
I proposed my idea to Mrs. Young, and she loved it!
What does the word proposed mean in the sentence above?
made a suggestion