Vocabulary
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Figurative Language Challenge
100

What does the word enormous mean?

What is very large?

100

What is the subject of the sentence? The squirrel climbed the tree in my yard.

What is squirrel?

100

What are the people or animals who take part in a story called?

What are characters?

100

Fix this sentence: i seen a movie yesterday

What is "I saw a movie yesterday.

100

What type of figurative language compares two things using like or as?

What is a simile?

200

What is a synonym for ancient?

What is old?

200

Identify the verb: Maria quickly ran to the bus.

What is ran?

200

What is the setting of a story?

What is when and where the story takes place?
200

Fix this sentence: me and jake goed to the store on friday

What is: "Jake and I went to the store on Friday.

200

Identify the figurative language: The classroom was a zoo.

What is a metaphor?

300

What is an antonym for scarce?

What is plentiful/abundant?

300

Correct this sentence: The students books were left on the desk.

What is students'?

300

What is the main problem or struggle in a story called?

What is conflict?

300

Fix this sentence: their going too bring they're own lunches to school tomorrow

What is: "They're going to bring their own lunch to school tomorrow."

300

What does the metaphor "Her voice was music to his ears" mean?

What is her voice sounded beautiful?

400

Using context clues, determine the meaning of cautious: Lena was cautious as she crossed the icy sidewalk, taking slow steps so she would not fall.

What is careful?

400

Which word is the pronoun? They walked to the library.

What is they?

400

What is the theme of a story?

What is the message or lesson the author wants readers to understand?

400

Fix this sentence: james help me bring my dog woffie to the vet

What is: "James helped me bring my dog Woffie, to the vet.

400

Identify the figurative language being used: 

Boom, crash, bang went the fireworks!

What is onomatopoeia?

500

Using context clues, determine the meaning of reluctant:  Jake was reluctant to jump into the cold, dark water, so he decided to stand on the rocks.

What is hesitant or unwilling?

500

Correct the three mistakes in the following sentence:

Please closes the door wen you leave my room

What is close, when and .
500

What are the three main parts of a traditional plot?

What are beginning/rising action, climax, and resolution?

500

Fix all the errors: yesterday me and my sister goes to the mall and we buyed new shoes.

What is: "Yesterday, my sister and I went to the mall and bought new shoes." 

500

Identify the figurative language: The wind whispered through the trees.

What is personification?