FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Which of these is a simile?
A. He was a lion in the fight.
B. Her smile was sunshine.
C. She ran like the wind.
D. The stars danced in the sky.
C. She ran like the wind.
What is first-person point of view?
A. The narrator is not in the story
B. The narrator uses “he” and “she”
C. The narrator is a character and uses “I” or “we”
D. The story has no narrator
C. The narrator is a character and uses “I” or “we”
What is the main idea of a text?
A. A small detail in the text
B. The name of the author
C. What the text is mostly about
D. The first sentence of every paragraph
C. What the text is mostly about
Which text structure shows how things are alike or different?
A. Cause and Effect
B. Compare and Contrast
C. Chronological Order
D. Problem and Solution
B. Compare and Contrast
Which genre is make-believe and often includes magic?
A. Biography
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Fantasy
D. Nonfiction
C. Fantasy
What is personification? Give an example using weather.
Giving human traits to non-human things.
Example: “The wind howled angrily through the night.”
How can you tell if a story is told in third-person point of view?
The narrator uses “he,” “she,” or names and is not part of the story.
Read this sentence:
"Bees are important because they help pollinate plants, which allows many fruits and vegetables to grow."
What is the main idea?
Answer: Bees help plants grow by pollinating them.
What does cause and effect text structure show?
Answer: It explains why something happened (cause) and what happened as a result (effect).
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Answer: Fiction is made-up; nonfiction is true and based on facts.
Which sentence includes a metaphor?
A. The snow was a soft blanket covering the earth.
B. The leaves danced in the wind.
C. He was as busy as a bee.
D. Her laughter sounded like music.
A. The snow was a soft blanket covering the earth.
Which sentence shows a third-person limited point of view?
A. I was excited for the trip.
B. They were all nervous, but Jenna couldn’t stop smiling.
C. He walked into the room, thinking about his speech.
D. You should always do your best.
C. He walked into the room, thinking about his speech.
Which of the following best shows a main idea sentence?
A. Bees are yellow and black.
B. Some people are allergic to bee stings.
C. Bees play an important role in our food supply.
D. Bees live in hives.
C. Bees play an important role in our food supply.
Which passage uses problem and solution structure?
A. First, we made cookies. Then, we baked them.
B. Bees are disappearing, but planting flowers can help save them.
C. The bee is an insect. It has six legs.
D. Bees and butterflies are both pollinators.
B. Bees are disappearing, but planting flowers can help save them.
Which genre tells a true story about someone’s life written by someone else?
A. Autobiography
B. Biography
C. Memoir
D. Historical Fiction
B. Biography