Figurative Language
"I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry"
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile
What is a consumer?
An organism that gets energy from consuming another organism.
What is the definition of main idea?
What a story is mostly about.
What POV is this sentence: I went to the park with my friend, and we bought pizza.
1st person POV.
What major country did America ally with for the Revolution?
France
Mia might misread this magazine.
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Alliteration
What does defend mean?
To protect
What is an inference?
When you "read between the lines" and learn something that is not stated explicitly in the text.
What POV is this sentence: We went to the store to buy ingredients for dinner.
What river did George Washington cross during the Revolution (hint: the battle was called Crossing the _______ and is also the name of a state)
Delaware
The plates all tumbled to the floor with a resounding CRASH.
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
I was mistaken when I thought my brother ate my last piece of cake, but it was actually his. What does mistaken mean?
To be incorrect
A story about a boy who tries many ways to solve a problem, and finally succeeds in the end after almost giving up.
What is a possible theme of the story?
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What is a 3rd person perspective?
The narrator is an observer, not a character in the story.
Amerigo Vespucci
I told my mom I was feeling under the weather, but she sent me to school anyways.
This is an example of what kind of figurative laguage?
Idiom
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"Ms. Hornak walked into the classroom without her coffee cup, and sat in her chair. She rubbed her eyes and laid her head down on the desk."
What can you infer from this passage?
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"I went to the pizza store to buy pizza but they had NO MORE PIZZA. HOW do you run out of pizza at a PIZZA STORE? Explain that to me."
Based on this passage, what character trait could you give this character?
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
An era of mass international trade, when crops, people and diseases were brought from continent to continent.
The ruby red of the dress reminded me of Dorothy's slippers.
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Allusion
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"Walruses are interesting creatures. Did you know that the largest walrus ever was over 3,000 pounds? That's almost as much as a small car!"
What is the main idea of this passage?
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"I looked at the mountain defiantly, preparing myself for the steep climb. I knew that this time I would succeed, no matter what."
What character trait could you give this character, based on the passage?
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What was the main cause of the American Revolution?