Figurative Language
Author's Purpose
Parts of Speech
Random
Text Structure
Thanksgiving Fun
100
The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language:
The lightning danced across the night sky.
Personification
100
What is the author's purpose? The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The cubs are born in late winter. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government.
To inform
100
What part of speech is the verb?
The silly boy ran all the way home.
ran
100
Are "join and separate" a pair of antonyms or synonyms?
Antonyms
100
Tells how things are alike & different
Compare & Contrast
100
Which tradition brings good luck at Thanksgiving?
Breaking the wishbone
200
What type of Figurative language is the sentence...
"The snow is a white blanket."
Metaphor
200
It's New! It's Refreshing! It's Slurpy Soda! This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school. Try one today!
To persuade
200
In the sentence "The rock hit the water with a quiet bloop." Quiet is an example of an .....?
Adjective
200
What does the prefix dis- mean? Examples - dishonest, disappear, disagree
Dis- means the opposite of
200
uses imagery and vivid words
Description/ descriptive
200
What are female turkeys called?
Hens
300
What is alliteration? Give an example.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: The soft swan sang sweetly.
300
What's the author's purpose
To describe or Share a personal experience
300
The words he, she, I, we, us, and them are all example of what part of speech?
Pronouns
300
What is an antonym of the word "beneficial"
Harmful, etc.
300
action that makes something else happen (result)
Cause and Effect
300
According to the National Turkey Federation, roughly how many turkeys are consumed each Thanksgiving?
About 45 to 46 million
400
The jumbo shrimp was amazing?
Oxymoron
400
Author's Purpose? Double points if you can name the genre?
To entertain & Fairy Tale
400
Select the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
"The neighborhood was comprised of large mansions and tiny houses."
Large, Tiny
400
What term is used to describe the main idea or message of a story?
Theme
400
events happen in order (time)
sequential/chronological
400
What year did “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” debut on television?
1973
500
BOOM! The thunder popped throughout the night.
Onomatopoeia
500
What's the author's purpose? Double points for the genre?
To Entertain & Dystopian Fiction/Science Fiction/Thriller
500
These are the 5 main parts of speech????
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and pronoun?
500
Sawyer found the ___ of his vehicle to be very upsetting. * Give the definition of the one you choose
A. Immobility
B. Brevity
C. Obstruction
A. Immobility
the state of being unable to move or be moved.
500
After eating a spicy pepper, drinking cold milk or eating a spoonful of yogurt can cool down your mouth.
What is the text structure being used?
Problem & Solution
500
The year that the pilgrims arrived in America.
1620