Similies
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Story Questions 1
Story Questions 2
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True or False 

If someone says you are as quiet as a mouse, they are calling you a mouse?

False

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Which word means to look at something closely and carefully: photographs, inspected, opportunity

Inspected

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What are photographs? 

Pictures

100

"I feel like crying", he whispered softly. Which word means the opposite of softly?

quietly, loudly, silently

loudly

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The blanket was as thin as a rag

What is this an example of? 

A simile

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If someone says you are as quiet as a mouse, what do they mean?

You are very quiet

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Which word means spoken in a very soft voice: 

whispered, silently, loud

whispered


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What does arrived mean?

to get to where you are going

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Which character felt like crying? 

Danny

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What does "The blanket was as thin as a rag" mean?


it was very thin and not very warm 

300

What does a simile do?

It compares two objects to one another.

300

Which word means a chance for good things to happen: 

opportunity,  or valuable, 

opportunity

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What does valuable mean?

Worth alot of money, or means alot to someone

300

"The air inside the steamship smelled like a dirty sock"

What did they mean?

The steamship smelled back

300

"Then she saw Da. His hands waved wildly" 

What does wildly mean? 

Excitedly, happily, ect. 

400

Finish this simile:

You are sweet as _____

Pie, ice cream, candy, anything sweet

400

Which word means pictures taken with a camera:

moment or photographs

photographs

400

What does opportunity mean?

a chance for good to happen

400

The waves of the ocean are compared to mountains.

Why?

Because the waves were huge and the ocean was rough

400

What lesson could you learn from this story? 

Dreams can come true if you work hard. 

500

Make up your own simile: you must use the words like or as in the simile.

Listen to the student responses. 

500

Which word means a very short amount of time:

arrived or moment

moment

500

What does immigrated mean?

To move to a new country

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At the end of the story, the waves were compared to glass. 

Why

To show how smooth and calm the ocean was.

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Why did the family move to America?

To have a better life and follow their dreams.