Synonyms and Antonyms
This word means having an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance.
What is arrogant?
A magician who hides the coin but makes it seem gone is trying to do what?
Deceive
A text titled “How Volcanoes Form” was MOST LIKELY written for this purpose.
What is to inform?
A text that explains how one event leads to another uses this structure.
What is cause and effect?
The author’s attitude toward the subject is known as this.
What is tone?
What is the BEST synonym for commend?
A. warn
B. praise
C. deceive
D. remove
E. hesitate
praise
“The classroom erupted into commotion…” What does commotion mean?
Noisy disturbance
A commercial encouraging teens to recycle has this purpose.
What is to persuade?
A text that shows similarities and differences uses this structure.
What is compare and contrast?
Words an author chooses to create a specific feeling or meaning are called this.
What is word choice?
Which word is a CLOSE synonym for deceive?
A. reflect
B. trick
C. assist
D. analyze
E. greet
trick
In a sentence where a principal did NOT commend a student, which word replaces commend?
Criticize
A story about a clumsy dragon who can’t breathe fire is written for this purpose.
What is to entertain?
A paragraph that describes a challenge and how someone solved it uses this structure.
What is problem and solution?
The phrase “the wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this.
What is personification?
This word means to make someone believe something that is not true.
What is deceive?
A teacher recognizing a student at an assembly is doing what?
Commending them
A paragraph listing the look, smell, and texture of a garden uses this purpose.
What is to describe?
A text that shows steps in order uses this structure.
What is sequence?
The mood created when an author uses harsh, angry words to describe a character’s behavior is shaped by this.
Which is the BEST antonym for commotion?
A. disorder
B. silence
C. uproar
D. movement
E. tension
silence
Someone who ignores others’ ideas because they think they are better than everyone else is behaving this way.
What is arrogant ?
A passage that explains what something is, how it works, and why it matters MOST LIKELY has this purpose.
What is to inform?
A text that focuses on characteristics, features, or traits without time order uses this structure.
What is description?
A phrase such as “the hallway exploded with noise” is an example of this type of craft because it exaggerates for effect.
What is the figurative language hyperbole?