Grammar
What is the adjective in the following sentence:
Martha is my best friend.
best
What is the message or lesson in a story?
theme
What does the word loneliness mean?
What type of figurative language does the following sentence show?
She acted as if her dog was her best friend.
simile
Which group of lines makes up a stanza in the following poem:
1 I'm Nobody! Who are you?
2 Are you—Nobody—Too?
3 Then there's a pair of us!
4 Don't tell! they'd advertise—you know!
5 How dreary—to be—Somebody!
6 How public—like a Frog—
7 To tell one's name—the livelong June—
8 To an admiring Bog!
1-4
5-8
What is the adverb in the following sentence:
The girls played loudly in the yard.
loudly
What is the theme of the following passage?
Rohan triumphantly lifted the trophy above his head. Despite all the obstacles, he had won. Beneath his cheerful exterior, he felt a twinge of the constant pain he’d learned to live with. Almost unconsciously, Rohan removed one hand from the trophy and rubbed the thin red scar that snaked around his ankle. He thought back to the surgery and the weeks spent lying in his bed, unable to compete. The months of exercises to strengthen his leg. “Rohan!” he heard the crowd scream, as if in slow motion. A smile broke across Rohan’s face, shattering his thoughts. He returned his hand to his trophy, firmly grasping it.
Through determination, you can overcome big challenges.
The word discontent means not content or pleased. Name a synonym AND an antonym for the word discontent.
synonym: unhappy
antonym: happy
What type of figurative language does the following sentence show?
Children like these are rays of sunshine.
metaphor
What point of view does the following excerpt use?
I think I lost my wallet! I can’t find it anywhere! Oh, I could just kick myself!
first person
What is the common noun in the following sentence:
My favorite restaurant is Applebee's.
restaurant
What is the main or central idea of the following passage?
Federica sat in the back of the cab, watching her new city go by. Nothing around here felt like home. Home was a house at the very end of a sloping dirt road, with no one else around for miles. Home was the sound of wind through grass and trees and the calls of animals at night. Home was peaceful and Federica liked it that way. Home was not what whizzed past her window now: soaring glass buildings, traffic in the streets, the sound of cars rushing past and so many people talking, talking, always talking. “This place is chaos,” Federica thought. “I’ll never get used to this.”
Federica doesn't feel at home in her new city.
What text structure does the author use for the following passage?
Rhesus monkeys are primates with brown bodies and red faces. They come from Asian countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. They are very intelligent, and some have even adapted to live near humans. Rhesus monkeys are good climbers and swimmers.
description
What type of figurative language does the following sentence show?
Lunch was calling her name.
What is the author's purpose of the following excerpt:
Michaela DePrince was born in the African nation of Sierra Leone in the midst of a brutal civil war. Her parents died when she was a toddler, and Michaela, then named Mabinty Bangura, was sent to an orphanage. There, she was an outcast because of her vitiligo, a skin condition characterized by loss of pigmentation in certain places, what Michaela calls her "spots."
To show what Michaela DePrince's childhood was like
What is the proper noun in the following sentence:
The car drove down Main Street.
Main Street
What is the theme of the following passage?
As Tai strummed the guitar, Chelsea looked at her with pride. For so long, Tai's fingers had clumsily tripped over the strings, but now she played the song with ease. Getting to this point hadn't been easy for Chelsea, either. She sighed, trying to bury the memories of all the screaming tantrums Tai had thrown. Once, she nearly threw her guitar against a wall. But now when Tai smiled, and the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama" floated out of the instrument, Chelsea smiled, too. It had been worth it.
Hard work can bring great rewards.
What text structure does the author use for the following passage?
The Olympic Games started in Greece 3,000 years ago. They took place every four years for hundreds of years. The modern form of the Olympic Games started in 1896. The best athletes from countries all over the world compete. In 2016, the Summer Olympics were held in Brazil.
sequence/chronological
What type of figurative language is shown in the following sentence?
Charlie heard a hiss when he stepped on the cat's tail.
onomatopoeia
What is a biography?
tells the true story of a real person's life
Read this sentence:
Jenna and Ashley went to the store, and they bought new shoes.
What does the pronoun they refer to?
Jenna and Ashley
What is the main or central idea of the following excerpt?
Michaela DePrince was born in the African nation of Sierra Leone in the midst of a brutal civil war. Her parents died when she was a toddler, and Michaela, then named Mabinty Bangura, was sent to an orphanage. There, she was an outcast because of her vitiligo, a skin condition characterized by loss of pigmentation in certain places, what Michaela calls her "spots."
Michaela DePrince had many struggles during her childhood.
What text structure does the author use for the following passage?
Urban and suburban communities both have stores, schools, banks, libraries and buildings. However, these things are more spread out in the suburbs than they are in urban communities.
compare/contrast
The tree branches were fingers scratching my window.
metaphor
Based on context clues in the sentences below, what does the word ecstatic mean?
They were ecstatic at the birth of their new baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
excited