Which of these is an idiom?

Can you please draw the curtains?

Which sentence correctly uses the word "disarray?"

The inside of my desk is in disarray.

Characters speaking in a story - uses quotation marks

A message the author wants the reader to get after reading.

The coyote in Pecos Bill and in How the Stars Fell Into the Sky....

offered to help the main character

A made up story that explains something from the past

Pecos Bill's family traveled the desolate land in the southeast. What is "desolate?"

a wide open area with nothing there

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Unit 2 - Module A

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A review of Vocabulary and tall tales

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1
Which of these is personification?
I am as happy as a clam.
She is as pretty as a flower.
The clouds cried sad tears.
Lets hit the road.
2
Which of these is an idiom?
Ride like the wind Bulls-eye!
The sun smiled down on the picinc.
The bed looked like a comfy cloud.
Can you please draw the curtains?
3
Which sentence correctly uses the word "disarray?"
The inside of my desk is in disarray.
There is disarray sometimes.
I feel disarray when I'm sad.
I was disarray when I was late
4
What is dialogue?
The main events
The person telling the story
Characters speaking in a story - uses quotation marks
Something I have to write in class
5
I deliberately tripped my sister. What does deliberately mean?
by mistake
selfishly
purposefully
On accident
6
What is a "theme?"
The main idea of the story
Friendship is a theme
A message the author wants the reader to get after reading.
Something I have in my WEB project
7
The coyote in Pecos Bill and in How the Stars Fell Into the Sky....
was not a character to be trusted
offered to help the main character
was kind and caring
was sneaky
8
Which word is a synonym for "crouching?"
sitting
crawling
standing
kneeling
9
Pecos Bill has been revised and expanded upon the yarns in dozens of books. What is "yarns?"
old stories and tales
a type of literature
a craft item
string used for knitting
10
Which was NOT one of the Ready Gen stories we read in this unit?
Why the Sea is Salty?
Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
How the Stars Fell Into the Sky
11
What is a legend?
Something shown in movies
A made up story that explains something from the past
A story that has a humorous ending
A scary story
12
Which of these is a metaphor?
We clapped so loud the roof blew off the building.
The snow is a white blanket.
The stormed roared through the forest.
The camera flashed like lightening.
13
I forgot my homework, consequently I had to stay in for recess. What does consequently mean?
before something happens
as a result
A mistake
A punishment
14
The character of First Woman
successfully placed all the stars in the sky
was very impatient
didn't care about the laws
None of these
15
Pecos Bill, John Henry, First Woman and the Giant all have this in common.
They are larger than life characters
All of the above
They are characters in a tall tale
They solve a problem in their stories
16
Which tall tale character had super human strength?
Slue Foot Sue
Coyote
John Henry
First Man
17
Which is an example of a simile?
It's raining cats and dogs.
He is as fast as a cheetah.
The chair moaned when I sat on it.
He is a real bear today.
18
John Henry was
able to beat the steam driving machine
the greatest steel driver there was
all of the above
born with a hammer in his hand
19
Which is NOT a characteristic of a tall tale?
Explains an element of nature
Exaggerated events
A realistic story
A larger than life character
20
John Henry spoke with great dignity. What does dignity mean?
to have self respect
being very loud
to be strong
to be famous
21
Pecos Bill's family traveled the desolate land in the southeast. What is "desolate?"
a wide open area with nothing there
an area that is in drought
a hot place
a part of the west that has lots of cities and people
22
Which of these stories takes place outside of North America
Pecos Bill
John Henry
Why the Sea is Salty?
How the Stars Fell Into the Sky
23
The villagers wanted salt to "preserve" their fish. What does "preserve" mean?
To keep something cold
To keep something fresh
To make something taste better
To get salt
24
How does the suffix -ier change the word "Tasty"
It means something doesn't taste good
It doesn't it means the same thing
It makes it a verb
It means more tasty
25
What part of speech often ends in the suffix -ly
adverb
adjective
noun
verb
26
The coyote grabbed the blanket and spread the stars in "haste." What is haste?
He was in a hurry
He was foolish
He was sneaky
He was careless

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