What are Similes and Metaphors used for in writing?

Readers can better understand what the author is saying

What are text structures used for?

To make passages easier to read and understand

Comparing two things by saying something IS something else, Comparing two things using "like" and "as"

Why do we use Synonyms?

To not use the same words repetitively

Words that have the opposite meaning

How can we determine the meaning of a multiple meaning word?

Reading the context of the passage

Words that have the same meaning

What is a multiple meaning word?

a word that has two or more meanings

Comparing two things by saying something IS something else

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ELA Review 4th Grade

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1
What is compare and contrast?
Comparing two things in a passage
Similarities and differences between two things
a text structure
All of the above
2
What are Similes and Metaphors used for in writing?
To not bore the reader
To not use the same words repetitively
Just for fun
Readers can better understand what the author is saying
3
What are text structures used for?
To confuse the reader
To not use the same words again and again
To make passages easier to read and understand
Just for fun
4
What is sequence?
A sparkly material for clothing
Details of the main idea
The effect of something and the cause
The order of the passage
5
Which of the following is a text structure?
Problem & Solution
Sequence
All of the above
Compare & Constrast
6
Which of the following is an example of a multiple meaning word?
Cat
Wall
Green
Blue
7
What is the meaning of the word bill?: I reached for my largest bill, a twenty.
Part of a duck's body
Something that becomes a law
The name of a person
Money
8
What is the text structure of the passage?
Cause and Effect
Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Description
9
What is a Simile?
Two words that have different meaning
Comparing two things by saying something IS something else
Two words that are the same
Comparing two things using "like" and "as"
10
What is another word for a multiple meaning word!
Synonym
Metaphor
Homonym
Homophone
11
Why do we use Synonyms?
To not bore the reader
Readers can better understand what the author is saying
To not use the same words repetitively
Just for fun
12
Where can you find synonyms and antonyms of words?
None of the above
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Table of Contents
13
What is an antonym?
Words that have the same meaning
Words that sound the same but have a different meaning
Words that have the opposite meaning
Words that are spelled the same but have a different meaning
14
How can we determine the meaning of a multiple meaning word?
Reading the context of the passage
Making sure we pronounce it a certain way
By paying close attention to how it is spelled
By guessing
15
What is a synonym for the word "hot"?
Smooth
Warm
Chile
Cold
16
What is a Synonym?
Words that have the opposite meaning
Words that sound the same but have a different meaning
Words that are spelled the same but have a different meaning
Words that have the same meaning
17
What is an antonym for the word "crazy"?
Rough
Fun
Chaotic
Calm
18
What is a multiple meaning word?
A word that has the opposite meaning
a word that has two or more meanings
a word that has only one meaning
A word spelled the same backwards
19
What is description?
Words with the same meaning
Details of the main idea
The order of a passage
Similarities and differences between two things
20
What is this an example of? The car was a speeding bullet.
Homonym
Metaphor
Simile
Multiple Meaning Word
21
What is a Metaphor?
Comparing two things by saying something IS something else
Two words that are opposites
Comparing two things using "like" and "as"
Two words that have the same meaning
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What is this an example of? She looked as pretty as an angel.
Metaphor
Synonym
Simile
Antonym

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