Select an example of a Theme.

Don't judge a book by the cover.

Two words that are opposite in meaning.

Select the example of metaphor.

He is a lightning bolt on the track.

An incomplete sentence (missing subject or predicate).

A made up story with made up characters, setting, plot.

Language that appeals to the senses, helps to visualize.

Select an example of nonfiction.

A Biography about George Washington by a historian.

Select an example of Repetition.

You, I need you in my life. Did you hear me?

Select the example of a Metaphor.

John is a sleeping bear when he's tired.

Select an example of nonfiction.

An autobiography about Steve Jobs written by Steve Jobs.

Select an example of Hyperbole.

I am so tired I could sleep ten years!

An expression not to be taken literally.

The message or moral of a story.

Give an example of an Allusion.

She was like the wicked step mother.

Select the example of Alliteration.

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

Select the Homonym example:

Bark (Like a dog) Bark (Like a tree bark)

Comparing two things without using like or as.

Select an example of an inference.

Guessing someone is leaving, because they got their coat.

Select the example of imagery.

Her hair was a chocolate brown that curled wildly.

A text that is true and factual to explain or describe.

Repeating/rhyming with consonants.

Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.

A word that means the same as another word.

Two words spelled the same with different meanings.

A reference to something well known in a text.

Select an example of an inference.

Guessing Charlie might die, because Algernon dies.

Conversations between two or more characters.

What does it mean to make an inference?

Educated guess/hypothesis based on information in the text.

A word that represents the actual sound.

Give an example of an Allusion.

A reference to a bible story in Flowers for Algernon.

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1
What is a hyperbole?
A Lie
Imagery
"BOOM" a sound word
Extreme Exaggeration
2
Select an example of a Theme.
Livingston and Dormer are the best teachers EVER.
Always brush your teeth before drinking orange juice.
Don't judge a book by the cover.
Language Arts is cool.
3
Define Antonym.
Two words used to compare.
Two words that are opposite in meaning.
Two words that sound good together.
Two words that mean the same thing.
4
Select the example of a sentence fragment.
After school at the park.
Go to the store.
Can you please come here?
I want to go to Wawa.
5
Select the example of metaphor.
He is a lightning bolt on the track.
He is like a lightning bolt.
Nobody could run as fast as him.
He won the meet.
6
What is a fragment?
A compound sentence.
A full sentence (Subject + Predicate)
An incomplete sentence (missing subject or predicate).
A broken bone.
7
Define Fiction.
A text written by two authors.
A story that entertains.
A true story with real people, places, and plot.
A made up story with made up characters, setting, plot.
8
Define Imagery.
Pictures in a story.
Actions in a story.
Language that appeals to the senses, helps to visualize.
Adjectives in a poem.
9
Select an example of nonfiction.
Cinderella
A Biography about George Washington by a historian.
The Hunger Games.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
10
Select an example of Repetition.
I need to have you in my life.
You, I need you in my life. Did you hear me?
I want to go home now.
You are my only love.
11
Select the example of a Metaphor.
John snores like a truck.
John is as big as a bear.
John is sleeping soundly in his bed.
John is a sleeping bear when he's tired.
12
Select an example of nonfiction.
Spongebob the movie.
The Avengers.
An autobiography about Steve Jobs written by Steve Jobs.
Flowers for Algernon.
13
Select an example of Hyperbole.
I am so tired I could sleep ten years!
Peter, Piper, Picked
The sky was a beautiful blue.
His eyes are ice blue.
14
What is an Idiom?
An expression not to be taken literally.
A stupid saying.
Lesson in a story.
Comparing two things using like or as.
15
Define Theme.
The conflict's resolution.
The main idea of a story.
The message or moral of a story.
The genre of a story.
16
Give an example of an Allusion.
Her step mother was mean.
She had a step mother.
She was like someone that was mean.
She was like the wicked step mother.
17
Select the example of two Synonyms.
Smart and Intelligent
Old and Tall
Tired and Awake
BOOOOOOOM shaka laka
18
Select the example of Alliteration.
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall. He had a great fall.
Row row row your boat.
idk
19
Select the Homonym example:
Smart and Intelligent.
Hour (time) Our (possession)
Bark (Like a dog) Bark (Like a tree bark)
Blue (color) Blew (verb-action)
20
Define Metaphor.
Comparing two things without using like or as.
Comparing two things using like or as.
Comparing two random things.
Comparing similar items.
21
Select an example of an inference.
Guessing someone is leaving, because they got their coat.
Guessing the name of a character.
Guessing your friend's middle name.
Guessing blue and green make purple.
22
What is the theme of Little Red Riding Hood?
Don't talk to strangers.
Wolves are cool.
Grandma makes the best cookies.
Don't wear red in the forest.
23
Select the example of imagery.
Her hair was a chocolate brown that curled wildly.
I need a hat for my hair.
The girl went to get her hair cut.
She had hair.
24
Select an example of nonfiction.
A parody to make fun of pollution.
The Lorax.
A news article on pollution.
A short story in a magazine.
25
Define Nonfiction.
A fairy tale.
A story that is made up.
A text that is published a long time ago.
A text that is true and factual to explain or describe.
26
Define Alliteration.
Repeating/rhyming with consonants.
Rhythm in a poem.
An exaggeration.
Rhyming vow sounds.
27
Define Repetition.
Doing your workout daily.
Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.
Telling the directions more than once.
Reading the same book twice.
28
Define Synonym.
A word that sounds the same as another word.
A word that means the opposite of another word.
A word that smells like cinnamon.
A word that means the same as another word.
29
What is a Homonym?
Two words spelled the same with different meanings.
Two words that are opposite in meaning.
Two words that sound the same but spelled differently.
Two words that mean the same.
30
Select an example of Fiction.
A news article about recent events.
The Diary of Anne Frank (her diary)
The Giver
An autobiography of Frederick Douglass.
31
Define Allusion.
A reference to the beginning of the story.
A reference to something well known in a text.
A reference in your essay to a source.
A reference to the directions.
32
Select the example of an Idiom.
Please, sit down.
The car was blue.
The car came out of the blue.
My teacher is mean.
33
Select an example of an inference.
Guessing Charlie might die, because Algernon dies.
Guessing an answer on a math test.
Making a random prediction.
Guessing what you will have for lunch.
34
Select the example of Onomatopoeia.
Boom
Flash
Storm
Thunder
35
Define Dialogue.
Stage directions given to actors.
Anything with quotation marks.
Conversations between two or more characters.
Quotes from the story.
36
What does it mean to make an inference?
Analyzing and interpreting the theme.
A guess.
Internal rhyme.
Educated guess/hypothesis based on information in the text.
37
Define Onomatopoeia.
A word that represents the actual sound.
Comparing two things.
Imagery.
A rhyming word.
38
Select an example of fiction.
A newspaper report on the weather.
Podcast about sports.
Harry Potter.
A documentary on the Holocaust.
39
Select the example of Antonyms.
Cold and Chilly
Cold and Hot
Cold as Ice
Cold and freezing.
40
Give an example of an Allusion.
A reference to a bible story in Flowers for Algernon.
A shout out to the author.
Calling someone a bully in a story.
An in-text citation.

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