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The lesson a story is trying to get across to readers is known as
plot
theme
resolution
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gold
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"get it off my chest" means: A) around here / B) see how I feel at the time / C) talk about it
C
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What is an inference?
an educated guess based on story evidence
language authors use to help readers understand story events
a prediction of what will happen next in the story
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Authors use figurative language to
make the writing more fancy
help readers better understand a story
add difficulty and complicate the story
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"Put my foot in my mouth" means: A) around here / B) someone to talk to / C) say something to make you feel worse
C
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"cost an arm and a leg" means: A) around here / B) decided yet/ C) It was really expensive
C
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Which of the following is an example of Foreshadowing in The Veldt?
The nursery walls show anything the children desire
The house does everything for the family automatically
Lydia's scarf is found covered in blood in the nursery
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baam
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
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"play it by ear" means: A) around here / B) see how I feel at the time / C) It was really expensive
B
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boom
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gold
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fairy
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lifesaver
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If someone is "snowed under with work" it means
they are very busy
they have been snowed in
they are very bored
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If someone is "on top of the world," it means:
excited and happy
angry/losing their temper
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magnet
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gift
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baam
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When someone is "hot under the collar" means they are:
nervous
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Words that do not mean exactly what they say are known as
literal language
analogies
figurative language
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