The Message, Moral, or Lesson in a Story
theme
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
hyperbole
"Sally sold seashells by the seashore." is an example of what type of figurative language?
alliteration
"As light as a feather." is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
"Time is money," is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor
"full of baloney" is an example of what type of figurative language?
idiom
"the cat's meow," is an example of what type of figurative language?
idiom
"The classroom was a zoo," is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor
"Blind as a bat," is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
The message an author wants to convey in an informational text.
Central Idea
Specific details, facts, examples, or quotations that support a claim are examples of what?
text evidence
The moral of Beauty and the Beast is don't judge a book by its cover. What is this an example of?
theme
What should your first step be when taking a test?
Read the questions ALL the way through.
After you've read all the choices, what should you do next?
Slash the trash. Get rid of the answers that are clearly not it.
When you fill in the blanks or have to complete a sentence, what should you do before choosing an answer?
Read through the sentence and plug in all of the answers to see which fits best.
If you don't know the answer, what should you do?
Take your best guess, mark it, move on and come back to it. Mind the clock.
