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Figurative Language POV Vocabulary
Main Ideas
Drawing Conclusions
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Question 1 - 200
Simile, hyperbole, or personification?
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Question 2 - 100Siniwai crouched behind a tree and watched the wolf pack. His breath came in short, hurried gasps and his
heart fluttered in his chest. He knew it was too late now. The wolves had seen him. If they attacked he would try to outrun them. He closed his eyes briefly and tried to steady his body. He hoped the wolves would forget
about him and begin their hunt. Then he would do what he had come to do. He remembered the wise old chief’s
words.
Question 2 - 200
It was clear to everyone in the room that the teacher was calling my name. I was, after all, the new kid. I was expected to parade to the front of the room so all the students could stare at this person named
Michael Bevons.
Question 2 - 300
“Long ago, in a Pueblo village, a boy named Kuo-Haya lived with this father. But his father did not
treat him well. In his heart he still mourned the death of his wife, Kuo-Haya’s mother, and did not enjoy doing things with his son…As a result, Kuo-Haya
was a timid boy and walked about stooped over all the time.”
The Bear Boy by Joseph Bruchac
Question 2 - 400
“But Edmond secretly thought that it would not be as good fun for him as for her. He would have to admit that Lucy had been right, before all the others, and he felt sure the others
would all be on the side of the Fauns and the animals; but he was already more than half on the side of the witch.” There
was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to
shut one-self into any wardrobe.”
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Question 2 - 500“This Anselmo had been a good guide and he could travel wonderfully in the mountains. Robert Jordan could walk well enough himself and he knew from following him since before daylight that the old man could walk him to death. Robert Jordan trusted the man, Anselmo, so far, in everything except judgment. He had not yet had an opportunity to test his judgment, and, anyway, the judgment was his own responsibility.”
Whom the Bell Tolls by Edgar Allan Poe
Question 4 - 100Native peoples were astonishing astronomers. They had no
tools—no telescopes, no computers, not even any eyeglassesto improve their eyesight. Yet the Maya people of Central America
and the Yucatan made accurate observations of the skies and made predictions about the movements of Venus. These
predictions rival our computer predications today.
The paragraph tells mainly:a.About the movements of Venus.
b.About the skill of the Maya astronomers.c. Why the Maya had such poor eyesight.
d.Where in Central America the Maya lived.
Question 4 - 200Ann Fitzpatrick makes the sweetest statues. She builds them
out of gumdrops. She learned to do this while she was recovering from a skiing accident. She first makes a paste of
sugar, then shapes it and sticks gumdrops onto it. She makes castles, dolls, toy-size cars, and even life-size humans. You
probably wouldn’t eat one of Ann Fitzpatrick’s statues, However. They look too good—and may cost more than $700
The paragraph tells mainly:a.How Ann Fitzpatrick was injured.b.Where Ann Fitzpatrick lives.c. Why Ann Fitzpatrick uses gumdrops for her statues.d.What unusual skill Ann Fitzpatrick has.
Question 4 - 300The governor of New York signed a bill in 1933 that outlawed any
dance lasting longer than eight hours. The law was aimed at dance marathons. After each hour of dancing in the marathons,
couples were allowed fifteen minutes to rest or eat. In order to win prizes, couples would often dance their way to exhaustion. The
law stepped in to stop the dangerous fad.
The paragraph tells mainly:a. How long dance marathons lasted.b. Why the law had to stop marathon dances.c. How couples won prizes for dancing.d. When the dance marathon was a fad.
Question 4 - 400During the early days of our country, most people ate corn twice a day, day after day, year after year, all their lives. Somepeople ate corn three times a day. Often it was mixed withwater or milk. Then it was boiled for hours with much stirring, till it formed a rather solid pudding. This was called hasty pudding.
The paragraph tells mainly:a.Why people raise corn.b.How delicious hasty pudding is.c.How much corn people ate long ago.d.Why people like the taste of corn so much.
Question 4 - 500One of the greatest avalanche disasters in the history of the
United States occurred in 1910 at Wellington, Washington. Three trains were hurled into a canyon by a single snow slide. More than a hundred people were killed. One of the greatest
avalanche disasters in the world occurred during World War I. In a period of twenty-four hours, five thousand Austrian and
Italian soldiers were buried alive by an avalanche in the Alps. The paragraph tells mainly:
a. Where avalanches have occurred.
b. How destructive avalanches can be.
c. What the most destructive avalanches were.
d. How powerful avalanches can be.
Question 5 - 100English women once thought they looked best with
wigs that rose two or even three feet above their heads. They certainly looked taller. Wool, cotton, and goats’ hair were used to give the hairpieces the desired height. The finest high-piled wigs were often decorated with imitation fruit, model ships, horses, and figurines.
From the story you cannot tell…
(a)How high the wigs were.
(b)What wigs were made of.
(c)The color of wigs.
Question 5 - 200Bees have cleanup squads that not only clean the wax cells
that will hold the precious honey, but also help keep infection from spreading in another way. When a bee has died inside the hive, the workers carry the dead bee far away. In the case of larger animals who have died in the hive, they seal them in bee glue like mummies, thus preventing the spread of disease.
Bees are very concerned with their…(a)Color(b)Mummies(c)Health
Question 5 - 300The first national park to be established in the United States
east of the Mississippi River is known as Acadia National Park. The park, located in Maine, covers over 41,000 acres on Mount Desert Island, Isle au Haut, and on Schoodic Peninsula. A spectacular view is provided from the peak of Mount Cadillac. Acadia National Park is also an excellent sanctuary for wildlife.
The writer hints that…(a)Mount Cadillac was named after an automobile.(b)Earlier parks were established west of the Mississippi.(c)Acadia was America’s first national park.
Question 5 - 400“Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning” is an old
proverb that warns of rain. Actually, there is a reason why this proverb about the color of the morning sky is so widespread. A red sun indicates that there is dust and moisture in the air. These are two of the important elements necessary for rain. Thus there is some degree of truth in the proverb.
You can tell that…(A)There is no truth in this proverb.(B)Other elements are also important for rain.(C)Rain doesn’t need moisture or dust.
Question 5 - 500If you were trying to fall asleep, would a dark, quiet room be
the best place to go? French scientists have found that a boring situation brings on sleep better than darkness and silence. In this experiment, people who experienced the tiresome repeating of a sound or light fell asleep more easily than people in quiet darkness. Next time you can’t get to sleep, listen to the faucet drip or watch the corner traffic light.
People trying to stay awake should…(A)Watch a slowly blinking light.(B)Listen to a repeated sound.(C)Read an exciting book.
QUIZ Instructions
• Title your paper Jeopardy Quiz.• Put a proper heading in the right-hand corner of your
paper.• Number your paper 1-10.
#1 What is the POV?Carly heard the buzzer, which was the signal to begin her descent. The thoughts whirling around in her head quickly disappeared and she dug her ski poles into the packed snow. She leaned forward and began speeding down the steep snow-covered mountain. Her heart was thumping. Her breathing came in quick gulps and she knew that there was no turning back. No time to fear.
#2 What is the POV?
“I tried to look tough. I’d stolen a few paper clips in my time, a pencil or two, and had been made
to stay after school for cheating on a test.”
Chicken Boy by Frances O’Roark Dowell
#3 Main IdeaJapanese fishers long ago figured out how nature could help them catch fish. The fishers have trained big birds, called cormorants, to do most of their work. Fishing from boats at night, the Japanese hang fires in baskets over the sides of their boats. Fish are attracted to the fire. The cormorants, on leashes, grab the fish, and the fishers grab the fish from the birds.
The paragraph tells mainly:
a.What kind of fish the Japanese catch.
b.Where the Japanese catch fish.
c.How the Japanese catch fish.
d.Why the Japanese catch fish.
#4 Main IdeaIn August of 1873 the first hydrogen-filled balloon was launched in Paris. It landed near a little village fifteen miles away. The peasants were terrified. They thought it was a monster from another world. One fired a shot into it, allowing the hydrogen to escape. Others tore the balloon to shreds with their pitchforks.
The paragraph tells mainly:
a.What the first hydrogen-filled balloon flight proved.
b.What hydrogen is.
c.What happened to the first hydrogen-filled balloon.
d.Why the first balloon was filled with hydrogen.
#9 Drawing Conclusions Elephants display surprising intelligence. In the London Zoo elephants were separated from the public by two fences. Sometimes peanuts thrown by the onlookers landed between these fences, beyond the reach of both the people and the elephants. With a blast of air from their trunks, the elephants simply blew the peanuts back to the crowd so they could be tossed back again!
From the story you cannot tell:
a.Where the elephants were kept.
b.How many fences there were.
c.How many peanuts were lost.
d.How the elephants returned the peanuts.
#10 Drawing ConclusionsThe English language did not originate in England. The language that became known as English was apparently first spoken by people living in what is now Germany. Tribes from this area brought their language with them when they invaded England. When we hear this early English, known as Anglo-Saxon or Old English, we find it hard to believe that it was the ancestor of Modern English. It sounds more like German.
The writer suggests that without Germany:
a.There would be no written language.
b.The English language would be different today.
c.There would be no English people.
d.England would have no language.