Fremont Power Hour : The Bike - Gary Soto

Identify the figurative language used in the following line from "The Bike" by Gary Soto:

The leaves of bird-filled trees stirred a warm breeze and litter scuttled out of the way.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

The following excerpt from "The Bike" contains sensory details that appeal to which of the 5 senses? Select all that apply

"I opened my mouth, and wind tickled the back of my throat. When I squinted, I could see past the end of the block."

• Taste

• Sight

• Touch

• Smell

• Hearing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which line from "The Bike" excerpt below contains personification?

(2) (A)Going up and down the block was one thing, but taking the first curve, out of sight of Mom and the house, was another. (B)I was scared of riding on Sarah Street. (C)Mom said hungry dogs lived on that street, and red anger lived in their eyes. (D)Their throats were hard with extra bones from biting kids on bikes, she said.

• (A)Going up and down the block was one thing, but taking the first curve, out of sight of Mom and the house, was another.

• (B)I was scared of riding on Sarah Street.

• (C)Mom said hungry dogs lived on that street, and red anger lived in their eyes.

• (D)Their throats were hard with extra bones from biting kids on bikes, she said.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the figurative language in the poem excerpt below?

"He backed up and slowly, like a tank, advanced."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Identify the figurative language in the underlined section of the excerpt:

"I folded my arms behind my head and watched a jay swoop by with what looked like a cracker in its beak, when the tire climbed over my ankle and sparks of pain cut through my skin. I sat up quickly, my eyes flinging tears like a sprinkler."

• Personification

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the line from the excerpt below that contains a simile:

(A)The kid could see that it did. (B)He could see my face strain to hold back a sob, two tears dropping like dimes into the dust. (C)He pedaled away on his bucket of bolts and tossed it on his front lawn. (D)He looked back before climbing the stairs and disappeared into the house.

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• (A)The kid could see that it did.

• (B)He could see my face strain to hold back a sob, two tears dropping like dimes into the dust.

• C)He pedaled away on his bucket of bolts and tossed it on his front lawn.

• (D)He looked back before climbing the stairs and disappeared into the house.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which line from the excerpt supports the idea that the narrator was concerned about getting in trouble for his actions?

(5) (A) I turned my bike around and rode a few times in front of our house, just in case Mom was looking for me. (B)I called out, "Hi Mom. I haven't gone anywhere." (C) I saw her face in the window, curlers piled high, and she waved a dish towel at me. (D) I waved back, and when she disappeared, I again tore my bike around the curve onto Sarah Street. I was free. (E) The wind flicked my hair and cooled my ears.

• (A) I turned my bike around and rode a few times in front of our house, just in case Mom was looking for me.

• (B) I called out, "Hi Mom. I haven't gone anywhere."

• C) I saw her face in the window, curlers piled high, and she waved a dish towel at me.

• (D) I waved back, and when she disappeared, I again tore my bike around the curve onto Sarah Street. I was free.

• (E) The wind flicked my hair and cooled my ears.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1