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• Practice can make you better.
• You should give up if you are not good at something.
• Sometimes it helps to buy more things.
• Simon didn’t give up and eventually got better at juggling.

26

• Ralph is about to be fired from his job.
• Ralph is lost.
• It's Ralph's first day at his job.
• Sheila is not doing a good job at explaining things to Ralph.

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• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

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• You should give up on your first choice for a career.
• Sometimes mistakes can turn out for the best.
• Paperwork mix-ups are the best way to find your future career.
• Stephanie realized she loved flying a helicopter after a mix-up.

29

• Throwing while standing still is easy for Linus now.
• Throwing while standing is difficult, like baking a cake.
• Throwing while standing makes Linus feel like a piece of cake.
• When Linus practices throwing, it makes him hungry for cake.

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• The girl sees Deonte all alone and asks him if he wants to play.
• The girl is nice to Deonte, so it makes him brave enough to ask to play.
• The conflict is not resolved, and Deonte does not join in the game.
• Deonte acts helpfully, which gives him a chance to overcome his fear.

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• The story is written from the 1st person point of view because the narrator knows the thoughts of other characters.
• The story is written from the 3rd person point of view because the narrator is not Sam or Andre.
• The story is written from the 3rd person point of view because the narrator does not know the thoughts of the other characters.
• The story is written from the 1st person point of view because the narrator is a character in the story.

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• Student taking an important test
• Annoyed student who did not study for a test he or she is taking
• Distracted student right before summer vacation
• Focused student taking a test on Thomas Jefferson