Ms. Ae's English Revision

A metaphor is a figure of speech that_____.

• uses the words "like" or "as" but doesn't compare things.

• Compare things without using the words "like" or "as".

• gives a non human things human traits.

• uses a word that sounds like what it means.

.Both similes and metaphors ________.

• compare things

• use the words “like” and “as”

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• make a story less vivid

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The thunder was loud.

• . The thunder boomed and rumbled

• The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

• The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself

• . The boy was a tornado of emotion

• The boy said he’d die of shame

• The boy did not like what he’d done

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• simile

• metaphor

• both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in that sentence

What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?

• The lesson or moral

• What the story is about

• The conflict of the story

• The beginning, middle, or end

. Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates. What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.

• Soccer players learn how to dribble

• They learn how to work together as teammates

• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

Key details give important information to support the main idea

• true

• false

(Sentence or Fragment)Jupiter is the largest planet.

• Sentence

• Fragment

(Sentence or Fragment)Is the fifth planet from the sun

• Sentence

• Fragment