STAAR Vocabulary Practice

Identify the hyperbole (an exaggeration):

• She is as tall as a skyscraper.
• I was dying of laughter.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
• The sun is as hot as a thousand burning fires.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Synonyms are words with:

• unrelated definitions
• opposite meanings
• different spellings
• similar meanings

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

What is a synonym for "organizational text"?

• text structure

• theme

• figurative language

• context clues

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

All of the following are examples of organizational texts except for

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Persuade

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

The moral of the story or the lesson learned is known as the

• plot
• setting
• point of view

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What type of language plays on your senses to create a better picture in your head

• Sensory language

• Concrete language
• Descriptive language
• Literal language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Choose the example of a metaphor.

• The sun is shining brightly.
• She is a ray of sunshine.
• The wind whispered through the trees.
• The world is a stage.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a comparison between the two things without using "like" or "as".

• A metaphor is a type of cloud
• A metaphor is a mathematical equation
• A metaphor is a type of insect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

What is a simile?

• Giving human like characteristics to non humans

• Comparing two things using like or as

• Comparing two things saying one thing is another

• An exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D