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Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

• Finished
• Cut short 
• Boring
• Too long

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Outside the wind is roaring like a lion. But, inside here, it sounds like a purring kitten.
The author uses this comparison to emphasize that, inside the wind sounds...

• cute
• mild (quiet)
• sleepy
• dangerous

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What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

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What did Abuelita mean when she said "after many mountains and valleys we will be together?"

• Esperanza was going to have to sew a lot
• Esperanza was going to experience many highs and lows
• Esperanza was going to do a lot of physical climbing
• Esperanza was going to move a lot

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If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,

• it is extremely cheap

• it is not worth the money

• it is very expensive

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Which sentence uses personification?

• Last night I slept like a log.

• He was in hot water after a fight with his sister.

• Time flies when you're having fun.

• Jenna ran around the lunchroom squealing like a pig.

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A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

Uses LIKE or AS.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

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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.

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What does the hyperbole "It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets" mean?

• Polar bears were actually wearing jackets.

• It was very cold outside.

• It was really hot outside.

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The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.

What is being personified?

• lumberjack

• trees

• chainsaw

• song

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