Third Grade Reading Trivia

You can identify a simile because it uses 

• like or as
• but or so 
• to or from 
• like or what 

Which is a metaphor?

• She is like a troll. 
• The dog barked like a coyote. 
• She is a witch.
• She is as mean as a witch. 

When an author uses personification he/she is doing what?

• Making something seem real
• making something seem like a person 
• using like or as
• telling the truth 

Which is an example of personification

• The wind howled. 
• The wind was cold. 
• The wind is freezing. 
• The wind was like a refrigerator. 

bumpy, bouncy, ball

• alliteration
• repetition 
• simile 
• metaphor 

POP! went the firework

• onomatopoeia 
• metaphor
• repetition
• poem 

splat, splat, splat

• repetition
• rhyme 
• metaphor
• stanza

I know that a story is a biography when-

• it tells about someone's birthday
• asks questions
• tells about their interest
• tells about someone's life 

When asked about a word a do not know I should-

• guess
• go back and read all around the word 
• read just the sentence it is 
• ask my friend 

When there is a summary question I should-

• do it first and read the end of the story, go back and check my answer choices for the ending
• look at the shortest one
• pick the longest one
• pick the one I like the most