ELA 3rd Grade

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

• A type of punctuation mark.

• A synonym for a verb.

• A word that describes a noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is personification?

• Giving human traits to non-human things.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• A technique that involves the repetition of consonant sounds.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a verb?

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A type of noun that represents a person, place, or thing.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A conjunction that connects words or phrases.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is a sentence?

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought.

• A single word that conveys an idea.

• A collection of random words without meaning.

• A phrase that asks a question.

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

• A rhetorical question that emphasizes a point.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is hyperbole?

• A literal statement meant to be taken seriously.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A form of irony that expresses the opposite of what is meant.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another.

• A type of simile that compares two unlike things directly.

• A statement that contradicts itself but reveals a truth.

• A rhetorical question that does not require an answer.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• A type of verb

• A synonym for an adjective

• A phrase that describes a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a noun?

• A word that describes an action.

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that connects phrases or clauses.

• A word that expresses a state of being.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun.

• A type of verb that shows action.

• A word that connects phrases.

• A word that expresses emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B