Practice Test: Language Arts and Reading Flashcards
Mrs. H is teaching her fifth-grade class a strategy for listening. Which of the following is she teaching?
SLANT “Sit up, Lean forward, Ask Questions, Nod yes and no and Talk with Teachers” strategy for improving listening skills
Mr. S is preparing a lesson for his class using a word processing program and PowerPoint. This saves him time and effort. What kind of software is he using?
productivity (allows teachers to use tools to increase efficiency and time management)
Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word “genre”?
type of story (a genre is particular type of written work)
What is the literary device used to compare things directly, without use of words such as “like” or “as”?
metaphor (used to compare things w/o using the words “like” or “as”
Which of the following is a major component of syntax?
rules for determining the correct order of words in sentences
*Mary, a second grader, reads with very little expression or variability in pitch, and she often introduces pauses at inappropriate places. In what aspect of language does she most clearly need improvement?
prosody (refers to the rhythms, stress patterns, and intonations of speech)
What is the purpose of activating student’ prior knowledge during a reading exercise?
students engage a text more readily when they have a personal connection to it (students more readily connect to texts that reflect their own experiences)
*Which of the following levels is higher than the other’s in Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy?
Evaluating (2nd highest level)
*For a unit on Ancient Greece. the Social Studies Language Arts teachers plan to collaborate. Which of the following literature would be most suitable for the unit?
biographies of famous Greeks (timelines and maps should be eliminated because they reflect dates, rather than people. While poetry may be important, biographies would be most relevant and engaging)
Susan is a second grade-student learning to write a paragraph. Which of the following is not involved in this process?
large motor skills (writing involved small motor skills, not large motor skills)
Ms. K is giving her students an assessment to determine if they are developing at the correct pace with the instruction she is currently using. What kind of assessment is Ms. K using?
progress monitoring (used to assess students’ academic progress within the current instructional environment)
Mr. P teaches third grade. In teaching today’s reading lesson, he begins with brief direct instruction on a “teaching point.” Students practice the skill and Mr. Perkins conferences with individual students to coach skills and provide feedback on practice. What strategy is Mr. P using?
reading workshop (involve a “teaching point,” practice, and conferencing with students
*Which of the following assessments gives the best review of the needs of a student?
progress monitoring (used to assess students’ academic performance and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction)
*Automaticity is most related to
fluency
Which of the following illustrates expository writing?
an essay about how the postal service works (expository writing presents information in a factual way)
Third-grade student Lisa has a writing assignment for homework. She is supposed to write a story about her adventures in an imaginary place. The focus of this assignment is which kind of writing?
creative narrative (writing from the imagination. Skill: Knowledge of Language and the Writing Process)
Mr. C’s class is learning about intellectual property. What concept is most closely related to that topic?
copyright
Which of these would yield information about percentiles or stanine scores?
standardized test (are based on normative data and can be used to identify percentile rankings of individual students)
What does it mean to say that a student scored in the 72nd percentile on a test?
the student scored better than 72% of the comparison group (percentile ranking refers to the percentage on one’s peers that one has outperformed)
The ability to hear and identify individual sounds in words is known as
phonemic awareness
Worksheets, writings and projects could all be included in
portfolio (collections of students’ best work)
Structural analysis involved the ability to
break a word into parts or syllables (through this, unfamiliar words can be divided into familiar syllables and other units in order to facilitate decoding)
*The four types of assessments included in the “Just Read, Florida” Reading Formula are
screening, progress monitoring, diagnosis, and outcome measures
Carlos is working on one of the six traits of writing
voice
*Kevin is learning about parts of speech. What aspect of writing does this involve?
syntax
What is an example of phonemic awareness?
recognition of the same sound in rods (phonemes and phonemic awareness involve sounds)
Ms. W teaches first grade. She is doing an activity with her class. Ms. W said, “If I take the word mail and replace the /m/ sound with an /s/ sound, what word would I have?” This activity involves
phonemic substitution
Which of the following most clearly reflects structural analysis?
A. hearing the difference between “bat,” “bad,” and “back”
B. articulating each syllable of the word “watermelon”
C. understanding that the /s/ sound is represented in more than one way
D. recognizing that “guarded” consists of the word “guard” plus the suffix “ed”
articulating each syllable of the word”watermelon” (structural analysis - breaking a word into meaningful parts)
*Characteristics of emergent literacy include
interest in books and printed materials (aspects of reading that occur before children can read - pre-reading stage)
Which of the following would be used in assessing reading fluency? A. multiple option tests B. story retelling C. sight-word analyses D. running records
running records (informal checks of oral reading accuracy)
What is prosody?
the rhythm, stress patterns, and intonations of speech
Structural analysis involves the ability
break a word into meaningful parts or syllables
*Mr. J is asking his students to read a brief essay and identify the theme. What level of comprehension is Mr. J requiring of his students?
analysis
Mr. D is having her class read an expository text that contains many charts, pictures, and other graphics. Which of the following is the best way for her to support her students’ comprehension of the text?
help students understand the specific ways the graphics support the details presented in the text
After reading her class a story about how one child helped keep his neighborhood clean, the teacher asks the class to brainstorm ways that they can keep their own neighborhood clean. What level in Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is primarily used for this activity?
Applying
Ms. M is discussing the main character of a text with her students. Which of the following activities would best promote her students’ thinking at the evaluation level of Bloom’s Taxonomy?
ask students to reflect on the author’s treatment of the main character and then to write a paper that argues the fairness of the portrayal (evaluation involves judgment in terms of the equality of fairness)
*What type of assessment relies on mastery of learning objectives for student achievement?
criterion-reference (address mastery of content)
The results of what type of assessment are reported in percentile ranks?
norm-referenced (report student scores in reference to other scores in the norming popular)
*Which of the following is not part of emergent literacy?
A. showing awareness of the directionality of print
B. being able to decode words fluently
C. recognizing where the title of a book is located
D. understanding that words in books tell stories
B. being able to decode words fluently (answer - would be proficient reader)
showing awareness of the directionality of print
recognizing where the title of a book is located
understanding that words in books tell stories
Your school board is considering a proposal to lengthen the school day. You are encouraging your students to write to the board to express their views either in favor of or against the proposal. You will be encouraging your students to write to the board to express their views in favor or or against the proposal. You will be encouraging your students to use which mode of writing?
persuasive
A new novel about a fictional Native American girl who lived in the South during the pre-Colonial era represents which of the following genres?
historical fiction
Mr. Lee is discussing words such as “buzz,” “hiss,” and “splat” with his students.
These words are examples of
onomatopoeia
Plot can be briefly defined as the
main event of a story
Which of the following descriptions contains a simile?
Patricia is like a bear (like or as)
*All of the following would support the use of multicultural literature in the classroom EXCEPT
A. guiding students to think about the world from different perspectives.
B. informing students about the cultural contributions of different societies.
C. encouraging students to celebrate their own distinctive characteristics.
D. basing readings on the works of 18th-century European writers.
D. basing readings on the works of 18th-century European writers.
What is the correct order of stages in process writing?
prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
When planning an expository essay, which of the following should students consider? A. audience, occasion, and purpose B. means of introducing a main character C. methods of persuasion D. approach to developing plot
audience, occasion, and purpose
What of assessment gives a teacher the most specific information about a student’s reading strengths and weaknesses?
diagnostic test
Generally speaking, writing rubrics are helpful in communicating which of the following?
A. lesson content
B. expectations about the elements of an assignment
C. metacognitive strategies
D. class goals
expectations about the elements of an assignment
*A student whose scores on a standardized test of reading comprehension are in the 50th percentile is, with respect to reading comprehension,
average (percentile ranks create a curve of scores from 1 to 100)
Ms. Riker administers a brief test of oral fluency each week and finds that students’ scores tend to vary widely from week to week. Which of the following seems like the most plausible explanation for the variability in student scores?
The test has poor reliability. (test results are not consistent in repeated trials)
Which of the following teachers is engaging in active listening during a story retell by one of her students?
At several points, the teacher briefly paraphrases what the student just said or asks a clarifying question.
Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word genre? A. theme of a story B. setting of a story C. response to story D. type of story
type of story
Which of the following can be a primary source? A. a textbook B. a letter C. a movie review D. a critical summary
a letter
Which of the following appears to violate the principles of fair use of copyrighted materials?
A. posting a photo from a website on the classroom wall
B. photocopying a textbook and selling it to students’ parents
C. integrating several quotations from a book into a slideshow for students
D. asking students to write down their favorite passage from a play
B. photocopying a textbook and selling it to students’ parents
*Kate is learning about the dimensions of language. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The dimensions are speaking, thinking, writing, and reading.
B. Listening comes before speaking.
C. Oral language consists of speaking and listening.
D. Oral language provides the foundation for how written language works.
The dimensions are speaking, thinking, writing, and reading. (dimensions of language are speaking, listening, writing, and reading)
Which of the following is defined as the acceptance of the distinctive characteristics of all cultures, including one’s own?
cultural pluralism (smaller groups within a larger group maintain unique cultural identities, values, and practices as long as they are not illegal in the larger group)
Ms. Carter is teaching her kindergarten students how to write the alphabet. She notices that Erik has problems holding his pencil. What developmental issue might contribute to this problem?
small motor development
*Mr. Lassiter has a student whom he thinks could be helped by bibliotherapy. Which of the following students, given their description, is most likely to benefit from this approach?
Carl because his dog just died. (using the right book at the right time to promote emotional healing)
The focus of Ms. Green’s lesson is syntactic understanding. What would you expect to see her students doing?
using a computer to check for grammar errors
Principal Moore is observing Mrs. Kraft’s third-grade class. He notes that the focus of the lesson will be conventions of writing. What would Principal Moore expect to see in this lesson?
Students working together on grammar, spelling and punctuation from a previous writing assignment.
After school, Tim showed his mother the very first paragraph he had ever written. What grade would Tim most likely be in? A. kindergarten B. second grade C. fourth grade D. sixth grad
second grade
*Mrs. Jones asked her students to read a folk story and then write their own example of a folk story using a writing process approach. At one point, Zoey makes a bubble map of the characters and ideas she wants to use in her story. Zoey is in which stage of the writing process?
prewriting
Mr. Wood teaches fifth-grade science. His class completed a short experiment in class. He has given the students a writing assignment about what they observed. This assignment exemplifies which kind of writing?
expository
*Mr. Nash is teaching his students about parts of speech. He asked the students to identify the preposition in the following sentence: The carnivorous tiger was running through the forest. Which student gave the correct answer?
Molly said “through.”
Mr. Drake often focuses on semantic understanding in his fourth-grade science class. What classroom tool or activity would best exemplify this focus?
creating and using a word wall for science vocabulary
*Mrs. Lennox’s sixth-grade class is comparing dialect and use of language among three sources: A description of love from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; lyrics from a pop music song about love; and a humorous Valentine greeting card. What aspect of language is the focus of the comparison?
pragmatics (focuses on the social or contextual uses of language)
*Mrs. Lee wrote the word extemporizing on the board. What is the focus of the lesson?
speaking (extemporizing - refers to a type of speaking without preparation)
*Eastville Middle School uses a learning management system called Teaching With Class for reporting absences, grades, and communication with parents and guardians.
This system is an example of which kind of software?
administrative (learning management systems focus on the organization and communication of data)
Which of the following best describes the connection between Title IX and choosing books for children?
avoiding books that are sexist
Ms. Green’s second grade class had a Skype conversation with the author of one of the books they read. After the conversation ended, the class as a whole wrote about the conversation by dictating to Ms. Green. She wrote using a document camera and the students contributed ideas. They edited the document together and they read it aloud. This demonstrates use of
language experience (language experience technique is a whole group approach to writing and reading based on a shared event)
Ms. Hyatt is teaching a kindergarten class about onset and rime. Which of the following best exemplifies that concept?
d-og (onset is the beginning sound of a syllable (or 1-syllable word) and the rime is the part of that consists of the vowel and consonant sounds following the vowel)
*Which of the following demonstrates use of a Web 2.0 tool?
A class creates an online blog on current events.
Which of the following is defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms?
media literacy
Ms. Cooper is listening to Kelly read aloud. Kelly reads very slowly because she carefully, but correctly, sounds out every word. In terms of fluency, Kelly’s reading best reflects a problem in
automaticity (describes the ability to read aloud without having to sound out words)
*The Johnsons have a son who will be entering kindergarten in the fall. The school has scheduled a time for their son to come in to be tested prior to starting school. What kind of testing is their son most likely to be given?
screening (often occur before students start school in order to filter students who may need additional diagnosis and remediation from those who are ready to proceed)
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
a class textbook chapter on space exploration
Mrs. Owen showed her students a video clip of Dr. Martin Luther King delivering his “I Have a Dream” speech. She then gave her students 3 minutes to reflect on the content and identify the three most important things they learned from the speech. After that time, she put students into groups of two to compare and contrast what they wrote. This is an example of
think, pair, share.
Third-grade teacher Mr. Giamatti is completing report cards for his students. He is determining grades based on the work students have done this semester. Which of the following should be included in his computations?
results from a summative assessment on reading skills
*What is true of informal and formal speaking?
Pre-teaching vocabulary and incomplete outlines can help students prepare for speaking.
*What is the purpose of high-stakes testing?
accountability (high-stakes testing is designed to determine if students have met specified benchmarks and, if not, who is accountable for their lack of success)
Fourth-grade teacher Ms. Cliff gave Joe an individual reading inventory. In terms of oral reading, Joe was 95% accurate at the fourth grade level. His comprehension score on silent reading was 75% and his comprehension score on oral reading was 85%. Which of the following can Ms. Cliff conclude?
Joe’s instructional level is fourth grade. ( instructional level includes word recognition that is 95% or better, while comprehension based on oral reading is 80% or better, and comprehension based on silent reading is 75% or better.)
Mr. Oakley is learning about reading assessments. The content he is reading includes the abbreviations WPM and WCPM. Mr. Oakley is reading about which of the following assessments? A. phonemic awareness B. comprehension C. fluency D. screening
fluency (abbreviation WPM stands for words (read) per minute and WCPM stands for words correct per minute and apply only to oral reading (fluency))
In terms of testing, which of the following describes how well a test measures what it is supposed to measure? A. norm referencing B. reliability C. percentile ranking D. validity
D. validity
Which of the following instructional examples would specifically help students develop listening and speaking skills?
Ms. Hurst divides her class into groups and gives each group a small plastic ball. She tells the class that whoever has the ball in the group can speak and after that person speaks, s/he should ask a question and then toss the ball to someone else to respond.
Mrs. J’s second grade class is working on the following skills: accuracy, automaticity, rate, and prosody. What aspects of language are they learning?
fluency
What is an example of a simile?
She was like a bull in a china shop
Lucy selected a book to read. The book uses animals as characters and ends with a moral. What type of book did Lucy read?
fable
Caroline’s teacher told her that she needed to work on the ‘conventions of writing.’ What does her teacher wand her to do?
improve spelling, grammar, or punctuation
What are the correct components of emergent literacy?
print motivation print awareness listening and oral vocabularies narrative skills letter knowledge phonological awareness
First-grade student Luis wrote the following sentence. He ‘runned’ up the hill. The use of the word ‘runned’ us an error of _______?
syntax
*Mr. Thompson is using formative assessment with his 3rd grade class. What is Mr. Thompson most likely to be using?
a feedback prompt
Mr. S is using a tool to grade his student’ writing assignments. The tool provides a way to grade or score writing according to the objectives of the assignment. Mr. S is most likely using a(n) _____.
rubric
*Ms. C wants to provide her sixth grade language arts students with a listening guide. What would be her best choice?
SLANT
*What is an example of a secondary source?
a text book on American history
Ms. Carson handed a kindergarten student a book with the back of the book facing up. She asked the student the following questions: “‘Where is the name of the book?’ ‘Where does the story start?’ ‘If the book has the words the end, where might I find those words?’” Ms. Carson is assessing
concepts of print
understanding how books work in terms of how to hold a book, where the title is found, beginning, middle and end
Ms. Carpenter is reading to her students. The last line is “The moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race.” What kind of literature did Ms. Carpenter read?
fable
fable ends with a moral
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. accommodation
B. abundence
C. discription
D. sincerly
accommodation
correct: abundance
correct: description
correct: sincerely
A high school student is creating a poster to invite people to attend a concert. While she might say, “I hope y’all can come to the concert,” her poster states, “You are cordially invited to attend the concert.” The difference in oral versus written language exemplifies the student’s understanding of
pragmatics
social and cultural aspect of language
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The parent gave there children an allowance for doing chores.
B. Each person must do their own work.
C. The schools policy does not allow students to have their cell phones in class.
D. Students are expected to take their seats quietly when they enter the class.
D. Students are expected to take their seats quietly when they enter the class.
Mrs. Fredricks asked her students, “What is the first sound in map?” What phonetic skill does this address? A. phonetic substitution B. phonetic identification C. phonetic addition D. phonetic isolation
D. phonetic isolation
substitution: adding/subtracting sound
identification: same sound in several words
*Mr. Leo has written the following on the board:
biology
BIO LOGY
What aspect of word recognition does this address?
morphemic awareness (divided into two parts that have meanings)
Tim is going to start kindergarten in the fall. He is scheduled for testing the week before school begins. What kind of test is Tim most likely to take?
screening
A middle school language arts class is learning about autobiographies. Which books are they most likely to be reading?
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
author is who work is about
Darnell is learning to write the letters of the alphabet. What aspect of the reading process does this involve?
graphemes
*Mr. Alvarez is teaching high-frequency words. Which words would most likely be in this lesson?
shall, there, after
sight words
*Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
If you want to be a successful artist, you must practice your craft
Which sentence uses correct capitalization?
A. The Principal won tickets to the world series.
B. Please translate the english passage into french.
C. To get to the Hotel, turn West on North Street.
D. My Uncle Fred attended Northwest State College
D. My Uncle Fred attended Northwest State College
Choice A: The principal won tickets to the World Series.
Choice B: Please translate the English passage into French.
Choice C: To get to the hotel, turn west on North Street.
Mrs. Smith is reviewing a writing sample from her first-grade students. Samantha’s writing is unevenly spaced in terms of horizontal placement and the letters do not always have a common base. This would be an error in
alignment
horizontal placement on the page from left to right with a common base
*At the end of Mrs. Anderson’s lesson on the solar system, she asked students to respond to the following prompts: What is the most important idea you learned about the solar system? What concept is still unclear to you? Students submitted their responses at the end of class. This is an example of a
formative assessment
ongoing and informal
Mrs. Brook has funds to purchase hardware for her biology classroom. Which of the following can she purchase with the funds? A. A set of e-books for the class B. Access to a digital frog website C. A learning management system D. A document camera
D. A document camera
all others are digital materials or software
A presentation given to the faculty includes the following terms: percentile, stanine, norms. The focus of the presentation is most likely
standardized tests
are norm-references and results can be reported in percentile or stanine scores
Mr. Brown is attending training on a new classroom management system that his school is using. This system is an example of
administrative software
*Mr. McKee wants to obtain specific information about a student’s skills in terms of word recognition in isolation, oral reading and fluency, silent reading, comprehension, and listening comprehension. The best test for Mr. McKee to administer would be a
informal reading inventory
Online tools that allow users to create and share content are called
Web 2.0 tools
Mr. Valentino is reading aloud to his class. He makes sure to read expressively. What aspect of reading is he addressing?
prosody
Mrs. Van Pelt took her high school social studies class to a Holocaust Museum. When the students returned, Mrs. Van Pelt gave the students the following assignment: How did going to the museum affect you? What questions or insights do you have as a result? This assignment asks students to write
personal narrative
The words clang, thump, and hiss are examples of
onomatopeia
The traits of writing are
ideas organization voice word choice sentence fluency conventions
*A third-grade class is participating in a readers’ theater. This activity most likely is used to develop
fluency
The purpose of a running record is to
show a graphic record of a student’s oral reading fluency
What would you expect to see in a literature circle?
students discussing a book they read
*The fifth-grade teachers at Waving Palms Elementary School worked together to create a single test for assessing social studies that all students will take. This is an example of a(n)______________.
common exam
Ms. Gray said, “As you read, make note of the setting, character and theme.” The students are most likely to be reading
a short story
Michelle is sorting word cards into sets based on parts of speech. Which set is NOT correctly sorted? A. Verbs: went, are, is B. Nouns: people, runners, C. Conjunctions: and, but, yet D. Prepositions: of, nor, hardly
D. Prepositions: of, nor, hardly
Mrs. Filipe teaches science. Her students are writing research papers on different chemical elements. What type of writing is the focus of the assignment?
expository
*After Mrs. Murphy’s class wrote comparison/contrast papers about two presidents, she asked them to write a follow-up paper to persuade the reader that one president was more effective than the other. Which writing trait does the second paper exemplify?
organization
structure of writing for different purposes
Ms. Green wants to make sure that she is using a research-based reading strategy with her fourth grade students. What activity are her students most likely to be using?
comprehension monitoring
DeShae is a kindergarten student who is learning to write. When she writes her name, the letters D and S are as large as the vowels in her name. DeShae needs to work on
size
uniformity in writing uppercase and lowercase letters
Mr. Cane asked his class to give an example of alliteration. Which student gave the best response?
The silly snake slithered silently.
What are the five areas of reading development?
phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary
A “talking stick” is used to in group discussions to
help teach turn-taking during conversations
A “listening guide” is used
to focus attention and provide students with structured ways to capture and reflect on content.
Third-grade student Jacob scored at the 50th percentile on a standardized reading test. What is his stanine score?
5
1-3, 4-6, 7-9
Mr. Howell is telling his science class how Dr. Abe Silverstein of NASA chose the name Apollo for the space missions saying “Apollo riding his chariot across the sun was appropriate to the grand scale of the proposed program.” What kind of literature inspired Dr. Silverstein’s choice?
mythology
An example of a literary device would be A. poetic verse B. personification C. a dog as the main character in a story D. an omniscient point of view
personification
The four dimensions of language are
listening
speaking
writing
reading
*An example of a formative assessment would be
teacher observation
informal and provides information about student progress
Mr. Territo has a classroom tool that allows him to manipulate and digitally save content written on the board. This allows him to retrieve the information and use it for review. The tool is a ______________
interactive white board
Mrs. Glass wrote the following comment on Jon’s paper: Please work on the conventions of writing in your next paper. What should Jon do to improve his next paper?
Review his paper for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Mr. Clark has planned for his students to be extemporizing in class tomorrow. What would you expect to see the students doing?
speaking informally about thought and feelings
/b/ is a ____________.
phoneme
letter written between slashes represents a latter sound: phoneme
The application of the alphabetic principle to correctly say or read written words with understanding is called
decoding
Ms. Caprio has created a tool to help her assess student writing. The tool identifies key elements of the assignment as levels of competency across each element and assigns scores or point values to the levels. This tool is a(n)
rubric
*What would you expect to hear a teacher say in a lesson on morphemic awareness?
“The word part –nym means name.”
understanding morphemic awareness involves understanding meaningful word parts
Mr. Liam is discussing his reading lesson with his supervisor. He explains that the students will be reading Mark Twain’s book Tom Sawyer. The supervisor asked him to explain why he was using that book. Mr. Liam said, “ Tom Sawyer is a great example of ____________.”
classic literature
Which of the following is the best example of a Web 2.0 tool?
blog
Mrs. Lowell is planning for parent-teacher conferences. Each student has a folder with the following: August, Vocabulary Pretest and Writing Sample; September, Social Studies Essay, Informal Reading Inventory Results, Spelling Test; October, Science concept map, Science unit test. This folder is an example of
portfolio
The purpose of miscue analysis is to
identify the kinds of oral reading errors a student makes`
Mrs. Jackson is listening to a first-grade student read aloud. The student read a first-grade reading passage of 160 words and missed 16 of the words. What can Mrs. Jackson conclude?
The passage is at the student’s instructional reading level.
word recognition accuracy of 90% is at the instructional level
Mr. Lee has noticed something interesting about his third-period biology class. When they discuss the content in class after a lecture, their comments and answers are on target. When they discuss content in class after a reading assignment, their answers are very poor. What can Mr. Lee conclude about the students’ vocabulary skills?
The students’ listening vocabularies are more developed than their reading vocabularies.
Mrs. Carr said, “What does protagonist mean?”
It is a main character in a story.
*The best example of performance-based assessment is
a science project
Keri completed the following concept map after learning about parts of speech. What aspect of parts of speech does she still need to review?
pronouns: her, we, you, us
verbs: went, are, person, farmer
nouns: cat, dog, paper, waist
adjectives: green, happy, beautiful, ditry
verbs
had persons and farmer in verbs, those are nouns
“I am so hungry I could eat a house” exemplifies the literary device of
hyperbole
over-exaggeration
