Professor Yu

Question 1

Tip

To make inferences and predictions only use information from the text

Answer 1

True dat

Question 2

A _____ is a figure of speech that compares two otherwise dissimilar things, often introduced by the words like or as (‘you are like a summer’s day’).

A _____ is when a word is used in place of another to suggest a likeness (‘you are a summer’s day’)

Answer 2

Simile

Metaphor

Question 3

Lightning danced across the sky.

The wind howled in the night.

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

Type of literary device used here

Answer 3

Personification

Question 4

She was brave as a lion on the rollercoaster.

The classroom was a zoo.

The computers at school are old dinosaurs.

My mom was busy as a bee

Answer 4

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Metaphor
4. Simile

Question 5

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

Answer 5

Denotation

Question 6

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Answer 6

Connotation

Question 7

Connotations are be positive, negative, or neutral.

Positive Neutral Negative

Employ Use Exploit

_______ Saving Stingy

Meticulous Selective ________

Answer 7

Thrift

Picky

Question 8

These phrases (Caused, led to, One reason for) are common in this type of paragraph.

Answer 8

Problem Solution

Question 9

This type of writing appelas to the senses and paints a picture in the readers mind.

Answer 9

Descriptive

Question 10

In compare and contrast

This is the similarities ____

This is the differences _____

Answer 10

Compare

Contrast