Be a Rock STAAR!5th grade Reading

What is an alliteration?

• All of the above
• an action that's alliterate
• the occurrence of 3 or more words that rhyme with each other and are adjacent. 
•  the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Which of the sentences below are example of alliteration?

• sally farted out rainbows
• Billy Bozzle Buckled buttons before bedtime
• a fat cat that spat at dat bat 
• All of the below

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

An obvious and impossible exaggeration is:

• hyperbole
• simile
• idiom
• personification

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:

• antonym
• metaphor
• personification
•  hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

• alliteration
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

When human qualities are given to nonliving objects is:

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• personficiation

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

• Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
• Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
• Shawn would do anything for Angela.
• Angela is really pretty. 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?

• Sometimes people feel sad.
• You should do good things for others.
• We're not always happy.
• There are many ways to make yourself feel better. 

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2