Prepositional Phrases, Genres, and Figurative Language

Which of the following is NOT a Prepositional Phrase?

• all

• again

• before

• behind

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify ALL the Prepositions in the following sentence

Billy was before Jim in line to get a snack.

• Billy

• to

• in

• before

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What genre is Little Red Riding Hood?

• Fairy Tale

• Fantasy

• Non-Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

What type of Figurative Language is an extreme exaggeration?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The time crawled slowly in math class

What example of figurative language is this?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is a preposition?

• within

• out

• playing

• taking

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

How many Prepositions are in the following sentence?

Jim was playing football until his mom called him in for dinner.

• one

• none

• two

• four

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is a Simile?

• Comparing two things using like or as

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• Comparing two this using like

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Against is a prepositional Phrase

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many Prepositional Phrases are in the following sentence

The cat escaped from the house

• one

• three

• two

• zero

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B