Weeks 18, 19, 20

Beleive it or not United States department of agriculture graded eggs would

be illegal if sold in the united kingdom. Commercial American eggs are

federally required too be washed and sanitized before they reach the

consummer, EU egg marketting laws on the other hand state that eggs must

not be washed or cleaned in anyway.

Which word(s) should be capitalized?

• marketting laws

• graded eggs

• united kingdom

• department of agriculture

Beleive it or not United States department of agriculture graded eggs would

be illegal if sold in the united kingdom. Commercial American eggs are

federally required too be washed and sanitized before they reach the

consummer, EU egg marketting laws on the other hand state that eggs must

not be washed or cleaned in anyway.

Which word(s) are spelled incorrectly in the sentence?

• Commercial

• marketting

• sanitized

• too

Obtuse means:

• a mathematical term for a large number

• not able to think clearly or understand what is obvious or simple

• not able to speak clearly and be understood

• to measure incorrectly

Winsome means:

• wishful thinking

• to win something valuable

• attractive or appealing in appearance or character in a childlike/innocent way

• to daydream

Read the sentence below and determine what type(s) of figurative language is/are being used:

The moon, like a half-closed eye, shone a dim light down on the lake making the waves shimmer like diamonds.

• alliteration

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

Read the sentence below and determine what type(s) of figurative language is/are being used:

Rachel gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills stretching across the counter.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• allusion

• pun

A precipice is

• a piece of precious metal

• a point where danger, trouble, or difficulty begins

• a condition in which a person cannot follow a recipe

• a long angry speech of criticism or accusation

Obscure means

• a well-known fact or opinion

• a statement spoken with certainty

• something not discovered or know about; uncertain

• something quite popular; wellknown

Read the sentence below and determine what type(s) of figurative language is/are being used:

The students felt as if Big Brother was watching when the school administration decided to install cameras in the classrooms.

• allusion

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Read the sentence below and determine what type(s) of figurative language is/are being used:

When Mr. Rick introduced the new mathematics unit, he was met with groans. One student even had the courage to say, "Geometry is so pointless."

• allusion

• synecdoche

• pun

• idiom