Airborn

What type of figurative language is used when the author writes that Matt had moths dancing in his stomach?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"There was no sign of panic in his log."

What does the word panic mean?

• Stress

• Happines

• Fear

• Control

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What type of figurative language does the Author uses to exaggerate when he writes that Matt had looked for all sorts of things.. "Every flicker in the sky."

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Based on the story what did Kate's parents thought about Benjamin Molloy?

• He was too old

• He was mad (crazy)

• His discoveries might be real

• He was very clever

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Back in the cabin, I slid down into the warm furrow of my bunk and took a glimpse at the stars outside my porthole."

What does the word porthole means?

• A smaller ship

• The door on a ship

• Small round window on a ship

• The bathroom inside a ship

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the author most likely mean when writing that Benjamin Molloy spent days taking down notes like a scientist.

• Benjamin Molloy wrote everything he saw in his journal

• Benjamin Molloy was a very famous scientist

• Benjamin Molloy barely knew what he was talking about

• Benjamin Molloy's writing was a little weird

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

It did seem an awful lot to imagine even if he was delirious.

What does the word delirious mean?

• Confused due to oversleeping

• Anxious

• Scared

• Confused due to illness

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The author refers to Maunt Mataurus as a She when he wrote "She is about to erupt."

Giving human qualities to an object is an example of?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Great puff of gray smoke were billowing up from its Jaws"

What is the author referring to with the word Jaws?

• Mount Mataurus smoke

• Mount Mataurus lava erupting

• Mount Mataurus crater

• The fire inside the hot air balloon

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

At first the log had been so claer and reasonable, but by the end, especially with those pictures, it seemed he was dreaming.

What does the word reasonable mean?

• unreasonable

• unclear

• Hard to understand

• Easy to understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4