A story reads: "The stars winked overhead while the campers unrolled their sleeping bags." What does the word "winked" suggest about the stars?

Pick the sentence that uses personification rather than a simile.

Dad sighed and said, "I've told you a million times to hang up your coat." What does his wording tell the reader?

Complete the analogy, keeping the same cause-and-effect relationship: Drought is to withered crops as flood is to ___.

Complete the part-and-whole pair: petal is to flower as page is to ___.

The words "slender" and "skinny" both describe a thin person. What is the key difference between them?

A reporter wants to praise a shopper who spends money carefully. Which word carries the most positive connotation?

In the word pair "wheel is to bicycle," how do the two words relate?

In the word pair "sunburn is to sunlight," how do the two words relate?

A story reads: "The tired old furnace coughed and rattled all night long." The writer is using personification in this sentence.

A story reads: "The angry storm hurled branches across the road and screamed through the pines." What does this personification suggest about the storm?

A poem reads: "The lonely mailbox waited at the end of the drive." What human quality is given to the mailbox?

A weather report reads: "Wind gusted across the lake and rattled the loose window pane." The writer gives the wind human actions.

A narrator says, "The old oak stretched its arms over the picnic table." What is the writer describing?

A poem line reads: "Hungry waves gnawed at the shoreline year after year." What does the line really describe?

Read this line: "The city yawned awake as the first buses rumbled by." What does it suggest about the city?

In the sentence "Fear grabbed Marcus and would not let go," what does the line really tell the reader?

Pick the sentence that describes the sun as if it were a person.

Nina groaned, "This backpack weighs a ton and my shoulders are falling off." What is Nina really telling her friend?

Coach told the team their water break had lasted "about a hundred years." Why does he exaggerate?

Jasmine said, "I laughed so hard I nearly died." What does her wording tell the reader?

Pick the sentence that uses exaggeration for effect rather than plain fact.

Keep the same cause-and-effect link: a spark is to a fire as a virus is to a ___.

Keeping the cause-and-effect link, finish the pair: frost is to blackened leaves as hail is to ___.

In the word pair "exercise is to stronger muscles," how do the two words relate?

Which word pair shows a cause and its effect?

Keeping the part-and-whole link, finish the pair: branch is to tree as verse is to ___.

Keeping the part-and-whole link, finish the pair: keyboard is to computer as engine is to ___.

In the word pair "string is to guitar," how do the two words relate?

In the word pair "crust is to bread," the first word names a part of the second.

Which word pair names a part and the whole it belongs to?

A coach wants to compliment a player who never gives up. Which word carries the most positive feeling?

The words "aroma" and "odor" can both name a smell. What is the key difference between them?

A newspaper wants to describe a large group of cheering fans respectfully. Which word fits best?

A teacher is writing a kind report about a student who talks a lot. Which word carries the friendliest feeling?

These sentences differ by only one word. Which one describes a careful saver in the kindest way?

A sale listing calls a used bike "well-loved" instead of "worn out." What does that word choice do?

The words "inexpensive" and "cheap" can describe the same low price, but "inexpensive" sounds more positive.

A travel guide describes a narrow old street to attract visitors. Which word gives the friendliest impression?

A poem reads: "Winter locked the pond and hid the key beneath the snow." What has winter actually done?