Digging In (Figurative Language)
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11 questions
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Which detail from the story contains a simile?
Which detail from the story contains a simile?
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How does the simile in question 1 help the reader understand the text?
How does the simile in question 1 help the reader understand the text?
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Choose a sentence that shows hyperbole.
Choose a sentence that shows hyperbole.
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What is the meaning of unearthing as it is used in paragraph 9?
What is the meaning of unearthing as it is used in paragraph 9?
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What lesson does Maddox learn in Part 3 of "Digging In"?
What lesson does Maddox learn in Part 3 of "Digging In"?
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Read the sentence.
"Chase smiled briefly, but than it faded like a dying light." (paragraph 2)
What does the simile like a dying light mean?
Read the sentence.
"Chase smiled briefly, but than it faded like a dying light." (paragraph 2)
What does the simile like a dying light mean?
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Which word from the sentence is a clue to the answer in question 6?
Which word from the sentence is a clue to the answer in question 6?
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Read this sentence from the passage.
"But the minute Bailey saw his brother with his shoulders slumped in defeat, his heart broke." (paragraph 1)
How does this sentence foreshadow what is going to happen next?
Read this sentence from the passage.
"But the minute Bailey saw his brother with his shoulders slumped in defeat, his heart broke." (paragraph 1)
How does this sentence foreshadow what is going to happen next?
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Read this sentence from the passage.
"His brother moved like a jackrabbit - sprinting across the yard, turning on one foot as Bailey passed him the soccer ball, and then quickly firing the ball into the back of the net." (paragraph 4)
Which two phrases from the sentence are clues to the meaning of the simile "like a jackrabbit"?
Read this sentence from the passage.
"His brother moved like a jackrabbit - sprinting across the yard, turning on one foot as Bailey passed him the soccer ball, and then quickly firing the ball into the back of the net." (paragraph 4)
Which two phrases from the sentence are clues to the meaning of the simile "like a jackrabbit"?
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How is the conflict in the passage resolved?
How is the conflict in the passage resolved?
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Which two phrases from the passage show that Bailey is "the best little brother anyone could ever ask for"?
Which two phrases from the passage show that Bailey is "the best little brother anyone could ever ask for"?