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Read the sentence from the passage.
"What she did not expect was a dull outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)
What is an antonym for the world dull as it is used in this sentence?

amazing

creative

dreary

pointed

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Read the sentence from the passage.
"Claire stood frozen, mesmerized by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)
What is an antonym for the word mesmerized?

confused

distracted

involved

misguided

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Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"stood frozen"

to describe where Claire is

to highlight that Claire has an idea

to emphasize Claire's surprise

to show how Claire is smart

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Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"wet hair plastered across her forehead"

to describe where Claire is

to highlight that Claire has an idea

to emphasize Claire's surprise

to show how Claire is smart

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Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"brain began piecing things together"

to describe where Claire is

to highlight that Claire has an idea

to emphasize Claire's surprise

to show how Claire is smart

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Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"BAM!"

to describe where Claire is

to highlight that Claire has an idea

to emphasize Claire's surprise

to show how Claire is smart

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Which idea in the paragraph 1 is described with a simile?

how long the trip was

how people traveled at the time

how many tents there are

how small the town is

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Which sentence supports the answer in question 7?

our five month journey west

only one wooden building

like mushrooms after rain

hoping for a fortune

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Choose a sentence that uses idiom to show that miners have come from many different places.

In August 1849, our oxen pulled our muddy wagon into a California mining town, and our five-month journey west from Missouri came to an end.

This town had only one wooden building, a store.

But countless tents spread everywhere, like mushrooms after rain.

Men had come from far and wide to mine for gold.

Pa was a gold seeker, too, hoping for a fortune.

Ma and I had come along to help.

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Read this sentence.
Ma was not one to sit around.
What does this idiom tell you about Ma?

She is creative.

She is very strong.

She is hardworking.

She is a good cook.

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Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business.
What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?

became very rich

helped something happen

brought something together

traveled to a new place

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At the end of the story, Joshua says the family "found gold after all." What does he mean?

Pa taught others to pan for gold.

Pa found enough gold to become rich.

Ma stopped cooking when she had enough gold.

Joshua's parents became successful hotel keepers.

The Painting - Figurative Language

The Painting - Figurative Language

Read the sentence from the passage.
"What she did not expect was a dull outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)
What is an antonym for the world dull as it is used in this sentence?

Read the sentence from the passage.
"Claire stood frozen, mesmerized by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)
What is an antonym for the word mesmerized?

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"stood frozen"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"wet hair plastered across her forehead"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"brain began piecing things together"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"BAM!"

Which idea in the paragraph 1 is described with a simile?

Which sentence supports the answer in question 7?

Choose a sentence that uses idiom to show that miners have come from many different places.

Read this sentence.
Ma was not one to sit around.
What does this idiom tell you about Ma?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business.
What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?

At the end of the story, Joshua says the family "found gold after all." What does he mean?

Read the sentence from the passage.
"What she did not expect was a dull outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)
What is an antonym for the world dull as it is used in this sentence?

Read the sentence from the passage.
"Claire stood frozen, mesmerized by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)
What is an antonym for the word mesmerized?

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"stood frozen"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"wet hair plastered across her forehead"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"brain began piecing things together"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"BAM!"

Which idea in the paragraph 1 is described with a simile?

Which sentence supports the answer in question 7?

Choose a sentence that uses idiom to show that miners have come from many different places.

Read this sentence.
Ma was not one to sit around.
What does this idiom tell you about Ma?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business.
What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?

At the end of the story, Joshua says the family "found gold after all." What does he mean?

The Painting - Figurative Language

The Painting - Figurative Language

Read the sentence from the passage."What she did not expect was a dull outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)What is an antonym for the world dull as it is used in this sentence?

Read the sentence from the passage."Claire stood frozen, mesmerized by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)What is an antonym for the word mesmerized?

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."stood frozen"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."wet hair plastered across her forehead"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."brain began piecing things together"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."BAM!"

Which idea in the paragraph 1 is described with a simile?

Which sentence supports the answer in question 7?

Choose a sentence that uses idiom to show that miners have come from many different places.

Read this sentence.Ma was not one to sit around.What does this idiom tell you about Ma?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business. What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?

At the end of the story, Joshua says the family "found gold after all." What does he mean?

Read the sentence from the passage."What she did not expect was a dull outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)What is an antonym for the world dull as it is used in this sentence?

Read the sentence from the passage."Claire stood frozen, mesmerized by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)What is an antonym for the word mesmerized?

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."stood frozen"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."wet hair plastered across her forehead"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."brain began piecing things together"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage."BAM!"

Which idea in the paragraph 1 is described with a simile?

Which sentence supports the answer in question 7?

Choose a sentence that uses idiom to show that miners have come from many different places.

Read this sentence.Ma was not one to sit around.What does this idiom tell you about Ma?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business. What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?

At the end of the story, Joshua says the family "found gold after all." What does he mean?

Read the sentence from the passage.
"What she did not expect was a dull outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)
What is an antonym for the world dull as it is used in this sentence?

Read the sentence from the passage.
"Claire stood frozen, mesmerized by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)
What is an antonym for the word mesmerized?

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"stood frozen"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"wet hair plastered across her forehead"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"brain began piecing things together"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"BAM!"

Read this sentence.
Ma was not one to sit around.
What does this idiom tell you about Ma?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business.
What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?

Read the sentence from the passage.
"What she did not expect was a dull outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)
What is an antonym for the world dull as it is used in this sentence?

Read the sentence from the passage.
"Claire stood frozen, mesmerized by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)
What is an antonym for the word mesmerized?

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"stood frozen"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"wet hair plastered across her forehead"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"brain began piecing things together"

Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"BAM!"

Read this sentence.
Ma was not one to sit around.
What does this idiom tell you about Ma?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business.
What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?