Skills Board for March 2, 2023

Directions: Let's review what you learned from Tuesday's skills!

1. I was bursting with happiness is an example of which literary device?

2. True    False   A benevolent president would be kind to the people he governed.

3. True    False   It would not be beneficial to win a million dollars.

4. True    False   A benefactor might donate money to be used as a scholarship for college.

5. A (simile, metaphor) is a direct comparison between two things that may not seem to have anything in common. Example: She is a fish when she jumps in the pool! Bonus: Name the things being compared!

6. A (simile, metaphor) is a comparison between two things that uses like or as.  Example: His words were as smooth as silk. Bonus: What is being compared in this case?

7. (It's, Its) about time we worked on some grammar!

8. Did you find (your, you're) cellphone?

9. (There, Their, They're) coming over soon to go to the concert.

10. Toe is to foot as finger is to ______________________________. This is an example of an _____________.

11. Happiness is to sadness as up is to _______________________.

12. 50 is to the number of states in the United States as 7 is to __________________________________________ .

Part Two: In this exercise, I will give you an answer and you will come up with a question that could go with it.

Example:
Answer: St. Patrick's Day                             Question: What is a holiday in the month of March in which people                                                                               wear green?
Your Turn:
Answer: winter                                              Your Question: 

(Note: There may be many different questions that will work, but to see if your question works, be prepared to state it out loud, while we answer with the word "winter." Does it work?)

Writing:
Here is the story you will continue writing today. Be sure to copy these first few sentences in your notebooks to get the running start you need for the ideas to flow. Remember to use parallel sentence structure, which means to keep the same verb tenses, point of view, and tone. Have fun!

     Terri's day was already off to a bad start. She had driven all the way to work before she realized she had forgotten not only her house keys, but her lunch, too. Any other day, it would not have mattered as much. But today was not any other day. Today was different.

Finish the story!


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