Name: ____________________________________ Date



Name: _____________________ Period ___ F (0-17) D (18-20) C (21-23) B (24-26) A (27-30)

Read each passage and underline examples of figurative language and imagery. Then use the examples to help you write an answer to each question.

1. I stumbled upon the garden while wandering a side street one day. I never could have imagined the magical fairyland that lay before me. There were yellow flowers like a carpet. The trees danced gracefully in the wind. Paths were wound through and around like a maze.

What is the narrator’s attitude toward the garden?

Use details from the passage to support your answer.

2. People should look where they’re going when they drive. Yesterday, this guy was driving along behind me with his cell phone glued to his face and he failed to see the stadium-sized stoplight. I saw it and stopped.

He plowed into me like we were playing bumper cars. I was fine, though my bank account is bleeding to death. People really should pay attention to the road!

What is the narrator’s opinion about safe driving?

How does the imagery in the passage support this opinion?

3. Mr. Munrose peaked out the window. Was it safe? Was the vicious beast that lived in the fenced yard next door suitably penned? Mr. Munrose dreaded the walk to the mail box each day. It seemed like a mile trek through dangerous, predator-filled forest. Snowball, the ruthless dog next door, would torment him with deafening barks, threatening growls, and some sort of yippy-yappy noise which could only mean, “I’ll kill you.” Mr. Munrose darted out the door like the devil was on his tail, grabbed the mail and slammed the door behind him. Whew! Teacup Poodles sure can be scary!

What is the author’s tone?

What examples of imagery reveal the author’s tone?

4. Edit the passage below to change the tone from “disgusted” to “delighted.” You will need to change the imagery. Draw a neat line through the word and write above it.

Our dining experience was not what I’d hoped for. The place was dark and dingy like a jail cell. My date seemed to think that digging around in his satellite dish ears during dinner was perfect table manners. My soup was like ice and wobbled in the bowl like gelatin. When my main course arrived I broke out in a sweat. How could I eat this? The smell was enough to indicate the less-than-agreeable flavor. I squeezed my eyes shut and forced a chunk of unidentifiable vegetable into my mouth.

5. Student highlighted evidence in the passage as instructed.

Word Relationships

Read each sentence. Write a synonym and antonym for the underlined word. Then, check the boxes to indicate how you figured out the meaning. You will only get complete credit if the synonym and antonym are correct and the boxes checked off for how you knew the word.

|Word in Context |Synonym |Antonym |How Do you know? |

| | | |(check all that apply) |

|He was thinking of the time that comes to every leader | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|of every pack when his strength goes from him, and he | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

|gets feebler and feebler till at last he is killed by | | |(write it): ____________ |

|the wolves and a new leader comes up. | | | |

|Discarded plastic objects floating in waterways can kill| | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|manatees that swallow them. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|Boaters create the greatest hazard for West Indian | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|manatees in shallow water. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|Lob was very grateful for the drink and the meal, and | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|made no objection to having his feet washed. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|A lion prowled about the pasture where the bulls grazed | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|together. He tried without success to lure some of them | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

|to the edge of the pasture. | | |(write it): ____________ |

|A sociable fellow, his greatest pleasure was to crack | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|jokes and swap stories with his chums. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|The camp was quiet and even though it was late in the | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|day, the sun was unrelenting. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|“It’s another iceberg warning,” he said wearily to his | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|assistant. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|A huge, dark shape loomed out of the night directly | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|ahead of the Titanic. “It’s an iceberg!” | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|Breaker cupped his hands around his mouth to amplify his| | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|voice. “Get out!” He shouted to his men. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|Sonar works by sending high-intensity sound impulses | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|into the water and measuring the echoes sent back. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

|If your skin is exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet rays | | |O Prior knowledge O Context |

|without sunscreen, it will turn red, burn, and hurt. | | |O Root Word/part O Just a guess |

| | | |(write it): ____________ |

Read the passage and answer the questions below.

American Heart Disease and Obesity

Orlando Kid News

1/24/05

The number one cause of death for Americans is heart disease. Heart disease can be any problem with a person’s heart. This includes heart attacks, high blood pressure, and strokes. One of the leading factors that contributes to heart disease is being overweight. Studies show that one in every three Americans is obese. Doctors say people are obese when they are more than thirty pounds above BMI. The more a person weighs, the harder his heart has to work. This is important to get blood to all the parts of the body. This puts extra strain on the heart. It makes the heart work harder and maybe breaks sooner.

Many Americans begin the slow descent into heart disease at a very early age. Studies show that nearly one fourth of children under 18 are obese. Doctors agree that the earlier a person becomes obese directly increases his or her risk of developing heart disease. If a teenager is obese, his heart will have to work harder for longer than someone who becomes obese when he is an adult. If a person becomes obese as teenager, he builds up fat in his arteries sooner than if he becomes obese as an adult. This means that people as young as 25 could face having a heart attack!

Smith, Elise. Evans High School. Orange County Public Schools, 2005.

1. The article above is about _______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________.

The purpose of the article is to: ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________.

2. What audience is the article targeting? _____________________________________________________.

Who published the article? ______________________________________________________________.

3. In the following sentence, what does the word “descent” mean?

Many Americans begin the slow descent into heart disease at a very early age.

A. Eating. B. Exercise. C. Fall. D. Bringing up.

4. In the following sentence, what does the word “obese” mean?

Doctors consider people obese when they are more than thirty pounds above BMI.

A. Too thin. B. Too fat. C. Too warm. D. Not fat enough.

5. The student highlighted evidence in the passage above to support their answers.

The Five Spanish Missions of Old San Antonio:

A chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America. Built primarily or mostly to expand Spanish New World influence northward from Mexico, the missions also served to introduce native inhabitants, people, into Spanish society.

Four of the missions (San Jose, San Juan, Concepcion, and Espada) were originally founded and started in East Texas. As the East Texas missions succumbed, or gave way to drought, malaria, and French incursions, however, they were relocated, or transferred to San Antonio. The missions flourished, or grew during the middle of the 18th century, but later declined due to inadequate or too little military support, disease, and increased hostilities, or conflicts with Apaches and Comanches.

1. In the passage, the word succumbed means:

A. helped by B. did well C. grew D. gave way

2. In the passage, flourished means:

A. fell apart B. became wealthy C. grew and developed D. flowered

King Midas - Ancient Greece Mythology

King Midas was a very kind man who ruled his kingdom fairly, but he was not one to think very deeply about what he said. One day, while walking in his garden, he saw an old man asleep in the flowers. Taking pity on the old fellow, King Midas let him go without punishment. When the god Dionysus heard about it, he rewarded King Midas by granting him one wish. The king thought for only a second and then said, “I wish for everything I touch to turn to gold." And so it was.

The beautiful flowers in his garden turned toward the sun for light, but when Midas approached and touched them, they stood rigid and gold. The king grew hungry and thin, for each time he tried to eat, he found that his meal had turned to gold. His lovely daughter, at his loving touch, turned hard and fast to gold. His water, his bed, his clothes, his friends, and eventually the whole palace were made of gold.

King Midas saw that soon his whole kingdom would turn to gold unless he did something right away. He asked Dionysus to turn everything back to the way it had been and take back his golden touch. Because the king was ashamed and very sad, Dionysus took pity on him and granted his request. Instantly, King Midas was poorer that he had been, but richer, he felt, in the things that really count.

3. According to the passage, what does the phrase taking pity mean?

A. to dislike someone C. to feel sorry for someone

B. to disregard someone D. to not feel anything

4. What does the phrase stood rigid mean?

A. to fall over C. to lay on the ground

B. to stand straight up D. to bend over

5. What does the statement but richer, he felt in the things that really count?

A. happy for what he had C. he owned a lot of gold

B. his palace was worth a lot of gold D. he liked to count his gold

Who’s Afraid of Friday the 13th?

If you think Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, then 1998 probably wasn’t your best year! That year, three Fridays fell on the thirteenth!

What’s wrong with Friday the 13th? Why is it considered bad luck? To begin with, the number 13 has a bad reputation. It is associated with the unknown, and the unknown is often scary.

According to Professor Jim Farrelly, in ancient cultures people only counted to twelve. They had to stop after they’d counted all ten fingers and both arms. That meant the number 13 was trouble.

In folk tales, 13 is often an unlucky number. In Sleeping Beauty, the king invites 12 kind, wise women to teach his daughter. But then a 13th wise woman arrives. She is not kind. She casts an evil spell on the princess.

Today, there are still superstitions about the number 13. Many modern skyscrapers do not have a 13th floor. Families do not want to live on the 13th floor. Businesses do not want to locate their offices there. In the elevator, there is no button with the number 13. The floor immediately above the 12th floor is called the 14th floor.

Why is Friday the 13th such a scary date? Friday is named after Freya. In Norse mythology, Freya was the goddess of love and beauty. That doesn’t sound frightening! But Freya was often feared for her unpredictable nature and sudden cruelty. When you put the two together, Friday the 13th starts to sound a little intimidating!

The truth is, Friday the 13th isn’t any more or less lucky than any other day of the year. Many people look forward to Friday the 13th. It’s a day with a special history and an exciting tinge of mystery. It provides a very welcome excuse for human error. If anything goes wrong on Friday the 13th, you can always blame it on the date! Friday the 13th has another fine feature. If it’s Friday the 13th, the weekend is just a day away!

1. The number 13 is associated with the unknown. The word associated can be defined as:

A. Friendly B. similar to C. connected to D. overlooked

2. There are many superstitions about the number 13. Superstitions can be defined as:

A. Facts C. opinions based on things you’ve seen

B. unproven beliefs in a thing or event D. a type of mathematics

3. “That year, three Fridays fell on the thirteenth!” This statement is found in paragraph 1. The word fell can be defined as:

a. the future B. occur C. get hurt D. trip

4. Businesses do not want to locate their offices on the 13th floor. The word locate can be defined as:

A. place B. discover C. fear D. search for

5. Friday the 13th has an exciting tinge of mystery.

The word tinge can be defined as

A. mistake B. strong smell C. trace of D. college professor

Imagery, Tone, and Meaning

Read each example of figurative language. Match it with a tone word from the box. You may use each tone word more than once. Then state the meaning.

Tone Words: Humorous Admiring Sympathetic Disgusted Peaceful Frustrated

He makes my skin crawl. Tone: ____________________________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

At too young an age, he died a million deaths. Tone: ______________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

His breath was an ill wind. Tone: ________________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

Willow’s branches are like silken thread. Tone: _________________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

After a long day, the pillow was a cloud to rest on. Tone: ____________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

That baby is like an octopus grabbing everything in sight! Tone: ______________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

The snow whispered gently to the ground. Tone: ___________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

There was a mountain of laundry waiting for me. Tone: ___________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

The ice cream sundae did a hula dance in my stomach. Tone: _____________________

Author’s Meaning: ____________________________________________________________

This class feels like an eternity! Tone: _____________________

Author’s meaning: ____________________________________________________________

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