Extreme and/or absolute language
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6th Grade
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Kelly Loeffler
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Multiple Choice
What are nonfiction signposts?
Posts that an author accidentally leaves in a text.
Signs that are around the school
Noticeable points in a text that stand out as significant.
Parts of a text that may confuse the reader.
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Multiple Choice
In the sentence below, which word shows extreme language?
"None of the flowers smell good."
smell
good
none
the
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Draw
Highlight an example of extreme/absolute language.
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Multiple Choice
What does the author mean if they write, " that was the funniest movie ever," ?
The movie was proven to be the funniest movie ever made.
The movie was boring.
The movie was really funny in their opinion.
The movie was funny to everyone in the world.
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Multiple Choice
What does the author most likely mean in the following sentence? "I can't wait for lunch, I'm starving?"
The person is really hungry.
The person has not eaten for days.
The person needs to eat more.
The person likes lunch a lot.
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Multiple Choice
In the sentence below, which word shows extreme language?
" I'm so hungry, I could eat all the pizza in the world."
so
all
world
the
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Multiple Choice
In the sentence below, which word shows extreme language?
"We never get to do fun stuff."
fun
to
stuff
never
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Multiple Choice
What does the sentence below most likely mean?
"You always chew gum."
The person is not able to stop chewing gum.
The person chews gum every minute of the day.
The person chews gum often.
Both a and b
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Multiple Choice
What does the sentence below most likely mean?
"Everyone wants to watch the new Star Wars movie!"
All people in the world want to watch the movie.
The movie was not popular. (Popular means liked by many people)
The movie was popular. (Popular means liked by many people)
The movie was voted the best movie in the world.
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Multiple Choice
"Astronauts' vision becomes entirely blurry after too much time in space." This is:
Contrasts & Contradictions
Numbers & Statistics
Quoted Words
Extreme & Absolute Language
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Multiple Choice
The Nightmare Before Christmas is the BEST movie EVER made! This is an example of:
Contrasts & Contradictions
Absolute / Extreme Language
Numbers & Stats
Quoted Words
Word Gaps
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Multiple Choice
EVERY teacher arrives at school at 7:30 AM. This is an example of:
Contrasts & Contradictions
Absolute / Extreme Language
Numbers & Stats
Quoted Words
Word Gaps
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Multiple Choice
The author uses language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates, or pushes the limit.
Numbers & Statistics
Quoted Words
Word Gaps
Extreme & Absolute Language
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Multiple Choice
Why might an author use extreme or absolute language?
The author wants to trick you.
The author wants you to have better understanding of the passage.
The author doesn't understand language.
The author wants you to find the difference.
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