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Vivid Vocabulary Adventure Worksheet

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Vivid Vocabulary Adventure Worksheet

Read the short passage, then solve the vocabulary challenges. Use clues from the sentences to explain your thinking. For questions asking you to create an example, answers will vary.

A storm at the science museum

Zach and Talia were exploring the science museum when the afternoon sky turned charcoal-grey. A gust of wind rattled the windows, and rain drummed on the roof like a thousand tiny fingers. Outside, lightning stitched a bright seam across the clouds. Inside, the museum's enormous weather globe glowed like a captured sun. “The storm is putting on a show,” Talia whispered. Zach grinned: “That thunder is a giant’s drum.” As they hurried towards the exit, the wind tugged at their jackets, eager to join the chase.

1.Copy one simile from the passage. What two things are being compared?
2.In “That thunder is a giant’s drum,” what is thunder compared to, and what does this suggest about its sound?
3.Copy one example of personification from the passage and explain which human action or feeling is given to something non-human.
4.The sky turned “charcoal-grey”. What does charcoal-grey most likely mean here? Use a clue from the passage to support your answer.
5.Which verb best completes the sentence? “Lightning _____ a bright seam across the clouds.”
  • stitched
  • looked
  • went
  • was
6.Match each example with its type: simile, metaphor or personification.
  • The weather globe glowed like a captured sun.
  • The storm is putting on a show.
  • That thunder is a giant’s drum.
  • Personification
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
7.Choose the closest meaning of “rattled” in “A gust of wind rattled the windows.”
  • Made them shake and knock
  • Cleaned them carefully
  • Covered them with paint
  • Opened them quietly
8.Rewrite “The rain fell on the roof” using a vivid verb or a comparison. Make your new sentence help the reader imagine the sound.
9.Write a metaphor about thunder. Do not use “like” or “as”.
10.Write one sentence personifying the wind as Zach and Talia leave the museum.

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