Author Question: Figurative language such as, It's raining cats and dogs and Don't throw the baby out with the bath ... (Read 80 times)

future617RT · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Figurative language such as, It's raining cats and dogs and Don't throw the baby out with the bath water are examples of:

a) idioms
b) similes
c) cognates
d) repetends

Question 2

Teachers at the Skyview Elementary School have set a goal to help students expand their vocabulary. Of the following, the best way to measure the students' vocabulary development would be to:

a) administer a criterion-referenced test
b) ask parents to complete a survey
c) invite the students to select their own reading materials
d) make notes on the students' ability to use words in meaningful ways