Question

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the phrase \flower language\ might sound silly or farfetched,
but its not. it even works in more ways than one!
one way is what we use flowers to represent. you can say
a lot with a single bouquet. you probably know red roses show
love. some rose colors show friendship or gratitude. other flowers
send more serious messages. poppies show remembrance of
the dead, especially soldiers. there are more recognized flower
meanings than anyone can count.
the other way is more literal. scientists now know plants talk
to each other! plants communicate about their health, threats,
growing conditions, needing help, and more. they mostly send
chemical signals through the air or their roots.
circle the literary device used in the last sentence of the second paragraph.
then tell why you think the author used it.
a. imagery b. hyperbole c. metaphor
name three things the author says flowers talk about.
add punctuation to make the sentence correct.
giovanni said did you know flowers
have their own language
circle the misspelled word, then spell it
correctly on the line.
flowers communicate about things, but
do they have emoshions?
isnt it odd that something as pretty
as a flower can represent anger?
what is the best definition for the
bold word in context?
a. to symbolize
b. to stand in for someone
c. to be an example
choose the correct coordinating
conjunction from the box to complete
the sentence.
yet so and
molly knows flower meanings,______
make her bouquet carefully!

Explanation:

• Literary Device Question: The last sentence of the second paragraph is "There are more recognized flower meanings than anyone can count." This is an exaggeration, which is the definition of hyperbole.
• Flowers' Talk Topics: The text mentions "Plants communicate about their health, threats, growing conditions, needing help, and more." So three things could be health, threats, growing conditions.
• Punctuation: The correct sentence is "Giovanni said, 'Did you know flowers have their own language?'"
• Misspelled Word: "Emoshions" is misspelled. The correct spelling is "emotions".
• Word Definition: In the context of "a flower can represent anger", "represent" means "to symbolize".
• Coordinating Conjunction: "Molly knows flower meanings, so make her bouquet carefully!" Here, "so" shows a cause - effect relationship.

Answer:

• Literary Device: b. hyperbole (because it exaggerates the number of flower meanings).
• Three Things Flowers Talk About: health, threats, growing conditions.
• Punctuated Sentence: Giovanni said, 'Did you know flowers have their own language?'
• Misspelled Word: Circle "emoshions", correct spelling: emotions.
• Word Definition: a. to symbolize.
• Coordinating Conjunction: so.