Can I Have A Slice Of Pizza?

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Billy came home from school one day and seemed very melancholy. He gave his mom a failing test grade to sign. He had always been a good student but could not seem to understand fractions. His face was as red as a fire engine! Billy was so embarrassed that he went right to his room.

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What do you think the word "melancholy" means? Use the context clues around it. How would you feel if you had to bring home a bad test grade for your parents to sign?

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Billy's face was as red as a fire engine from being embarrassed. This uses a simile! A simile is when you compare two things using the words "like" or "as".

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Can you come up with a simile you have read in another story?

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