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PR-6785UK Astonishing Headlines Teacher Resource Book

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Name:<br />

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Similes<br />

Date:<br />

A simile compares two unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example:<br />

Tahiti seemed like paradise to the Bounty’s crew.<br />

Captain Turner was as fearless as a lioness protecting her cubs.<br />

Create similes about the vocabulary words below.<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

(d)<br />

(e)<br />

(f)<br />

recluse<br />

scapegoat<br />

refugee<br />

Nazi<br />

boat people<br />

mutiny<br />

Answer the following question about an event in the book.<br />

Stranded at sea<br />

Reflection<br />

What were the signs that told you that Essex’s crew suffered while they were stranded at sea?<br />

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