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” June 2006 at NM AP Summer

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Creative Thinking Questions

Thinking about reading in a figurative way

Questions for Events

Describe one event that is like a teenager. What one characteristic do that
event and a teenager share. Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Describe one event that is like a star. What one characteristic do a star and
that event share? Support your answer using a specific example from the
story.

Describe one event that is like a pair of glasses. What one characteristic do
that event and a pair of glasses share? Support your answer using a specific
example from the story.

Describe one event that is like a superhero. What one characteristic do that
event and a superhero share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Describe one event that is like magic. What one characteristic do that event
and magic share? Support your answer using a specific example from the
story.

Describe one event that is like a wagon. What one characteristic do that
event and a wagon share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Describe one event that is like an alien. What one characteristic do that
event and an alien have in common? Support your answer using a specific
example from the story.

Describe one event that is like a pair of scissors. What one characteristic do
that event and a pair of scissors share? Support your answer using a specific
example from the story.

Describe one event that is like the ocean. What one characteristic do that
event and the ocean share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Describe one event that is like a forest. What one characteristic do that
event and a forest share? Support your answer using a specific example from
the story.

Describe one event that is like rusty car breaks. What one characteristic do

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that event and rusty car breaks share? Support your answer using a specific
example from the story.

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Questions for Characters

Name one character who is like the color red. What do the character and
the color red have in common? Support your answer using a specific
example from the story.

Name one character who is like a rock. What one characteristic do that
character and a rock share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like a lion. What one characteristic do that
character and a lion share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like magic. What one characteristic do magic
and that character share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like a pebble. What one characteristic do the
character and a pebble share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like a feather. What one characteristic do the
character and a feather share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like a lizard. What one characteristic do the
character and a lizard share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like water. What one characteristic do the
character and water share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like a squeaky wheel. What one characteristic
do the character and a squeaky wheel share? Support your answer using a
specific example from the story.

Name one character who is like a boulder. What one characteristic do the
character and a boulder share? Support your answer using a specific
example from the story.

Name one character who is like an island. What one characteristic do the
character and an island share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like a flower. What one characteristic do the
character and a flower share? Support your answer using a specific example

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from the story.

Name one character who is like a planet. What one characteristic do the
character and a planet share? Support your answer using a specific example
from the story.

Name one character who is like an umbrella. What one characteristic do the
character and an umbrella share? Support your answer using a specific
example from the story.

Questions for Characters or Events

Describe one event or name one character in your story that is like a
bomb. What one characteristic do bombs and that event/character share?
Support your answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character in your story that is like a
gangster. What one characteristic do gangsters and that event/character
share? Support your answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like a bowling ball. What
one characteristic do bowling balls and that event/character share? Support
your answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like garbage. What one
characteristic do garbage and that event/character share? Support your
answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character in your story that is like sugar.
What one characteristic does sugar and that event/character share? Support
your answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like a bell. What one
characteristic do bells and that event/character share? Support your answer
using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like cheese. What one
characteristic does cheese and that event/character share? Support your
answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like a jalapeño. What one
characteristic does a jalapeño and that event/character share? Support your
answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character in that is like a wagon. What
one characteristic do that event/character and a wagon share? Support your
answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like a mountain. What

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one characteristic do that event/character and a mountain share? Support
your answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like sand. What one
characteristic do that event/character and sand share? Support your answer
using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like a river. What one
characteristic do that event/character and a river share? Support your
answer using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like a tree. What one
characteristic do that event/character and a tree share? Support your answer
using a specific example from the story.

Describe one event or name one character that is like a knife. What one
characteristic do that event/character and a knife share? Support your
answer using a specific example from the story.

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