Word Meanings Test Review

I think summer has been put in cold storage. It was so cold last night that the water on the streets froze. People who are out should drive very carefully. Otherwise, they may find themselves sliding into the ditch.

What is the figurative language?

• sliding into the ditch

• drive very carefully

• water on the streets froze

• summer has been put in cold storage

Wow! That building is as tall as the sky! How tall is it any way? These New York skyscrapers are amazing.

What type of figurative language is used?

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile

• personification

Would you like to play checkers? I have to warn you though; I'm as good a player at checkers as Michael Jordan is at getting air. I've been playing since I was three and beat my dad all the time. I've won three tournaments at school too.

What 2 context clues helps the reader figure out the meaning of the figurative language?

• Would you like to play checkers?

• I'm as good a player at checkers as Michael Jordan is at getting air.

• I've been playing since I was three and beat my dad all the time.

• I've won three tournaments at school too.

"Ouch! that tree bit me! What a huge splinter," cried Rosie. "I knew that fence was bad news." Rosa ran home to clean her hand and get the splinter out; it might be fatal to let it fester in her finger.

Which 2 sentences have figurative language?

• "Ouch! that tree bit me! What a huge splinter," cried Rosie.

• "I knew that fence was bad news."

• Rosa ran home to clean her hand and get the splinter out;

• it might be fatal to let it fester in her finger.

Gina was as hungry as a pride of lions at sundown. She forgot her lunch on the bus this morning. Thank goodness her mom had put money in her lunch account yesterday as a backup.

Which type of figurative language is used?

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

This bonafide coin is worth $500; it's crazy to think that it was only a penny in 1803. Make sure to keep your fingerprints off of it so that it's value increases.

To keep the same connotation, one might change the word bonafide to _____.

• lawful

• authentic

• actual

• the real McCoy

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,

And the highwayman came riding—

Riding—riding—

The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

Go back to line 2. What does the phrase, the moon was a ghostly galleon, mean?

• The moon looked like a ghost ship.

• The moon looked scary.

• The moon looked bright.

• The moon peaked through the clouds.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,

And the highwayman came riding—

Riding—riding—

The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

Go back to line 3. What type of figurative language does the author use?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh,shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried,deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup,shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich.

What type of figurative language is used in the lines from "Forest Gump"?

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• aliteration

• repetition

The dream remnants of an enchanted forest lingered in Sachi's mind as she slowly and silently slid out from the fuzzy sleeve of her sleeping sack.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

• repetition

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3