Academic Vocab for Virginia Gr8 Reading SOL Standard 8.4

Figurative language refers to...

• the straightforward, factual meanings of words

• language that is specialized for a particular job or field of study

• language that is not meant to be taken literally

• language that involves numbers and mathematics

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which of the following words has the most positive connotation?

• gaunt

• skinny

• skeletal

• lean

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

Which of the following words has the most negative connotation?

• motormouth

• chatty

• friendly

• talkative

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sky was weeping.

• While Kate is a talented player, her quick temper is her Achilles' heel.

• What wonderful weather. There's nothing I love more than getting soaked in the rain.

• If we put our heads together, we should be able to come up with a good plan.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• The sky was weeping.

• While Kate is a talented player, her quick temper is her Achilles' heel.

• What wonderful weather. There's nothing I love more than getting soaked in the rain.

• If we put our heads together, we should be able to come up with a good plan.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

• The sky was weeping.

• While Kate is a talented player, her quick temper is her Achilles' heel.

• What wonderful weather. There's nothing I love more than getting soaked in the rain.

• If we put our heads together, we should be able to come up with a good plan.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which of the following is an example of allusion?

• The sky was weeping.

• While Kate is a talented player, her quick temper is her Achilles' heel.

• What wonderful weather. There's nothing I love more than getting soaked in the rain.

• If we put our heads together, we should be able to come up with a good plan.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

Which of the following is the correct definition of simile?

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• extreme exaggeration for effect

• a word or object that represents something else

• comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is the correct definition of hyperbole?

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• extreme exaggeration for effect

• a word or object that represents something else

• comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is the correct definition of metaphor?

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• extreme exaggeration for effect

• a word or object that represents something else

• comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3