Figurative Language #2

What does the simile in this text suggest?

At an annual festival in Turkey, whirling dervishes practice a tradition of spinning like tops to commemorate the teachings of one of their spiritual leaders.

• The dancers rotate rapidly.

• The dancers play with toys.

• The dancers get dizzy.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the metaphor in this text suggest?

Devon felt a roller coaster of emotions when she heard the news, she couldn't decide if it was a positive or negative decision.

• Devon felt sick to her stomach.

• Devon had varied feelings.

• Devon felt delighted about the news.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the metaphor in this text suggest?

He reads incessantly; new ideas are food for his mind.

He is stimulated by new ideas.He often reads about food and cooking.

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• He often reads about food and cooking.

• He is stimulated by new ideas.

• He reads instead of eating.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Someone had better turn on the heat," Lucy said, sweat glistening on her face. What does Lucy mean?

• The temperature was too warm.

• The temperature was just right.

• The temperature was frigid.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What does the metaphor in this text suggest?

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

—Marcel Proust

• People nourish our souls when they make us happy.

• People who cultivate beautiful gardens make us happy.

• We should be thankful when people give us flowers.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the idiom in this text suggest?

Lydia has a lot on her plate: she is attending college, has a full-time job as a waitress, and volunteers at the animal shelter.

• Lydia has a lot of responsibilities.

• Lydia has worked up an appetite.

• Lydia doesn't have time to eat with all of her responsibilities.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the personification in this text suggest?

While the plumber was under the sink fiddling with the pipes, the drain burped up a spray of brown water.

• The drain burped after it swallowed the man.

• The pipes broke suddenly.

• The drain noisily released some water.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What does the personification in this text suggest?

The lighthouse horn moaned, and the sound traveled through the thick fog, reaching the sailors who were enveloped in the grayness.

• The lighthouse was old needed repairs.

• The horn made a long, low sound.

• The lighthouse was haunted.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"We hope to find more fossils in the years to come," says archaeologist Harum. "We have just scratched the surface." What does the underlined phrase mean?

• just begun

• an itch

• finished our work

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You are about to board Kingda Ka, the world's fastest roller coaster, part of you wants to bolt in the opposite direction and the other part is bracing yourself as you step into the seat. What does the underlined phrase mean?

• prepare yourself

• buckle yourself into your seat

• hold tightly to the bar

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4