Allusion

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

• to be mean

• to be silly

What is the allusion commonly used for Cinderella?

• being ignored

• hard work and bad treatment

In the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a shepherd boy repeatedly tricks people in his village by falsely claiming that a wolf is coming to eat his flock. When a wolf actually comes and the boy cries for help, nobody believes him or comes to his aid.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother.

• to raise a false alarm
• to make howling sounds

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.RL.5.4

In Greek mythology, King Midas is granted his wish that everything he touches turn to gold.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

When it comes to starting new businesses, Elon Musk seems to have a Midas touch.

• fortunate

• unusual

• unfortunate

• usual

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In the story A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, a penny-pinching and bitter Ebenezer Scrooge values money more than people.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Our neighbor has a reputation for being a Scrooge, so we don't even stop at his door any more when we're fundraising.

• generous

• kind

• stingy

• jealous

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In one of Aesop's fables, four animals go hunting under the assumption that they will split their prize equally, but the lion, the most powerful animal, takes more than the other members of the group.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

My older brother takes the lion's share of the space in our bedroom.

• an equal amount

• a tiny bit

• an even split

• the largest portion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The comic book superhero Spider-Man possesses a spidey sense that warns him of impending trouble.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Luther picked up his pace on the trail as his spidey sense began to tingle.

• sense of smell

• sense of danger

• sense of wonder

• sense of pride

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In Greek mythology, a mythical bird called the phoenix lives for hundreds of years before bursting into flames at its death. However, it soon rises from its own ashes and is reborn.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Fans debated whether their team would rise from the ashes.

• surprise an opponent

• be consistently successful

• never win

• come back from defeat

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the common allusion for Pinnochio?

• an honest person

• a dishonest person