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Allusion Check for Understanding

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Allusion Check for Understanding
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Choose the correct definition of allusion

a reference to a well known person, place, or thing

words that involve one of the five senses

two lines working as a unit

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Which of the following is true about allusions?

allusions are written in quotation marks

allusions are always started as a comparison, as in 'He was as strong as Hercules.'

allusions are indicated references that may sometimes be obvious and sometimes obscure

all of the above

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

his wife was his Achille's heel

he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What type of allusion is this?

Mythological

Biblical

Literary

Historical

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

My diet was going well until the new chocolate store went in down the street, chocolate is my Achilles’ heel.

literature/mythology

religious

historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

My dog is acting like Jekyll and Hyde.

literature/mythology

religious

historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden. 

literature/mytology
religious
historical

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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