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Figurative Language (Including allusions and irony)

Authored by Betsy Watson

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language (Including allusions and irony)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On the cold winter day, under the covers, I kept as snug as a bug in a rug.


The simile as snug as a bug in a rug:

There were bugs in my bed.

I was cozy in my bed.

I was too cold to stay in bed.

I felt like a bug.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mr. Potter expected his class to be as silent as the grave while he was talking.


The simile silent as the grave:

The class had to pretend that they were dead.

The class had to visit a grave and be quiet.

The class could not make a sound.

The class had to act like they were at a funeral.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He overwhelmed the boxer with avalanches of punches.


This is an example of a ...

simile

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The musicians spun great webs of sound.


This metaphor literally means...

The musicians were too loud.

The musician's song was annoying and long.

The musicians' melodies were complex and beautiful.

The musicians were not very good.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Time crawled as Sam sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tick.


This is an example of ....

metaphor

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Although the earthquake did a great deal of damage, it was nothing like the disaster of 9/11.


This is an example of...

allusion

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When I taught kindergarten, I often felt a bit like Little Bo Peep as I tried to herd the five year olds down the hall each morning.


This is an example of...

personification

allusion

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