Figurative Language (Including allusions and irony)
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6th Grade
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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.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
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.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
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.RI.5.7
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.4.3
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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