Similes, Metaphors and Idioms

Determine the type of sentence.

It is raining cats and dogs outside.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Determine the type of sentence.

Mom is a real bear when she’s mad.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Determine the type of sentence.

My dad is as strong as an ox.

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Determine the type of sentence.

Don’t just sit there like a bump on a log!

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Determine the type of sentence.

This computer is a dinosaur.

• Simile

• metaphor

• idiom

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the underlined phrase mean in this sentence?

It was a secret until John spilled the beans. Now everyone knows.

• To talk a lot

• To reveal a secret

• To pour the beans out of the bag

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the underlined expression in this sentence.

Steven sings like a nightingale.

• Steven's singing is unpleasant.

• Steven is a nightingale.

• Steven sings beautifully.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the underlined expression in this sentence.

I was caught up in the heat of the moment. I apologize for yelling at you after you tipped my apple cart.

• Something that you plan happens

• To say or do something without thinking because you are very angry or excited.

• To be very hot

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which figurative language compares 2 unlike things using like or as?

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which is an example of a simile?

• Your bedroom is a pigpen.

• Kim is never nervous. She is always as cool as a cucumber.

• Lily and Jasmine didn’t want to beat around the bush, so they just told us who broke the vase.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4