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Hatchet - Figurative Language

Authored by Daphne Nelson

English

4th - 7th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 172+ times

Hatchet - Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used in this text from Hatchet?


Now a jolt took him like a hammerblow, so forcefully that he seemed to crush back into the seat.

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the figurative language used in the phrase underlined in the sentence below?


Now a jolt took him like a hammerblow, so forcefully that he seemed to crush back into the seat.

a hammer fell from the pilot's pocket

the seat the pilot was in made aloud sound

the strong movement of the plane pushed the pilot backwards

the plane's engine died and moved the plane forward

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used in this text from Hatchet?


There was nothing obvious to eat and aside from about a million birds and the beaver, he hadn't seen animals to trap and cook.

personification

simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the figurative language underlined in the sentence below?


There was nothing obvious to eat and aside from about a million birds and the beaver, he hadn't seen animals to trap and cook.

There was absolutely nothing to eat in the wilderness.

Brian was planning to set a trap to catch food.

There were lots of birds and a beaver that he could eat but nothing else.

Brian had plenty of food to eat but he had no stove.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from Hatchet below?


The mosquitoes and flies attacked. Vampires, he thought.

metaphor

hyperbole

personification

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the figurative language underlined in the sentence below?


The mosquitoes and flies attacked. Vampires, he thought.

The mosquitoes and flies feed on blood.

The mosquitoes and flies have wings.

The mosquitoes and flies are terrifying.

The mosquitoes and flies only come out at night.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from Hatchet below?


Between the seventeenth and eighteenth radio transmission, without a warning, the engine coughed, roared violently for a second and died.

hyperbole

simile

personification

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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