John Henry / Figurative Language
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is a word or phrase that departs from literal language to express comparison, add emphasis or clarity, or make the writing more interesting with the addition of color or freshness?
text features
sensory images
figurative language
rhyming couplet
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CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who was John Henry?
He was a Chinese immigrant.
He was a slave and he built the transcontinental railroad.
He was a driver of a black bus.
He was the guy that planted apple trees all over the world.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the genre of the story John Henry?
Expository
Tall Tale
Fable
Fairy Tale
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When John Henry was born "all the animals and the sun were smiling and wanted to get a glimpse of the new baby". This is an example of what type of figurative language?
alliteration
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is found in this sentence from the text?
"The night John Henry was born the sky was black as coal."
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is John Henry known for?
his strength and being a hard worker
his weakness in building houses
jumping high
being small
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does the selection say John Henry always did while driving steel?
He challenged his fellow workers to races.
He stopped frequently to rest.
He whistles.
He sang.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
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