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John Henry / Figurative Language

Authored by Donna Binn

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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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

Tags

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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