Allusion Rapid Fire Quiz with Vocabulary

How could allusion be defined?

• To have two words or more start with the same beginning sounds

• To give an object human characteristics

• To refer to something or someone that is well known

• To say something with a sound word (ex: oink, meow, beep)

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If something is someone’s Achilles’ heel, what does this really mean?

• That it’s being a pain or annoying someone

• That it’s a weakness

• That it’s a difficult goal to strive for

• That it’s a curse disguised as a gift

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Name a Greek mythological figure who is alluded to for his/her look.

• Athena

• Hades

• Medusa

• Hercules

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When Aisha’s crystal growing project won first place in the school science fair, her father told her, “You’re a regular Einstein.” What was he really saying about Aisha?

• That she’s very smart

• That she’s hard-working

• That she’s incredibly lucky

• That she’s now a celebrity

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What’s an allusion for people who are stingy or cheap?

• Grinch

• Scrooge

• Karen

• Chad

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If someone is playing cupid, what he or she is really doing is ___________________.

• Planning pranks, but out of love, not cruelty

• Trying to do something foolish and dangerous

• Spending money and pretending to be rich

• Trying to get two people together romantically

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If someone says his sister has two moods: nice and Darth Vader, what is he really saying about her?

• That she’s nice and enjoys Star Wars (maybe a little too much)

• That she’s nice sometimes and very mean other times

• That she likes to play Star Trek but only sometimes

• That she likes to play Star Wars but only sometimes

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following sentences does NOT have an allusion?

• The task they set upon him was extremely difficult.

• His spidey senses told him not to leave the house that day.

• I think your nose is growing, Pinocchio.

• He gave the neighborhood kids a Grinch-like stare.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A dwelling could be described as someone’s ___________.

• Job or calling in life

• Seaside vacation

• Place to live

• Lifelong illness

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Medieval could be defined as ______.

• Of or having to do with the Middle Ages

• Of or having to do with the Renaissance

• Planning something evil such as an invasion

• Having a very destructive personality

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A