Descriptive Words and Phrases

as slow as a _________

• bird

• cloud

• snail

• rabbit

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

strong like an ________

• eel

• ox

• unicorn

• anaconda

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?

• to let out the secret

• to go for a walk

• to catch fishes

• to play

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

as light as ____________

• jupiter

• the stars

• stones

• feather

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the simile 'to sleep like a log' mean?

• to be in a deep sleep

• to sleep uncomfortably

• to sleep nosily

• to talk in your sleep

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word has the same meaning as 'poke'?

• nibble

• nudge

• navigate

• numb

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CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which adverb(s) below may be suitable to be used with the verb 'leap'?

• greedily

• happily

• nervously

• boldly

• frantically

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word below is an adverb based on the adjective 'ferocious'?

• furiously

• famously

• ferociously

• fabulously

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CCSS.L.3.1A

The toddler cried ________ when his mother had to leave for work.

• gladly

• bitterly

• broadly

• magnificently

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Her face turned as white as __________ when she

• sky

• cloud

• t-shirt

• ghost

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D