Figurative Language Quick Check

Jenna eagerly picked up a spoon and tasted the soup. She was disappointed to discover it was like ice. It had been sitting on the table for much too long.

It was like ice means the soup was _____.

• cold

• melting

• clear

The school band will play on Tuesday evening. The name of the show is A Year of Music. They will start with songs about spring. Then they will play songs about the other seasons. By the time they are finished, they really will have played a year of music!

What does it mean that the band will play "a year of music"?

• The songs are about the seasons.

• The band was formed a year ago.

• The show goes on for too long.

The night sky was a black blanket dusted with diamonds. What does this sentence mean?

• The blanket costs a lot of money.

• The night sky is dark with lots of stars.

• The sky is hidden by a blanket.

After getting caught in the rain, Elise looked like a drowned rat. What does this sentence mean?

• Elise got very wet.

• Elise is a pet rat.

• Elise wasn't wearing her coat.

Matt poured the orange blossom honey into his tea. It flowed like a slow, light-brown waterfall. Then he put a sweet, sticky drop onto his finger to taste. Yum! Now the tea would be just right.

Describe a picture the words in this story make in your mind. What words make you see that picture?