LITERAL vs. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Authored by Earnest Villa
English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My best friend has wide [feet].
LITERAL LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Answer explanation
The foot is the part of the body that is attached to the end of the leg. This is the primary or most common meaning of the term. Wide feet are simply feet that are wider than average.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Melissa is an extremely [brilliant] student.
LITERAL LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Answer explanation
In the figurative sense, the adjective brilliant means "very intelligent or skilled, or outstanding." In the literal sense, the word brilliant means "which produces light, reflects light."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Patrick [devoured] his book in one day.
LITERAL LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Answer explanation
The word devour usually means "to eat quickly and hungrily such that nothing is left." Obviously, Patrick didn't eat his book, but he enjoyed reading it so much that he couldn't put it down. Used figuratively, to devour a book means "to read it greedily and quickly."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She [adds salt] to everything she eats!
LITERAL LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Answer explanation
Here, we are referring to the most common meaning of salt: the seasoning we add to our food.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This student is staring out the window. Their [head is in the clouds].
LITERAL LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Answer explanation
In the sentence above, the expression to have your head in the clouds means "to be daydreaming or to not be mentally present."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dylan has grown so much that his favourite shirt doesn't even cover his [navel].
LITERAL LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Answer explanation
Here, the word navel refers to the belly button. This word can also be used figuratively to mean "a central point": The new restaurant is now the navel of the neighborhood.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I spent three hours to finished my report.
LITERAL LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
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