I Survived Hurricane Katrina Vocabulary and Figurative Language

Which type of figurative language is shown below?

The house's blown-out windows seemed to stare at Barry.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is shown below?

Barry was about as fierce as one of Mom's peanut butter cookies.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which type of figurative language is shown below?

I have my generator and about a million hot dogs.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is shown below?

There was a new noise out there. A kind of whooshing sound.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is shown below?

Their house was a bucket being filled up by the biggest hose in the world.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which vocabulary word belongs in the blank?

The ___________, or concrete wall, gave way which resulted in Barry's neighborhood flooding.

• Superdome

• hurricane

• levee

• mandatory

• unique

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which vocabulary word belongs in the blank?

Families unable to leave New Orleans were asked to go to the _____________ for shelter and safety.

• Superdome

• hurricane

• levee

• mandatory

• unique

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which vocabulary word belongs in the blank?

There was a ____________ evacuation of the city. All citizens were told to leave the area.

• Superdome

• commotion

• levee

• mandatory

• unique

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which vocabulary word belongs in the blank?

Even when there is a great deal of chaos and _________, Barry's father is able to keep calm.

• Superdome

• commotion

• levee

• mandatory

• unique

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which vocabulary word belongs in the blank?

The rain and wind were _____________ during the hurricane.

• Superdome

• commotion

• levee

• mandatory

• ferocious

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4