Symbolism Quiz

What does the color red usually symbolize?

• sadness and calmness

• joy and fear

• jealousy and inexperience

• love and anger

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Ana couldn't sleep all night because her missed kick caused her team to lose the game. Then the next morning, she could see the sun peeking over the trees. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, she felt better. She thought: I know I can work practice and do better at the next game!

In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes—

• Ana's house

• volleyball

• a second chance

• a sleepless night

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In a story, what could a storom symbolize?

• love

• happiness

• danger

• luck

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A wife is thinking about leaving her abusive husband. She stares out the window as she considers her life. What does the window probably symbolize?

• fear

• leadership

• freedom

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In "The Hunger Games," Katniss is forced by the government to fight in a battle. But she always wears a pin with a Mockingjay bird. This pin probably symbolizes...

• love

• freedom

• loyalty

• evil

If you wanted to show that a character was very mysterious, what might you describe in the sky above them?

• sunshine

• the moon

• clouds

• rainbow

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Which animal would best symbolize LOYALTY?

• snake

• dog

• pig

• tiger

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What is a symbol?

• Something that stands for or suggests something else.

• Something that represents the literal meaning of an object.

• The central meaning of the text.

• The characters in a story.

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Every color, object, or season mentioned by an author in a text is a symbol for the reader.

• True

• False

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True or False: Symbols can only have one meaning.

• True

• False

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