Figurative Language Quiz

I could sleep for an hour.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

If you hit the sack,

• you win the lottery

• you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

• you go to bed because you are very tired

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Jeremy clammed up when he thought others would tease him about his ideas.

• Jeremy kept his ideas to himself.
• Jeremy enjoyed fishing.
• Jeremy spoke freely.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Lisa's mouth is as big as Texas.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

If you go the extra mile,

• you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something

• you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can

• you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?

• Take-off!

• Pow!

• Blast!

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a hyperbole?

• comparing two things using like or as

• an extreme exaggeration

• giving human traits to objects or ideas

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

My teenage sister is a nightowl. My sister...

• has great eyesight.

• is really tired.

• stays up late.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The fog was a blanket covering the road.

• It was a clear, sunny day.
• The fog was thick.
• The fog was comfortable and cozy.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5