Figurative Language/Meanings
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Building the transcontinental railroad was a huge job. Workers worked year round, in snowstorms and heat waves. They laid track through mountains, over valleys, and across rivers. In 1840, only 3,000 miles of track had been laid. By 1890, 164,000 miles of track SNAKED ITS WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. What do the bold words mean?
The railroad tracks had many turns in them.
The railroad tracks were dangerous.
The railroads were quiet and fast.
Trains were curvy.
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CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In 1901, oil was discovered in Texas. Oil was in demand because it was used to heat homes and run trains. Suddenly oil companies sprang up all over the Southwest, as everyone wanted a piece of the pie. Some companies failed, but others, like Standard Oil, are still going strong today. What does the underlined word mean?
the popped up out of the ground
started as businesses
grew from seeds
bounced from place to place
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CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In 1901, oil was discovered in Texas. Oil was in demand because it was used to heat homes and run trains. Suddenly oil companies sprang up all over the Southwest, as everyone wanted A PIECE OF THE PIE. Some companies failed, but others, like Standard Oil, are still going strong today. What do the bold words mean?
to start a new business
to eat because they were hungry
to make money and be a part of the oil industry
to heat their homes
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across America. And she was the first woman to fly across an ocean. In 1937, she tried to be the first woman to fly around the world. But this trip SPELLED DISASTER. Earhart's plane crashed into the sea, and she was never found. What do the bold words mean?
made her famous
had the words printed on the side of her airplane
was impossible
turned out badly
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In 1886, Josephine Cochrane was tired of careless servants breaking her dishes. So she built a dishwasher. She placed racks on a wheel inside a large tub. As a motor turned the wheel, hot, soapy water sprayed the dishes. HUMMING HAPPILY AS IT WORKED, Cochrane's invention never broke a dish. What is the dishwasher being compared to in the bold words?
a tub of water
a machine
a human being
a bird
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
When Meg Conkey STUMBLED UPON a cave in France in 1994, she was in for a surprise. The walls of the cave were covered with drawings of animals and human handprints. These drawings are the oldest cave drawings ever found. What do the bold words mean?
found by accident
fell into
became lost in
tripped into
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In World War II, the Russians thought the wide Bug River would protect them from the German army. But the Germans had AN ACE UP THEIR SLEEVE. They had invented an underwater tank! The Russians were surprised when 80 tanks emerged from the river--on their side! What do the bold words mean?
The Germans could perform magic tricks.
The Germans were good at magic tricks.
The Germans had been keeping their underwater tanks a secret.
The Germans wore lose fitting clothing.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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