Figurative Language 1 (Idiom, Metaphor, Simile)

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1st - 5th Grade
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Alaysha Kelley
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Crow tapped Miss Hickory’s hickory nut head with his long yellow beak. “Don’t be so hard-headed, Miss Hickory,” he said. “It is just as I have told you. The family is leaving, and you should start getting ready to move.”
What kind of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Since the phrase “hard-headed” is often used to describe someone who is very stubborn, this expression is an idiom.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Miss Hickory held on tight as Crow flew her to the new house he had found for her. He set her down on the edge of a large bird’s nest. She looked around for a while, and decided to make the best of things. “Why, it is a penthouse!” she exclaimed.
What kind of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Since the word “penthouse” is not often used to describe a bird’s nest (and the words “like” or “as” are not used), this expression is a metaphor.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Squirrel looked embarrassed. “The reason that I keep forgetting where I buried my nuts is that I was an only child.” Miss Hickory gave Squirrel a stern look. “That is no excuse at all,” she said. “Just look at you hopping about like a flea! You really should be more responsible.”
What kind of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Since the phrase “hopping about like a flea” is not often used to describe some jumping around at random (and the word “like” is used), this expression is a simile).
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When spring came, Miss Hickory used some soft new leaves to sew herself a skirt, and she knitted a sweater out of blades of grass. She had made it through the winter, and she was feeling more and more at home in the forest. She was as happy as a clam.
What kind of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Since the phrase “as happy as a clam” is often used to describe someone who is very happy, this expression is an idiom.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Each wolf cub was named for what it would do for the pack. They had names like Leader, and Thinker. But the littlest cub was just named Runt. As he grew older, Runt feared that his name was a prophecy—that he would never do anything useful for the pack.
What kind of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Since the phrase “a prophecy” is not often used to describe someone’s name (and the words “like” or “as” are not used), this expression is a metaphor.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
One day when Runt was exploring the forest, he noticed that a storm was coming. He decided to stay out in the storm to prove that he was brave. But the storm came, and Runt was terrified. He ran like the wind, not knowing or caring where he was going.
What kind of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Since the phrase “like the wind” is often used to describe running very fast, this expression is an idiom.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The storm passed, and Runt saw a strange place in front of him. From the stories he had heard, he knew it was a place where humans lived. It smelled like danger.
What kind of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Since the phrase “smelling like danger” is not often used to describe something that looks dangerous (and the word “like” is used), this expression is a simile.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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