Figurative Language
Authored by TEE SHINYE
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language.
We had to line up in a queue which wasn’t much fun. The queue was as slow-moving as a turtle crossing muddy ground.
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language.
My friend doesn’t have a lot of tact or manners. He doesn’t always mean to, but he hurts people’s feelings by calling them names. He’s like a bull in a china shop.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language.
We stayed on the beach until the sun went down. The beach is our playground and the sun is our closing sign.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language.
Maria couldn’t take her eyes off the candle on the table. The flame danced in front of her, gracefully bending, turning, and reaching out to the music only it could hear.
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language.
My mouth is on fire! I need water! I can’t believe that I just ate that habanero pepper.
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom.
He got off on the wrong foot with his new teacher.
To have two choices, and neither option is pleasant
Made a poor impression
To brag
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom.
She is between a rock and a hard place.
To have two choices, and neither option is pleasant
To tell a secret
When a person says something they now regret
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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