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Understanding Figurative Language

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Mathematics

6th Grade

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Understanding Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence: The wind whispered through the trees.

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: His words are a soothing balm to her soul.

Metaphor

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

In the sentence 'The sun smiled down on the children playing in the park', what type of figurative language is used?

Personification

Simile

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

What figure of speech is present in the sentence: Her eyes were like diamonds sparkling in the night sky.

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence: The car was a rocket speeding down the highway.

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: The thunder grumbled in the distance.

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

In the sentence 'Her laughter was music to his ears', what type of figurative language is used?

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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